Black Cat Roundabout

Proposal for new Black Cat services with EV charging hubs and two drive-thru restaurants

A new roadside services development could be coming to land just north of the Black Cat Roundabout in Chawston, Bedford, under a planning application submitted to Bedford Borough Council. The proposal includes an electric...

War of words in £1m Local Plan “mess”

Bedford Borough Council’s former Lib Dem administration’s Local Plan “mess” could cost residents up to £1 million, a Conservative councillor has claimed. But the Lib Dems say the blame for the plan’s...

Great Barford councillor confirms he’s giving it “one more shot” in May’s elections

Councillor Stephen Moon is standing for reelection in the new, smaller Great Barford Ward in May’s local elections. Boundary changes mean that only one councillor...

High Court oral hearing will decide if A428 dualling can go ahead

A High Court oral hearing is due to be held to establish whether work can begin on a multi-million-pound project to dual the A428 from the Black Cat roundabout in Bedfordshire to Caxton Gibbet...

A428 improvements team host public information event in Bedford

Ahead of the planned improvements to the stretch of the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet, National Highways is hosting a public information event in Bedford. On Wednesday...

Letters: East West Rail is a failure of tiers of Government as well as anyone else

This is a failure of tiers of Government as well as anyone else. On the one hand, English Regional Transport Association (ERTA) takes a view the Northern Route E between Bedford-Tempsford...

East West Rail has “hit the buffers” says local MP

The £5bn East West Rail project was “a fantastic concept”, but has hit the buffers, according to North East Bedfordshire MP Richard Fuller. He opposes the development now, saying to Biggleswade...

Black Cat roundabout improvements edge closer to reality

The proposal to transform the Black Cat roundabout on the A1 in Bedfordshire has moved a step closer to fruition as the 'examination period'...

A421 closed in both directions until early afternoon following crash

The stretch of the A421 between Bedford and the Black Cat Roundabout is expected to reopen this afternoon after it was closed following a collision at 6.20 this morning (Monday)...

Plans to transform the Black Cat Roundabout edge closer

A congestion hotspot in Bedfordshire could undergo a dramatic upgrade as Highway England's proposals to overhaul the dual carriageway linking the A1 to the A428 at Caxton Gibbet have been formally accepted...

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