Mayor Dave Says Support Your Local Market!
Mayor Dave Hodgson has issued a rallying cry in support of local markets, in the week that his Executive agreed a freeze in the cost of pitches in support of local market traders.
2 Nov 2018
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Scots Society Remembrance Service Commemorates 'Important and Deeply Sad' Episode in Bedford's History
Remembrance events and activities are already underway across Bedford Borough, and on Sunday Mayor Dave Hodgson attended the Scots Society's Remembrance Service at Foster Hill Road. The service was a remembrance for all service personnel who have lost their lives in the armed forces, and it commemorates the large number of members of the Highland regiments who were stationed in Bedford prior to heading to the Front in the First World War, and who sadly lost their lives in large numbers due to infection and illness.
6 Nov 2018
Mayor Dave Announces Parking Charge Freeze and Extension of Free Parking Deal
In a major boost for local shoppers and traders, Mayor Dave Hodgson's Cabinet has resolved that all car park charges will be frozen for 2019, with the wide array of free parking options for Bedford Town Centre maintained and even extended.
6 Nov 2018
Happy Diwali!
Mayor Dave Hodgson has wished all who are celebrating a happy Diwali.
7 Nov 2018
Mayor Dave - Incinerator High Court Judgement a 'Dreadful Blow' to Local Communities
Mayor Dave Hodgson has described the High Court ruling which against Covanta Incinerator's (BACI) claim to quash the environmental permit for the Covanta Incinerator at Rookery South Pit near Stewartby as a 'dreadful blow' to nearby communities.
7 Nov 2018
Government Slashes £1.3m from Bedford Borough Schools
Schools across Bedford Borough are facing a combined cut of £1.3m as their budgets are slashed by the Conservative Government. The amount allocated to Bedford Borough for each child in school is being cut, leaving the whole area with over a million pounds less to fund our schools in 2019/20.
8 Nov 2018