As part of a joint project with Brickhill Parish Council, Bedford Borough Council has replaced and refurbished the wooden pig sculptures located at the Crispin Drive Playground on the Woodlands development.
At Wednesday's Full Council agreed the submission of the Local Plan 2040.
This week I signed the document to confirm the launch of the 'Scores on the Doors' food outlet rating scheme in Bedford Borough. Scores on the Doors is a scheme set up by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), involving the publication of a food hygiene rating for restaurants and other food outlets in a local authority area. All inspection gradings and further information is made available online, allowing restaurant-going local residents to make an informed choice about where to go when eating out.
Bedford Town Centre's big Christmas Fair is underway, and continues through the weekend until Sunday 14th December. The fair offers visitors the chance to experience the sights, sounds and smells of a traditional Christmas with stalls throughout the heart of the Town Centre selling an array of seasonal gifts, foods and treats. Throughout the fair's three days there will also be an array of madcap seasonal street entertainment, music and shows that are filled with fun characters.
With the Queen's Diamond Jubilee now just a few months away, we have announced that the Council will be holding a number of public workshops to help local neighbourhoods who want to celebrate the occasion by holding a street party.
With the introduction of tough action on littering for the first time ever in the Borough, the pioneering Mayor's Climate Change Fund and a huge fall in the Council's own carbon emissions, Mayor Dave Hodgson has a formidable record on the Enviuronment. Here are the facts:
