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Bedford Borough Council faces £13.6m overspend with £58.6m funding gap expected by 2030

Bedford Borough Council is facing what councillors have described as a “deepening financial emergency”, with reports presented this week revealing both a £13.6 million overspend this year...
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Scheme allowing councillors to support Bedford community projects to be scrapped

Bedford Borough Council has scrapped a scheme that allowed councillors to support community projects with immediate effect, citing financial pressures. The Member Ward Fund scheme, which gives...
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Cllr Henry Vann in Bedford Park. Image: North Bedfordshire Liberal Democrats

Monthly column: Bedford Borough left playing catch-up yet again

A massive new town at Tempsford has recently been announced by the Government. The new town is intended to have 40,000 homes, and thousands of these would fall within Bedford Borough...
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CEO of BILTT, Catherine Assinnk and Rivertree head Clare Breare

Senior councillor and officer say £26million loan was key to Rivertree Free School’s rapid delivery

A “bold decision” to borrow £26 million up front and build on work begun under the previous administration meant Rivertree Special School opened years earlier and avoided spiralling costs, according...
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Parking, green bins, library services and community grants among areas facing cuts in new council savings plan

Bedford Borough Council is preparing to launch a public consultation on proposals to save £11.5 million in 2026/27, as it faces what it calls “considerable financial challenges” in the years ahead...
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Community catalysts project extended in Bedford Borough: Supporting small enterprises that make a big difference

A successful initiative that empowers Bedford residents to launch and grow small care-focused enterprises has been extended, bringing fresh opportunities for people to make a...
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Mayor pauses four-hour free parking scheme amid Bedford Borough Council financial pressures

The four-hour free parking scheme at two of Bedford town centre’s main multi-storey car parks will be suspended next month as Bedford Borough Council responds to rising costs and reduced government...
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Kerbside glass collections to expand across Bedford Borough from 1 December

Every household and business in Bedford Borough will soon be able to recycle glass from home as part of their regular bin collections. From Monday, 1 December, Bedford Borough Council...
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Biddenham residents have installed their own drainage system Image Martin Shaw

Locals raise concerns over Biddenham development drainage

People in Biddenham, living next to a Cala Homes development on Bromham Road, say drainage plans linked to the development’s planning conditions were signed off despite evidence...
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Queens Bridge remains closed as Bedford Borough Council considers options

Bedford Borough Council has said that Queens Bridge, which crosses the River Great Ouse between Queen's Park and Kempston, will remain closed while it considers its options...
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