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Queens Drive store makes second bid for fresh pizza

A Bedford convenience store and post office has submitted a fresh bid to add a pizza takeaway, two months after the council refused a similar plan. The applicant’s planning...

New town at Tempsford among government plans for the biggest housebuilding push in 50 years

Seven proposed new towns, including Tempsford and the eastern expansion of Milton Keynes towards Central Bedfordshire, could “kick-start the biggest housebuilding push in more than 50 years”, according to the government...

Bedford Borough Council urged to use new government support fund for school holiday food vouchers

A Bedford borough councillor urged the authority to use a new government support fund to continue school holiday food vouchers – moments after the administration said the same...

Bedford Borough faces twin challenge over improvement plans and adult social care failings

Councillors have raised concerns over Bedford Borough Council’s complex improvement plan governance as the authority also launches a response to its critical adult social care report...

CQC finds delays, safeguarding gaps and carers’ concerns in Bedford Borough Council’s adult social care

Bedford Borough Council’s adult social care services require improvement, with the CQC highlighting delays in assessments, safeguarding gaps and poor support for unpaid carers...

Nine-home Sharnbrook farmland plan returns six years after refusal

Plans to build nine homes on farmland in Sharnbrook have been resubmitted six years after being refused, with developers citing a lack of five-year housing land supply. The application seeks...

Council says AI tools are making Freedom of Information requests more complex

Bedford Borough Council is facing growing pressure in responding to Freedom of Information (FOI) and Subject Access Requests (SARs), with councillors warned that the use of artificial...

Plans submitted to convert former Great Denham golf club into business units

Plans to convert part of the former Great Denham Golf Course to offices or light industrial units have been submitted to Bedford Borough Council. The application said the closed...

New owners of St Mary’s Street off-licence apply for longer trading hours

A Bedford off-licence is seeking permission to sell alcohol for longer hours after coming under new ownership. On Friday (13 March), the Licensing Sub-Committee heard an application to...

Court rejects claim over Wixams Town Council meeting notice but allows second issue to proceed

Wixams Town Council said it welcomed a court’s decision to refuse permission for a legal claim relating to its Annual Council Meeting last year. A councillor had sought permission...