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Court orders Bedford man to repay £7,000 after social housing and Council Tax fraud

A court has ruled that a man from Bedford must repay more than £7,000 after failing to declare he no longer lived at his social housing property. Shaun Johnson, 41, who held a bpha tenancy...

Plans submitted for long-awaited Wixams GP surgery

Plans for a new GP surgery in Wixams serving 15,000 patients have been submitted, alongside wider town centre proposals including shops, community space and sports facilities...

Opinion: Bedford Borough Council’s restaurant campaign should have been made in Bedford

An AI image sparked backlash over Bedford Borough Council’s restaurant campaign. Here’s what could have been done instead, and why keeping value in Bedford matters...

Bedford Borough Council criticised over AI-generated restaurant campaign image

Bedford Borough Council has faced criticism from local illustrators and residents after using an AI-generated image to promote its Bedford Restaurants World Cup campaign...

Warnings A1 ‘won’t be fit for purpose’ under Tempsford new town plans

Councillors have warned plans for up to 40,000 homes around Tempsford could overwhelm roads, reshape nearby towns and permanently change the area around Biggleswade and Sandy...

Second senior councillor quits Mayor Wootton’s cabinet in days

Councillor Phillippa Martin-Moran-Bryant has resigned from Bedford Borough Council’s cabinet days after cllr Robert Rigby quit, increasing pressure on Mayor Tom Wootton...

Bedford councillors to decide on town centre gambling venue plans

Bedford Borough councillors will decide next week whether to approve plans for a new adult gaming centre in Silver Street which could operate 24 hours a day. A licensing sub-committee will meet...

Political pressure grows after senior councillor quits Mayor Wootton’s cabinet

Mayor Tom Wootton and opposition leaders have reacted after senior Conservative councillor Robert Rigby resigned from Bedford Borough Council’s cabinet. Senior councillors have traded blows...

Respected senior councillor quits Mayor Wootton’s cabinet with immediate effect

Senior Conservative councillor Robert Rigby has resigned from Bedford Borough Council’s cabinet, citing concerns over Mayor Tom Wootton’s leadership. Cllr Rigby, who represents...

Councillors approve coffee drive-thru despite Fairhill traffic concerns

Plans for a new drive-thru coffee shop near Bedford’s Fairhill roundabout were approved despite concerns about congestion at the busy junction. Councillors on Bedford...