Transport Secretary calls for Bedford stretch of East West Rail to be scrapped
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said that he believes the remaining phases of the East West Rail project should be scrapped. Speaking to LBC earlier this week…
Free school meals to continue in Bedford for school summer holidays
Families across Bedford Borough will be given vouchers for the Summer holidays if they are entitled to income-related free school meals. Bedford Borough Council will provide…
Investment needed if Bedfordshire Police emergency response is to improve
Urgent investment is needed to improve how Bedfordshire Police responds to emergency calls, according to the Bedfordshire police and crime commissioner’s annual report. Commissioner…
Lack of council ASBO evictions during Covid spells misery for local residents
A quiet Bedford street has been ‘devastated’ by people ‘dumped’ in temporary housing by the council and ‘left to their own devices’, a ward councillor has claimed. The borough council…
Legal advice: Every day’s a school day…
One of the most emotive areas of law the Regulatory team undertake is in relation to those impacting on children, parents and guardians under Education law, writes Mike Hayward, head of…