Law to fine dog owners who don’t pick up after their pet is ‘topsy turvy’ says councillor
Local Democracy Reporter
Fining dog walkers who can’t prove that they can pick up after their dog is a “topsy turvy” idea and doesn’t make any sense, a borough councillor has said. During the council’s Environment and Sustainable...
Scuba divers, kayakers, boaters and members of the public are all taking part in next month's Rivercare Clean Up - and you can join in too. The annual River Great Ouse litter pick takes place on Saturday...
A new pilot project, which will see motor vehicles banned from a Bedford street during certain times of the day, is being trialled in the hopes it will help improve child safety and health on their way...
Work to refurbish two playgrounds in the borough will begin today (Monday) as part of the council's £1.5m Riverside for All project. Bedford Borough Council has described the upgrades to...
Bedford egg ‘mega farm’ under investigation after video emerges of “distressing and appalling conditions”
Paul Hutchinson
A video filmed inside a Bedford Borough farm, which supplies eggs to Lidl supermarket, has emerged showing what investigators have called "distressing footage" with hens deprived of sunlight...
Cranfield students win global prize with innovative biodegradable packaging for the fashion industry
Amalie Weston-Murray
Five students from Cranfield University’s MSc in Management and Entrepreneurship course have won the prestigious Hult Prize Global Summit 2023. The INNOVIOUS team - consisting of Chenali...
A man from Coventry has been fined £1,694 after his waste was found fly-tipped in Wootton. It is the latest success of Bedford Borough Council’s campaign against environmental crime and saw...
Environment Agency holds public consultation on capacity increase for Ravensden composting site
Local Democracy Reporter
The Environment Agency has opened a public consultation as a composting site near Bedford is seeking to increase its capacity.
Growing Beds Recycling Services has submitted an Environmental...
Council to trial kerbside glass collection scheme this year despite “government backtracking”
Local Democracy Reporter
Government “backtracking” has made rolling out kerbside glass collections in Bedford “incredibly risky”, a meeting heard. And the Environment and Sustainable Communities Overview and...
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
Amalie Weston-Murray
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...
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...