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14 August 2026: Burnham down, Sun dog, and Pound of paint. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all…

Monthly column: The heat is already costing lives – we must prepare better for the hotter world we have created.

The East of England Ambulance Service Trust recently declared a critical incident as extreme heat placed unprecedented pressure on emergency services. It is yet another sign that the climate...

Monthly column: The climate and nature crisis is in fact very urgent

The climate and nature crisis, "may not feel as urgent as a terrorist or an imperialist autocrat. But it is more fundamental. It is systemic. It’s pervasive. And accelerating towards us at pace”...

Climate campaigners claim council needs to “step up” net zero aims

Bedford Borough Council needs to “step up” its action to reach net zero, climate campaigners have claimed. But the council said it missed out on a higher score by not publishing all of its “good work” in tackling...

Heat-related deaths in Bedford Borough could treble by 2080s, meeting told

Bedford Borough could see three times the number of heat-related deaths within 60 years, a meeting heard. During this week’s Climate Change Committee (Monday, 26 June) councillors heard...

Youth TV’s Earth Day special highlights climate change and environmental awareness

A local youth TV programme is dedicating its April edition to Earth Day (22 April) broadcasting an environmental special on Friday to coincide with other activity across the world. Hosted by Urban Judge and Michelle Papworth...

Bedford’s ‘above average’ green spaces play vital role in reducing carbon

Bedford borough’s green spaces capture enough carbon from the atmosphere each year to offset 35,786 flights from London to Glasgow...

Opposition councillors say they will scrutinise Mayor’s proposed 3.99% council tax rise

The Conservative Group and Bedford's Green Party councillors have said they will be scrutinising the Mayor's 2022/23 budget to ensure...

Budget consultation: Climate change, public realm improvement and speed cameras on the agenda

Bedford Borough Council is asking for residents' opinions on next year's council budget, which includes long-term 'one-off' projects including tackling...

Extinction Rebellion erect banner and art installations to highlight COP26

Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists in Bedford have put up banners and created art installations around the town to welcome the arrival of the climate change conference, COP26, to Glasgow...

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