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Decision on future of Oasis Beach Pool due this month

Bedford Borough Council is preparing to take an Executive decision later this month on the future of the former Oasis swimming pool site. Last week’s Environment and Sustainable Communities Overview...

Bedford Borough Council to review use of website that allowed users to make sexualised images of children

Bedford Borough Council will review its use of X after concerns about Grok, the platform’s AI tool, being used to create sexualised images of children. At a Full Council meeting on Wednesday...

Bedford Borough Council faces £59 million funding gap up to 2030

Bedford Borough Council’s administration has told councillors there will be a £59 million funding gap over the lifetime of its 2025-30 Improvement Plan. The plan was presented to Full Council...

Council staff cuts on the cards to help balance Borough’s books

Bedford Borough Council is planning to reduce staff numbers as part of its financial recovery programme. This is forecast to save £4.2 million a year in savings from April 2026 through what its...

Column: Labour’s plans to scrap some jury trials defies all logic

Trial by jury is a centuries‑old safeguard, dating to before the Norman Conquest and guaranteed by the Magna Carta, designed to ensure that an individual can be judged guilty only by their peers...

Bedford Borough Council minutes amended after accusation they downplayed exploitation allegations

A Bedford Borough councillor has secured a change to official committee minutes after arguing they downplayed the seriousness of allegations involving the treatment of a care worker...

Locals plea for full Environmental Impact Assessment for 400 Kempston homes plan

Objectors are calling on Bedford Borough Council to insist a full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is needed for a proposed development of up to 400 homes on farmland...

Monthly column: Rebuilding youth services – why the National Youth Strategy matters

Young people across England will benefit from over £500 million of government investment as the first National Youth Strategy in 15 years is published last month, setting out...

Bedfordshire Councils respond to removal of two-child cap on benefits

Legislation to abolish the two-child limit on benefits has been introduced to Parliament, with the government saying the move will lift thousands of children in Bedfordshire out of poverty...

Bedford Borough mayor rejects “fire sale” claim as public assets approved for sale

Bedford borough’s mayor has rejected opposition claims of a “fire sale” of public assets after approving the sale of four council-owned commercial properties earlier this week...