Bedford Borough Council has said the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in the Borough and is linked to international travel. Vicky Head, Director of Public Health at Bedford Borough Council...
A greater proportion of unvaccinated people will end up in hospital, but as there are so few unvaccinated in the community, they don’t make up the bulk of inpatients, a meeting has heard. Ian...
We are regularly updating this blog with the latest coronavirus statistics from Public Health England and any further details we receive from Bedford Hospital. All data is correct at time of...
Residents have reacted angrily to a spate of stickers spotted throughout the town, spreading anti-vax and conspiracy misinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic. The stickers purport to be from...
So far this term Bedford Borough Council has received over 1,500 positive Covid case notifications from schools, with 382 in the week commencing 4 October, a meeting heard...
Controversial Covid advice issued to schools, colleges, parents and carers at the end of the half-term holidays is to be reviewed as it's announced that Covid rates across the Borough...
Parents in Bedford have expressed frustration at being told 'last minute' about new COVID-19 guidance for schools, including children wearing masks, saying there will now be increased...
Bedford Borough Council’s Local Outbreak Engagement Board has been told there have been 242,055 doses of COVID-19 vaccines given out in Bedford Borough. Dan Ibeziako, head...
New guidance sent to Bedford schools by the council's Director of Public Health during half-term does not officially align with Department for Education policy. Ben Pearson, the Bedford...
The Covid-19 situation in Bedford is stable but at "quite a high level," said Vicky Head, Director of Public Health for Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes at...
The Covid vaccine might not stop you from catching the virus – but its purpose is to prevent you from getting severely ill, attendees on a Q&A Zoom call were told. On Thursday (4 November)...
The booking system for Bedford Borough's Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) on Barkers Lane will be "turned off" this weekend after almost five months. This will mean...