Safe return to school
With half term coming to an end Bedford Borough Council is urging students and their families to take a test before returning to school.
With half term coming to an end Bedford Borough Council is urging students and their families to take a test before returning to school.
Bedford Borough Council is reminding parents and carers of the importance of taking measures to have a safe half-term.
Surge testing is continuing in Bedford Borough to tackle the high rates of infection locally. This weekend, teams of volunteers will be going door-to-door in Cauldwell, Kingsbrook and Queens Park to hand out free PCR test kits to residents, returning the same day to collect them. Teams visiting properties to hand out packs will be carrying Bedford Borough Council lanyards.
This Volunteers' Week, Bedford Borough Council is celebrating the selfless acts of kindness that have made a huge difference to the residents of Bedford Borough over the years.
The NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Bedford Borough Council are calling all unvaccinated adults within eligible groups in Bedford Borough to get their jabs booked.
Today it has been announced that Bedford Borough will receive £22.6 million, following a successful bid for a Town Deal.