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Bedford Borough Council urged to move pension fund out of fossil fuel firms

Bedford Borough Council has been asked to join Luton Borough Council and urge the Bedfordshire Pension Fund to move its holdings away from fossil fuel firms. Presenting an urgent...

Cars parked illegally outside schools ‘should be crushed’ says senior Bedford councillor

A senior Bedford councillor would like to have the cars found parking illegally on zigzags outside schools crushed, a meeting heard. Bedford Borough Council’s Climate Change...

Council invites residents to attend online Flood Forum

As part of Bedfordshire Flood Preparedness Week, Bedford Borough Council is hosting an online 'Flood Forum' to advise residents how to stay safe during flooding. The event...

HGV shortage puts pressure on Council green bin collections

Bedford Borough Council has confirmed that its green bin collections will continue into early December after driver shortages have meant that some bins haven't been collected...

Shocking video prompts MP and countryside campaigners to call for action on hare coursing

North East Bedfordshire MP, Richard Fuller (Conservative) has joined rural campaigners to call for action after shocking footage emerged of a large illegal hare coursing event in a field...

Extinction Rebellion erect banner and art installations to highlight COP26

Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists in Bedford have put up banners and created art installations around the town to welcome the arrival of the climate change conference, COP26, to Glasgow...

Bromham ‘yarn bomber’ aims to raise environmental awareness

Residents in Bromham may have seen something unusual on one of their traditional red postboxes this week after a keen crafter took to 'yarn bombing' to raise environmental awareness...

Christmas floods: Bedford Borough Council must learn from “terrible, terrible time”

The December 20210 flood was a terrible, terrible time, and the council needs to learn from it, a meeting heard. At the Council’s Executive meeting last week (20 October) a summary of the findings...

20th consecutive Green Flag award for Priory Country Park

Bedford's Parks are among over 2,000 green spaces around the UK that have been awarded Green Flag Awards this year, and 2021 marks the 20th consecutive year that...

Bedford’s Mayor asks for more powers and cash to tackle climate emergency

Bedford’s mayor has written to the Prime Minister requesting the powers and funding to tackle the climate emergency at a local level, a meeting heard. Bedford Borough...