Hard hats and high visibility vests were deployed for a special visit to Rogers Court in Bedford; a planned 20-unit facility providing housing for those at risk of rough sleeping or those finding themselves homeless. This will be opened to residents next month and be an important part of the Borough's strategy to aim to make rough sleeping a thing of the past.
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats are demanding that real powers are put in the hands of local communities under a new Bedford Borough Unitary Authority. The Lib Dems are calling for a radical overhaul of democracy in the Borough to ensure that local residents have genuine power over local matters.
T-Mobile are seeking retrospective planning permission for a telephone mast in Kimbolton Road which is bigger than they had permission to erect and which they have put up in the wrong place. The mast was refused planning permission by the Borough Council but allowed on appeal by a government inspector. However T Mobile have put the mast in the wrong place, in spite of being repeatedly warned even when they were erecting the mast that they were about 2 metres out.
British Telecom have announced plans to remove 28 public payphones from a variety of both urban and rural locations across Bedford Borough. Liberal Democrats have called for BT to justify the removals by providing individual usage figures for the payphones and stating the criteria they have used to identify call boxes for removal.
Over 40,000 tulip bulbs were planted along the Embankment back in Autumn, getting ready for the Spring flowering season.
Mayor Dave Hodgson has outlined the Council's ambitions for economic development in Bedford Borough in the new Economic Prosperity Plan. The plan will focus on three key areas: supporting sustainable business growth, promoting the vitality of our town centres and encouraging education and skills development for all ages.
