Environment

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Flooding review for Central Bedfordshire continues

Work continues to review flooding problems in Central Bedfordshire and establish how widespread water damage can be prevented in future, a meeting heard. A flooding summit was...

You can help identify the most important ponds in Bedford Borough

A national wildlife conservation charity is asking 'citizen scientists' to identify priority ponds that could be home to plants and animals vital to a healthy ecosystem. It hopes this will...

Central Bedfordshire Council plans to charge for use of tidy tips

Central Bedfordshire Council has defenced plans to charge for the use of their tidy tips from next year, saying it is to “protect Central Bedfordshire taxpayers” from funding people...

Irresponsible dog owners getting away with dog mess laziness because witnesses won’t come forward

Bedford Borough Council says irresponsible dog owners who don't pick up after their dogs, and therefore put children at risk from blindness, are getting away with it because...

Deadline approaching for Bedford residents to apply for free energy-saving upgrades

Time is running out for Bedfordians to save money with their energy bills with the deadline for the second phase of the Home Upgrade Grant (HUG2) approaching on 30th September...

Monthly column: New funding will help increase River Great Ouse water quality tests

The local charity that tests for water quality along the River Great Ouse in Bedfordshire, the Bedfordshire Great Ouse Valley Environmental Trust (BedsGOVET) has been successful...

Bedford bedbug callouts have doubled since 2020

Callouts to Bedford Borough Council’s pest control team to deal with bedbugs have doubled over the last four years. Figures released via a Freedom of Information Act request...

18,370 butterflies spotted in Bedfordshire last summer, can we beat that this year? 

Last summer, citizen scientists in Bedfordshire spotted 18,370 butterflies and day-flying moths during the Big Butterfly Count. This year, wildlife conservation charity, Butterfly Conservation, is issuing....

250 pigeons at Keysoe home is just too many says Council

A Keysoe resident has been ordered to reduce the “extraordinary number” of pigeons they kept at their home, a meeting heard. Members of Bedford Borough Council’s Planning...

New initiative to help Bedford businesses and individuals to become green champions

Bedford's new free Green Skills Development Programme for businesses and individuals has been launched by Bedford Borough Council. A Bedford Borough Council spokesperson has said...

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