A Bedford resident has raised concerns over a recently realigned footpath that they are concerned could become a "mugger's paradise". Tim Durrant of Tennyson Road, walks regularly...
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Bedford and Kempston Conservatives have hit out at Mayor Dave Hodgson's claim that parking charges are a good deal for Bedford shoppers, saying they could be cheaper and his claim of charges being frozen is...
Five complaints against Bedford Borough Council were upheld by the council watchdog in the last year, but the council “doesn’t have anything to be ashamed of”, a meeting...
Face-to-face council health meeting blasted as ‘hypocritical and irresponsible’
Local Democracy Reporter
A Health Overview and Scrutiny meeting has been blasted as “hypocritical and irresponsible”. Councillor Kay Burley (Labour, Kempston Central and East Ward) asked the Bedford Borough...
Council agrees Bedford’s 2022 to 2026 Corporate Plan should be sent out for consultation
Local Democracy Reporter
Bedford Borough Council’s draft Corporate Plan for 2022 to 2026, has four interlinked goals, with three cross-cutting themes throughout, a meeting heard. Bedford Borough Council...
Plans to remove much-loved Victorian tiles depicting famous nursery rhymes from a ward at Bedford Hospital, have been labelled as "cultural vandalism" by campaigners who say...
Campaigners fear that children’s lives will be put at risk on even busier roads if 81 new homes are built next to a school.
Housebuilder submits “long overdue” plans for 296 new homes on former Biddenham golf course
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A local councillor has welcomed plans for nearly 300 new homes on the site of the former Ouse Valley Golf Club in Biddenham, nearly 15 years after the plan was first mooted. The 33.7-acre site...
Bedford Borough councillors are to be asked to keep their allowances at the same level for another year. As elected volunteers and not employed, councillors do not receive a salary. However...
Bedford Borough Council is making it much easier for local residents to save time by offering lots more online options on their website. All the council’s...
The Bedford Borough Local Plan 2030 has been signed off by the Planning Inspectorate, meaning that it can be adopted as policy...
Councillor tells meeting that national planning rules are too “developer-led”
Local Democracy Reporter
National planning rules are preventing Bedford councillors from refusing unwelcome developments, a meeting heard. The planning processes that have to be followed by Bedford...