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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.

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Council to enforce energy efficiency ratings for rental properties

Millions of people could struggle to heat and power their homes this winter with the rise in prices plunging more households into fuel poverty. According to National Energy Action...
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Bedford Borough Council hires ecologist and drainage experts to help Longholme Lake

Bedford Borough Council has confirmed that it is working with an ecologist and drainage experts to ensure that the much-loved Longholme Lake is returned to a 'self-maintaining condition.'..
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Council ‘smashes’ its carbon reduction target despite increase in Borough Hall heating

A lack of body heat from staff during lockdown meant Borough Hall needed more heating than usual. This was one of the findings in the Annual Greenhouse Gas report presented at...
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Publish schools’ air quality data to discourage idling vehicles, says Green councillor

Parents idling their cars on the school run are not only causing a nuisance to residents, they are ‘poisoning’ their children, a meeting heard. The Green Travel Plan for Schools report...
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Selling and renting back Borough Hall would be ‘ultimate greenwashing’ of carbon emissions

One way Bedford Borough Council could reduce its carbon emissions would be to sell Borough Hall and rent it back, but this is “ultimate greenwashing”, a meeting heard. Bedford mayor...
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Close up of senior woman at home looking at an energy bill. Image: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock

Are you eligible for the Warm Homes Discount this winter?

As fuel prices soar, many people in Bedford Borough may be eligible for help to heat their homes this winter as part of the government's Warm Home Discount. The Warm Home Discount is a...
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Garden tours, litter picks, virtual talks and beer – all part of the Great Big Green Week in Bedford

Over 27 events will be taking place in Bedford next week as part of a nationwide campaign to highlight the need for urgent action on climate and nature. Starting this Saturday (18 September)...
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OxCam arc environment countryside

Charities call for urgent Oxford-Cambridge Arc rethink to protect environment

Several high-profile charities have called upon Bedfordians to take part in the Ox-Cam consultation so the Government includes wildlife and countryside protection in its development...
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Great Barford, Willington and Castle Mill locks part of environment agency’s ‘pollinator paradise’

"It’s very pleasing to see people enjoying the explosion of colour and increased wildlife. We have reduced the areas of grass we cut to encourage nature in...
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Letters: It would be great if Bedford Borough Council became a Nuclear Free Local Authority

Bedford Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament has always appreciated the Mayor and Deputy Mayor’s support for what we aim to do, which is to uphold the nuclear Non-Proliferation...
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