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Planning submitted for same-day emergency care centre at Bedford Hospital

Bedford borough planners have been asked to consider an application for a new same-day emergency care centre at Bedford Hospital. The council has received an application for a single-storey modular building at the hospital’s South Wing...

Plans submitted for Bedford nightclub to become town centre hotel

Club Cubana, on Bedford’s Mill Street, could become a hotel – if plans are approved. Bedford Borough Council has received an application to convert the former nightclub (and before that, the Howard...

Borough Hall working space offered to residents affected by Cleat Hill incident

The Council is offering office space to residents who have been evacuated from their homes or offices following the incident which occurred in Cleat Hill, Bedford, on Saturday(19 October). For those working from home, the Council is...

Wixams sports club left wondering if they’ll get new facilities

Wixams is “desperately in need” of new sporting facilities, but Bedford Borough Council has not been in touch with a club willing to manage them, a football club chairman has claimed. Wednesday’s Wixams Joint Development...

Proposed reduction of facilities at Wixams rejected by councillors

Proposed modifications to facilities in Wixams, such as sports hubs, community centres, and play areas, were rejected by councillors last night. The two reports presented to last night’s Wixams Joint Development Control...

Monthly column: A collaborative approach to combatting retail crime

Theft from shops and businesses and assault on retail workers in Bedfordshire and beyond have become an epidemic that leaves staff afraid to go to work and customers afraid to shop...

Controversial Winter Wonderland event at Bedford Park recommended for approval

Bedford Borough Council’s Planning Committee will be asked next week to grant temporary permission for the Winter Wonderland event at Bedford Park. The application...

Private ambulance depot planned for Thurleigh

Bedford Borough Council has received plans to change the use of an existing building at Scald End Farm, Mill Road. The applicant, Ambulance Response Services Ltd, said it is a private...

Monthly column: Affordable driving will help support economic growth

Six months ago, I wrote a column headlined “Motorists have never had it so bad.” I discussed the rising price of petrol, soaring car tax, insurance costs, and the long waits for driving tests...

Monthly column: Thank you – Telecare tax blocked… for now

I want to say thank you to the hundreds of residents of Bedford Borough who signed our petition calling for the implementation of the cruel Telecare Tax to be stopped. The good news is that the...