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Opinion: Aloha, Bedford! Oasis Beach Pool party brings Hawaii to town

Oasis Beach Pool officially opened today (Tuesday) and hundreds of Bedfordians came along to celebrate 'Hawaiian style' with a beach party to remember, and I loved it. Walking...

Objections raised over plans for 180 homes in Great Barford

If approved, plans to build up to 180 new homes in Great Barford would be “flying in the face” of the Neighbourhood Plan processes, three objectors have claimed...

Fourth time lucky for Fox and Hounds planning application?

Plans to change the use of a Bedford pub have returned after three refusals and two dismissed appeals since 2021. Bedford Borough Council has received a fourth application...

Wixams retirement village not asked to contribute to local NHS

Bedford Borough Council planners have not sought a financial contribution for the “existing Wixams Surgery Practice” from a retirement village’s expansion, a meeting heard. The Planning Committee...

Plans resubmitted to build house on grass verge in Kempston

Plans to build on a patch of land in Kempston have been resubmitted after the original application was refused. The planning application to build a detached home on land adjacent to 19 Rosedale Way...

First homes secured for homeless scheme

Bedford Borough Council has secured the first thirteen homes under a new scheme to ensure a supply of temporary accommodation for people who are homeless. Speaking about the scheme cllr...

New bid to save Cricketers Arms and turn empty pub into a restaurant

Yet another planning application to convert a former Bedford pub has been submitted to Bedford Borough Council. In the last three years, two applications have been made to change...

Popular councillor appointed deputy speaker of Bedford Borough Council

Popular Haprur Ward counillor, Colleen Atkins (Labour) has been appointed deputy speaker of Bedford Borough Council First elected in 1988, Colleen has served on many...

Council votes to remove ‘open space’ charges from 2,700 properties in two wards

Homeowners in Great Denham and Kempston West can look forward to having an additional council charge removed within two years. This followed a Bedford Borough Council committee saying that it...

Broadway roof extension could make way for five new apartments

Five additional apartments could be built on Bedford’s Broadway, if plans are approved. Developers have submitted a planning application to Bedford Borough Council to build a roof extension on Broadway...