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Huntingdonshire boundary change plan involving Bedford Borough ‘land grab’ slammed

The leader of Central Bedfordshire Council has accused Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) of “highway robbery” with a scheme to take land from Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire councils...

Bedfordshire Police to target A6 street racing after complaints from locals

Bedfordshire Police has written to Bedford Borough Council following a petition by local people concerned about dangerous driving, car cruising and street racing along the A6 corridor between...

Bellway purchases land in Cranfield for new housing development

Bellway has purchased a 27-acre site in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, where it plans to build 180 homes, including affordable housing, green space and community facilities, with construction...

Monthly column: Why won’t the Government take forward our common sense steps to tackle flooding?

Why won’t the Government take forward our common-sense steps to tackle flooding? That’s the question I’m asking this Flood Action Week. Back in June, I introduced the Planning (Flooding) Bill...

“Deeply unpalatable” changes to council tax support scheme proposed in Central Bedfordshire

Potential cuts to council tax support for working-age claimants in Central Bedfordshire are “beyond damaging for the poorest people”, a meeting heard. Under the current scheme, 9,371 households...

Call-in for review of CBC’s home to school transport policy changes rejected

Changes to home-to-school transport policies in Central Bedfordshire are already active, with an attempted call-in by a councillor to review the plans rejected, a meeting heard...

Ampthill and Flitwick LGBT group brings together the queer community with a picnic

To celebrate Pride this year, Proud AF (Ampthill and Flitwick) hosted its annual Pride picnic in Ampthill Park, bringing the community together and creating a safe space for LGBT+ people...

Watchdog finds Central Bedfordshire Council at fault after girl with complex needs missed out on education

A Central Bedfordshire mother has received an apology and £500 from the local authority after it failed to make legal educational provision for her daughter’s complex needs, according...

Child with SEND in Central Bedfordshire ‘worth three times less’ than one in London

A meeting has heard that a child with special needs in Central Bedfordshire is seemingly worth three-and-a-half times less than one living in the London Borough of Camden...

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...

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