The last few weeks have seen Councils taking a kicking in the national media over the issue of waste collection, with pictures of overflowing bin bags splashed across the news pages. It is very…
The prolonged period of snow and freezing temperatures was damaging to local businesses in range of ways, with town centre retailers hit, for example, by reduced numbers of people being able to get…
I chaired daily meetings at Borough Hall of all relevant parts of the Council's operations to make sure we were on top of things. Clearly, a key part of the Council's job in situations such as…
You may have noticed this website has been a bit quiet in the last 10 days or so. Apologies for that - following the update of the site during the weekend before last, it was not possible to update…
Today's announcement that the family unit at Yarl's Wood immigration detention centre is closing with immediate effect is wonderful news. Locking up innocent children is an affront to our common…
The footfall counters around the town centre showed a staggering 77% increase in the number of people in town during last weekend's Victorian Christmas Fair, in comparison with last year's figures.…
This week I signed the document to confirm the launch of the 'Scores on the Doors' food outlet rating scheme in Bedford Borough. Scores on the Doors is a scheme set up by the Food Standards Agency…
Bedford Borough Council, working in partnership with Grant Palmer, is delighted to announce changes to the 68 service to improve services for Kempston residents.
The Council has published the list of additional roads which will be resurfaced in this financial year thanks to the £1 million boost we recently put into the road resurfacing budget. This takes the…
I launched the Council's new 'Buy in Campaign' at Podington Garden Centre last week. I have set up this campaign in order to support our local businesses right across the Borough. During these…
