Community Hub - How to Get Involved

If you are healthy and looking at ways you can help Bedford Borough Council to support people who are self-isolating, the Council would like to hear from you.

On World Book Day and Through the Year, Use Your Local Library!

Today is World Book Day, and Bedford Borough Libraries have reminded everyone of the benefits of owning and using a library card for children and young people!

Mayor Dave's Welcome - and Warning - Over HEART Announcement of 'Pause' of its Damaging School Plans

Mayor Dave Hodgson has welcomed the 'pause' announced by HEART Academies Trust of its unpopular plans to remove Head Teacher posts and local governing bodies at Cauldwell, Shackleton, and Shortstown primary schools. However he warned that the plans have not been changed, merely paused.

Weekly Coronavirus Figures for Bedford Borough Published

The latest weekly coronavirus statistics for Bedford Borough have been published. Presented once again in easy-to-read infographic form, the figures show that in the seven days up to November 8th:

Mayor Dave - Further Huge Reduction in Council's Funding Highlights Need to Keep up Fight To Save Services

Hidden painting discovered in the collections at The Higgins Bedford

Recent conservation as part of the work on upcoming exhibition, Going to Town - 200 Years of Bedford's Art, has revealed the discovery of a hidden painting in the collections at The Higgins Bedford.