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Bedford Council probe catches ex-housing officer illegally subletting property

A Bedford Borough Council Fraud Investigation has helped identify a £15,000 social housing fraud after a former housing officer was found to be subletting his social housing property...

Bedford housing association achieves highest gradings from regulator

Bedford local housing association, bpha, announce their achievement of the highest consumer grading from the regulator of social housing. Bpha provides homes and services...

Court orders Bedford man to repay £7,000 after social housing and Council Tax fraud

A court has ruled that a man from Bedford must repay more than £7,000 after failing to declare he no longer lived at his social housing property. Shaun Johnson, 41, who held a bpha tenancy...

152-home development proposed for Mowbray Road and Moor Lane, Bedford

A major planning application has been submitted to Bedford Borough Council for 152 new homes and a package of sports and leisure improvements on land off Mowbray Road and Moor Lane...

Admission of tenancy fraud lands Bedford woman £2,000 fine

A woman has been ordered to pay £2,000 to Bedford Borough Council after she admitted to committing tenancy fraud. The woman, who had a BPHA property in Clapham, failed to declare...

Mowbray Road consultation deadline extended after local concerns

Developers have extended the deadline for public feedback on major new housing proposals at Mowbray Road in Bedford, after publicity concerns were raised by local councillors...

Local people set to play ‘key role’ in Greyfriars development plans

Bedford Borough Council and its partners are pushing forward with the redevelopment of Greyfriars, with residents set to play a key role in shaping the project, a meeting has heard...

“Keep fit” 104-year-old Bedfordian gives advice to a long life on her birthday

Surrounded by cards, flowers, presents, family, friends and two horses, Kay Dovey a resident of Gordon Colling House, Bedford who is celebrating her 104th birthday today said...

Queens Park Community Hub Café reopens due to popular demand

The Queens Park Café Hub which was first opened by bpha and partners in March this year as a warm hub has reopened following requests from the local community. Open fortnightly during term time, the hub...

Bedford becomes home to the country’s first Ethnic Food Bank

Thanks to funding secured by a social housing association, the country's first Ethnic Food Bank has opened in Queen's Park in Bedford. £10,000 of funding for the new community organisation was secured...

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