Environment

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Council pledge to replace damaged High Street tree

The council has confirmed it will replace a tree on Bedford High Street, despite filling in and covering up the hole. Michal Polak, owner of Coffee with Art, told the Bedford Independent that the tree...

Fines up to £400 issued after increase in rubbish dumped at mini-recycling sites

Bedford Borough Council has revealed that they have issued nearly two dozen Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN) at just one mini-recycling location near the town centre. The site on Old Ford End Road...

Reminder to dispose of batteries correctly after bin lorry fire

Bedford Borough Council has reminded residents not to dispose of batteries in their grey bins after fire crews were called to extinguish a fire in a council refuse vehicle. The council refuse team was...

Fallen tree in Robinson Pool car park misses parked cars by inches

A one-hundred-year-old lime tree toppled over in the car park at Robinson Pool on Thursday evening, miraculously missing vehicles on either side. The small-leafed lime tree on the edge of Bedford Park...

Heat-related deaths in Bedford Borough could treble by 2080s, meeting told

Bedford Borough could see three times the number of heat-related deaths within 60 years, a meeting heard. During this week’s Climate Change Committee (Monday, 26 June) councillors heard...

94-hectare solar farm planned for site between Wymington and Podington

A 49.9MW solar farm has been proposed on land between Wymington and Podington, in the north of Bedford borough. As part of the proposal, the applicants have submitted a request to...

Group-buying solar scheme returns after nearly 900 installations

Bedford Borough Council's community-led renewable energy project, Solar Together, is returning in 2023 after almost 900 residents signed up for the scheme last year. And the council is hoping that...

Renewable energy talk will reveal secrets of River Great Ouse hydropower project

The Archimedes Screws, which generate energy on Bedford’s River Great Ouse will be the subject of a talk by a local physicist hosted by Bedfordshire Climate Change Forum next week...

Bedford’s Great Big Green Week to highlight urgent action needed to save the natural world

Bedfordians are invited to take part in a nationwide campaign this month to highlight the need for urgent action on climate and nature. Taking place from 10 to 18 June, the climate action...

Get involved in Great Big Green Week events in Bedford (10 – 18 June)

Once again, organisations, individuals and communities are joining together to take part in The Great Big Green Week - the UK’s biggest call for action on climate change. This year's event takes place on...

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