Not such a Happy New Year
It wasn't a very Happy New Year for Bedford's rail users this week, with fares over 3% higher as of Wednesday.
It wasn't a very Happy New Year for Bedford's rail users this week, with fares over 3% higher as of Wednesday.
Holocaust Memorial Day is the international day to remember those killed under Nazi persecution and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
Bedford Borough Council has announced ambitious plans for another record year of tree planting across the Borough. Last year the council planted over 30,000 trees and this year the target is even bigger with an expectation that over 35,000 trees will be planted.
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!
Bedford Borough Council is asking vulnerable groups and those self-isolating to pay their Council Tax over the phone or online instead of paying it in person.
Having written on here recently that 'Pints in the Parishes' is re-starting soon, I can now confirm a full, new schedule of these events at local village pubs around the Borough. I wrote out to all Parish Councils in July, asking if they would like to nominate a local pub which might be a suitable venue for me to visit one evening and give local residents the chance to talk to me directly about any issues they want to raise, in an informal environment. Once again I got an excellent response from the Parish Councils, and I must thank them for their suggestions. I then drew pub names out of a hat, after at first restricting the initial draw to those villages in which I have not yet held a Pints in the Parishes session. I then contacted the pubs to check that they are happy to have me, and can now confirm the full list of new dates and venues. Please have a look and see if I'm coming your way at all. It's always great to be able to talk to a good number of people and gather views on the issues of importance for