Council, emergency services and volunteers visiting households after floods
Around 1300 households were visited ahead of the floodwater's arrival to alert communities to the flood warning and the danger it represented.
29 Dec 2020
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Help fight Blood Cancer this Christmas
This Christmas please give the ultimate gift - by joining the stem cell register. Every 20 minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with a blood cancer such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma. Only around 30% of people with blood cancer find a matching donor within their family. Locally DKMS Bedford hub have registered over 2,200 people so far and you can see how you can help by watching their video here.
27 Dec 2020
Severe Flood Warning no longer in force
The Environment Agency has lifted the severe flood warning that was in place covering the Great Ouse through Bedford.
26 Dec 2020
Floodwater levels continue to be monitored as peak water level
With flood warnings still in place for the River Great Ouse, Bedford Borough Council and partners including Bedfordshire Police, Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue and volunteer groups are continuing to monitor the situation as the floodwater levels have peaked at Bedford town centre and move through the villages to the east of Bedford.
26 Dec 2020
Pharmacy opening hours
Our friends at Healthwatch Bedford Borough have again shared the pharmacy opening hours for the festive period.
22 Dec 2020
Mayor Dave launches free school meals scheme over Christmas
A scheme to ensure all children in Bedford Borough can stay fed and well over Christmas is underway after Mayor Dave Hodgson launched a free school meal food voucher programme for the Christmas holiday period, honouring the commitment he made earlier this year that no child in Bedford Borough should go hungry.
22 Dec 2020