Conservatives on Bedford Borough Council have revealed plans to be agreed at this week’s Cabinet meeting that will hit local residents in the pocket during this cost of living crisis. The general increase on Council fees and charges will be 7.5%.
In an interview with BBC Three Counties Radio Liberal Democrat Councillor Jon Abbott has slammed Bedford Borough Council for their lack of engagement with Grant Palmer who have had to cancel a number of bus services in recent months.
Bedford Borough Council have confirmed that schools in the Borough have lost out on £1.4 million of funding due to a government mistake when calculating the National Funding Formula.
New Home Office statistics have revealed that a shocking 1,836 burglaries went unsolved across Bedfordshire in the year ending June 2023. This is equivalent to 5 burglaries going unsolved every single day.
NHS waiting lists in Bedfordshire for basic diagnostic tests – including MRI and CT scans – more than doubled between December 2020 and July 2023, up to 19,382.
Bedford Borough Council have finally published some information on Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in schools and other public buildings.
