Cleat Hill homes still out of bounds after explosion
Bedford Borough Council has said it will no longer be able to allow visits to homes evacuated after an explosion in Cleat Hill at the weekend due to safety concerns but that they hope to “resolve…
Local MP disappointed Universal plans not mentioned at Government’s International Investment Summit
North Bedfordshire MP, Richard Fuller has written to the chancellor to express disappointment that an update about the plans for a Universal Studios theme park near Bedford was not announced…
Private ambulance depot planned for Thurleigh
Bedford Borough Council has received plans to change the use of an existing building at Scald End Farm, Mill Road. The applicant, Ambulance Response Services Ltd, said it is a private…
999 staff verbally abused during Bedfordshire’s “biblical floods” last month
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service control room staff received verbal abuse while answering emergency calls during last month’s flooding, a meeting heard. At the height of the floods, 356…
Bedford – Milton Keynes canal connection “dream” takes big step towards reality
The realisation of a “200-year-old dream” for a canal has taken a step forward after Bedford Borough’s Executive voted to attempt to form a Limited Liability Partnership with other parties…
Nominations for the 2024 Bedford Sports and Physical Activity Awards are now open
Bedford Borough Council have announced that nominations for 14 awards in the Bedford Sports and Physical Activity Awards are now open in the latest edition of one of the council’s marquee events…
Bedford hockey players star in World Cup as Chester Road sees mixed bag
For the two Bedford Hockey Club players on international duties, playing for England at the Over-35’s World Cup in South Africa, the journey has come to an end, and what a journey it has been…