Play areas in Bedford Borough to remain closed
With ongoing concerns about the high infection rate in Bedford Borough, Bedford Borough Council has decided that children's play areas will not be opening on Saturday 4 July.
2 Jul 2020
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Pillar 2 data released
The Government has finally released the Coronavirus 'Pillar 2' testing data. You will recall Mayor Dave Hodgson has been calling on the Government to provide this data, along with more detailed postcode level data to enable us to make better informed decisions locally.
3 Jul 2020
Bedford Borough Council urges caution this weekend
Infection rates in Bedford Borough are high compared to other places in the South, so Bedford Borough Council is urging people to be careful this weekend.
4 Jul 2020
Thank you!
Mayor Dave Hodgson has thanked residents, businesses, NHS staff, all our carers and council staff, police and other emergency services in his monthly Bedford Independent Column.
6 Jul 2020
Interim findings into Bedford Borough COVID-19 'deep dive' published
New local data from Public Health England and the Joint Biosecurity Centre, working with Bedford Borough Council, Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Commissioning Collaborative have been released as part of a 'deep dive' in Bedford Borough, shows that while Coronavirus infections are still high in the Borough, they are starting to decline.
7 Jul 2020
Bright and beautiful down Bedford’s Embankment
Bedford's Embankment is looking glorious this summer, with the Council planting over 20,000 plants along this stretch of river.
9 Jul 2020