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Bedford Borough councillor re-elected to fire authority leadership

Bedford Borough councillor Michael Headley and Jacqui Burnett secure re-election to fire authority roles. Find out what this means for local safety. The leadership overseeing emergency...

Detectives urge workers to come forward in Cleat Hill explosion investigation

Bedfordshire Police have issued a fresh appeal for information as part of their investigation into a fatal explosion at a property in Cleat Hill, Bedford, last October. Emergency services...

Councillors warned only “70 per cent chance” of recouping all Cleat Hill costs

Councillors warned that the process to recover the costs following the Cleat Hill incident could take time, particularly if third-party claims are involved. And there’s only an up to “70 per cent chance” of recovering all the costs...

Lack of resources delays council’s social housing review

A review of Bedford borough’s social housing allocation policy has been delayed by six months due to resource pressures caused by the Cleat Hill gas explosion response, a meeting heard...

Cleat Hill recovery costs could reach £2m, council told

Bedford Borough Council’s Executive has been told the council could face a multi-million pound bill for the response to the fatal Cleat Hill gas explosion. A gas explosion that devastated a house on Cleat Hill in October 2024 has already...

Cleat Hill explosion costs reach £1m as residents demand answers

The financial cost of the fatal house explosion in Cleat Hill, Bedford, has now reached almost £1 million, with local authorities, emergency services, and residents still dealing with...

Fire crews attend Cleat Hill area following activation of gas alarm

Breaking news: Cleat Hill Cordon lifted

Bedford Borough Council have just announced that the cordon around Cleat Hill, put in place after two people were killed following an explosion in the area, has been lifted. This is a...

“Enter your homes at your own risk” letter tells Cleat Hill evacuees

Cleat Hill residents who live within a 100m (328ft) cordon of an explosion site have to acknowledge that if they choose to enter their homes they do so at their “own risk”. 50 homes were...

Displaced Cleat Hill residents to be asked what would help them feel safe to return home

People living in and near Cleat Hill, whose homes were evacuated last month (19 October) after an explosion killed two in the area, are to be asked what would help them feel safe enough to return...

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