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Central Bedfordshire reveals plans for housing developments near villages on Bedford Borough border

A list of more than 450 potential Local Plan housing sites across Central Bedfordshire, including several on the Bedford Borough border near Stewartby, Kempston Hardwick, Wixams...

Council’s new deputy speaker is born and bred Bedfordian

The newly announced deputy speaker of Bedford Borough Council first visited the then County Hall when he was expelled from school, but following a career as a barrister is returning in more auspicious circumstances...

Updated planning application for Souldrop pub conversion

Developers behind plans to convert the former Bedford Arms pub in Souldrop into a house say there’s no commercial future for the business, despite objections from residents who insist it could thrive. A new planning statement submitted to...

Bedford Borough Council accused of hiding debt rise as finance chief calls £5m loan ‘sound practice’

Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have said calling a loan “reprofiling” is just a “smokescreen” – but the council’s finance chief has defended the move as sound practice...

Plans to scrap two Bedford Borough Council committees spark democracy concerns

A proposal to remove two Bedford Borough Council committees would result in a “loss of strong governance”, an opposition councillor has claimed. But Bedford’s mayor said he was...

Long-serving Labour councillor takes up “honour” of Bedford Borough Council Speaker

Cllr Colleen Atkins MBE has been elected as the new Speaker of Bedford Borough Council following the Annual Full Council meeting on Wednesday evening (15 May). The long-serving Labour...

Bedford Borough Council changes public data after breach, but won’t report to ICO

Bedford Borough Council has altered a set of publicly published spending data after mistakenly including personal names. However, the council has decided not to report the incident...

Developer seeks changes to agreed community facilities in Wixams

A new planning application has been submitted that seeks revisions to the agreed community and leisure facilities planned for the Wixams settlement. The application aims to formally...

Objection raised over care home use of Bedford house ahead of planning approval

A planning application to convert a family house on Turner Way in Bedford into a children’s care home has drawn an objection that claims the property is already in use and has caused...

Bedford Borough Council takes out £5m loan to “re-profile” short-term debt

Bedford Borough Council said a multi-million pound loan is to "re-profile" short-term debt. Data from the UK Debt Management Office (DMO) revealed that the borough council...