Town Bridge Turns Pink and Blue for Baby Loss Awareness Week
Bedford Town Bridge has joined a wave of light across the UK to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week.
Bedford Town Bridge has joined a wave of light across the UK to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week.
Bedford Borough Council has this afternoon sent an email which rounds up the latest Council news and guidance on coronavirus to all of subscribers to its 'Borough News' bulletins.
Latest unemployment figures for Bedford Borough have revealed that the dramatic fall in the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) is continuing. The figures show that a further 126 people came off JSA in November 2014, meaning the number of claimants has fallen by a massive 49% since the early part of last year. The proportion of claimants now stands at 2.2%, having fallen for nine consecutive months.
Merry Christmas from everyone at Bedford Liberal Democrats
Bedford Borough Council continues to update its coronavirus webpage with all changes to council services and other important information. Updates on Saturday 21st March included the closure of all libraries, barring the limited exception of Bedford Central Library, which will be open today, Sunday 22nd March, from midday - 2pm for the use of public computers by library users only.
Mayor Dave Hodgson has been informed that the HEART Academies Trust is holding meetings tonight (16th) and tomorrow (17th) for parents and carers of children at Shortstown, Shackleton or Cauldwell Primary Schools about their deeply unpopular plans to remove the Head Teacher posts and local governing bodies from those schools. Both meetings are taking place at Bedford Academy on Mile Road, at 6:30pm.