Bedford Borough council tax is going up: Lib Dems and Labour blame Government cuts with local Conservatives trying to block the rise
Bedford borough residents will be seeing a 3.99 per cent increase in the council’s slice of their council tax bills following the approval of the council’s General Fund Budget for 2022/2023. The…
Bedford Borough Council rejects challenge to freeze council tax
A call from the Conservative group to freeze Bedford Borough Council tax was rejected by councillors last night (Wednesday, February 2). The Conservatives said it would be wrong…
Warnings given over Bedford teachers’ “perverse incentive” to remain unvaccinated
This school term has seen the highest number of Covid cases in schools since the pandemic began. Meanwhile, one councillor suggested teachers had a ‘perverse incentive’ to remain unvaccinated…
New Kempston SEND school planned at former Robert Bruce Middle School
A new purpose-built special educational need and/or disability (SEND) school is being proposed for the former Robert Bruce Middle School in Kempston. Plans for the 200-place school…