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What Rachel Reeves’ November Budget means for Bedford residents

Chancellor Rachel Reeves released her second Budget on 26 November 2025 - but it wasn’t just the document’s content that grabbed headlines. The delivery was overshadowed when details...

Christmas on a budget? A Bedford student shares their top tips for making your money go further

It’s the question we find ourselves asking every year, every Christmas, every dinner party, and now every time we make meals, whether it’s for one person or a family. Food shopping has...

Monthly column: Bedfordshire’s young people deserve better from this Labour government

Walk down any High Street these days and you’ll hear the same worry from shopkeepers, parents, and employers alike: too many of our young people are not getting the...

“Financial strain” on Bedford Borough Council’s education budget laid bare

The financial strain on Bedford Borough Council’s education budget, particularly for high needs and special education, was laid bare during yesterday’s Bedford Schools’ Forum (Monday...

Central Bedfordshire jobs could be lost as council balances budget

More than 130 jobs could be lost at Central Bedfordshire Council in a bid to balance next year’s budget and reshape the local authority – although around a third are currently vacant...

Bedford Borough Council invites local community to share their views on budget proposals

Bedford Borough Council has invited residents and businesses to share their views on its 2025/26 budget proposals. It said its priorities span essential services, including planning...

Bedfordshire local pensions “in the bottom five” for funding levels

It’s "not great" that the pension fund is in the bottom five for funding levels, the chair of the Bedfordshire Local Pension Board said. But with a funding level of over 90 per cent it’s not something he is...

Borough MPs react exactly as expected to yesterday’s Spring Budget

Yesterday, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt set out his Spring Budget, with two of Bedford Borough's local MPs taking to social media to issue reactions both for and against what Mr Hunt says will...

Have your say in this year’s Bedford Borough Council budget consultation

Once again, Bedfordians have the chance to give their views on the council's proposed budget for the coming year, in a public consultation that ends on 21 December. You can take part in the consultation...

“I’m like a fat bloke in a sweet shop who wants everything now” says Bedford’s Mayor

Bedford’s mayor said he is like a “fat bloke in a sweet shop” because he wants “everything now”. But at the moment he said he is “tied” to the previous administration’s budget. During his campaign for...

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