News
Bedford Borough's Rich Sporting Pedigree
An extract from Mayor Dave Hodgson's own website about Bedford's sporting past and future:
Search
News
Andrew Stunell: £145 million boost to help communities tackle empty homes
A further multi-million pound cash boost for communities will help tackle the blight of empty properties and bring thousands of homes back into use, Communities Minister Andrew Stunell announced…
News
Celebrating the Diamond Jubilee in Bedford Borough
So, the Jubilee weekend is upon us, and what a fantstic weekend of events and celebrations there are in store for communities right across the Borough. Personally, my Jubilee weekend kicked off…
News
Bedford Borough's Rich Sporting Pedigree
On Monday I attended the first part of the Sport Bedford network meeting at Bedford International Athletics Stadium. The event was essentially a relaunch of Sport Bedford, which will now be focused…
News
Pints in the Parishes in Roxton Tonight!
Pints in the Parishes night has come around once again, and I'm looking forward to going to The Royal Oak in Roxton this evening. If you are local or happen to be in the area, why not pop along to…
News
Portas Pilot Bid Success for Bedford
There was good news for Bedford on Saturday, when our Town Centre was picked as one of the twelve 'Portas Pilots' following on from Mary Portas's review of the British High Street. I wrote on here…
News
Battery Recycling Collection Now Available to All
Battery recycling from the kerbside is now available to all households, with the final addresses in the 'roll out' having had their battery recycling bag delivered recently. Residents can simply fill…
News
Good News on Faster Broadband
The need for faster, more reliable broadband is a real problem for households and businesses in a number of our communities in Bedford Borough, particularly in many rural areas. That's why we have…
News
More Action to Tackle Speeding and Make Local Roads Safer - Average Speed Cameras
As I've written here before, there is no issue raised with me more frequently by local residents than speeding on local roads. This applies in both urban and rural areas, with speeding being the…
News
Innovation and Commitment Helping Town Centre Fight Back Against Challenges Facing Britain's High Streets
Mayor Dave Hodgson talking about the challenges facing Bedford town centre on his website: Town Centres across the country are having to battle against a range of prevailing factors such as…