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All the latest environment news from across Bedford Borough. Everything you need to keep you up to date with what’s happening in Bedford Borough on your mobile or desktop via the Bedford Independent.

The Bedford Independent was founded to provide the people of Bedford Borough with a modern news desk that would give them easy access to genuine and unbiased Bedford news. We are independent in ownership and opinion.

Our mission is to inform and inspire the people of Bedford. To do this we will work hard to bring them the news that matters to them from our town centre to the most rural of the Borough’s villages.

Our editorial team are NCTJ trained and follows a standards code set out by the independent press regulator IMPRESS Standards.

More trees and bees for Bedford as local businesses mark Earth Day

There's a buzz in the air and a rustle in the wind as two Bedford businesses have marked Earth day by 'investing in our planet' and supporting the local environment on their doorstep. Bedford...
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Youth TV’s Earth Day special highlights climate change and environmental awareness

A local youth TV programme is dedicating its April edition to Earth Day (22 April) broadcasting an environmental special on Friday to coincide with other activity across the world. Hosted by Urban Judge and Michelle Papworth...
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First stage of £1.5m Embankment and riverside improvements begin

This week sees the start of the first stage of the Council's £1.5million investment to enhance the Embankment and Riverside with improvement works to the Embankment pavement. Works are beginning...
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Council announces half a million pound investment in Bedford Borough play areas

The council has announced a significant investment in children's play areas including Westbourne Gardens, Jubilee Park North, Fairhill by Sainsbury’s, Hartwell Drive, Balliol Road, Francis Grove Close and Bedford Park East....
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Elstow solar park could generate income for Bedford Borough claim council

A solar park project on a former landfill site at Elstow will generate green energy and income for taxpayers over the next 25 to 30 years, according to Bedford Borough Council. As the solar array...
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Councils encouraged to remove barriers to waste disposal to prevent fly-tipping

Fly-tipping costs up to £392 million a year to clear up, according to the government. In a statement released yesterday, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs said local authorities dealt with 1.13 million...
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Roadside litter pick. Image: National Highways

Drivers told “clean up your act” as thousands of bags of litter collected from major Bedfordshire roads

Drivers using some of Bedfordshire's major roads have been told to clean up their act by National Highways after thousands of bags of litter were picked up over the last year. 3277 bags were...
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Great Denham developer to repair decorative feature after ‘miscommunication’

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Councillor stamps out rumours that excessive pigeon poo could cause bus station to close

Rumours that Bedford’s Bus Station could be closed due to excessive pigeon poo are false the council has said. Questions about the cleanlinesses of the Bus Station were asked at...
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Fascinating aerial images available as Historic England launches new photography site

Incredible aerial photographs taken of the East of England over the past 100 years are now available for the public to search and explore. Today (Tuesday), Historic England...
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