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Bedford Borough Council urged to use new government support fund for school holiday food vouchers

A Bedford borough councillor urged the authority to use a new government support fund to continue school holiday food vouchers – moments after the administration said the same...

Detailed EWR construction plans for Bedford still not available

Bedford borough councillors have voiced concern that key plans showing how East West Rail will be phased through the town are still not available, despite the project being expected to start building...

Bedford councillors back call to review pension fund investments linked to Gaza conflict

Bedford Borough councillors have backed calls to review Bedfordshire Pension Fund investments linked to the Gaza conflict after a petition signed by more than 300 residents...

Bedford Borough faces twin challenge over improvement plans and adult social care failings

Councillors have raised concerns over Bedford Borough Council’s complex improvement plan governance as the authority also launches a response to its critical adult social care report...

CQC finds delays, safeguarding gaps and carers’ concerns in Bedford Borough Council’s adult social care

Bedford Borough Council’s adult social care services require improvement, with the CQC highlighting delays in assessments, safeguarding gaps and poor support for unpaid carers...

Nine-home Sharnbrook farmland plan returns six years after refusal

Plans to build nine homes on farmland in Sharnbrook have been resubmitted six years after being refused, with developers citing a lack of five-year housing land supply. The application seeks...

Bedford Independent environment partner warns against eating fish from River Great Ouse

The Bedford Independent’s environment partner has warned people not to eat fish from the River Great Ouse in Bedford after tests revealed high levels of E. coli and other pollutants...

Eight-week demolition of Queen’s Bridge in Kempston begins

Demolition of Kempston's Queens Bridge started this week after engineers declared the timber footbridge unsafe following a structural inspection last summer. Bedford Borough Council has warned...

Council says AI tools are making Freedom of Information requests more complex

Bedford Borough Council is facing growing pressure in responding to Freedom of Information (FOI) and Subject Access Requests (SARs), with councillors warned that the use of artificial...

Plans submitted to convert former Great Denham golf club into business units

Plans to convert part of the former Great Denham Golf Course to offices or light industrial units have been submitted to Bedford Borough Council. The application said the closed...

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