Porter Blacks Building Set for Revamp with Support from Heritage Regeneration Scheme

Mayor Dave Welcomes Bedford Town Centre's Soaring Footfall Figures

New figures have confirmed that Bedford town centre is attracting more visitors, independent shops and investors than ever before. Bedford's array of shops, cafes, restaurants and cultural facilities and events are combining to attract growing numbers of visitors and shoppers, with May's footfall figures showing a 9% year-on-year increase. The rise brings the total number of visitors recorded within Bedford town centre in May 2015 alone to a staggering 1.2m.

What a Difference a Dave Makes! The Facts on Opening up the Council

As Mayor, Dave Hodgson has at all times made clear that he is community's representative on the Council, not the other way round. That's why a series of measures have been taken to make the Council more open and accountable to local residents across Bedford Borough. Here are the facts:

Bedford High Street Amongst Locations to Benefit from Additional £1 million Pavements Investment

Work to improve the pavements along Bedford High Street got underway this week as part of the additional £1million investment announced by Mayor Dave Hodgson to improve and repair footways across Bedford Borough.

Flying the Flag for LGBT History Month

Mayor Dave - Further Huge Reduction in Council's Funding Highlights Need to Keep up Fight To Save Services