Cllr Ben Foley tagged articles - Bedford Independent

“No need to demolish Poets’ homes” says rail consultant’s report into East West Rail

Bedford's Mayor, councillors and campaigners have welcomed a report that has shown that the East West Rail service could run effectively using just the existing four lines, and avoid the need to...

Council’s £10m to buy properties to house the homeless defended as councillor queries location

Councillors rounded on one of their colleagues when he queried how the council chooses which properties to buy to house the homeless. Bedford Council has £10million set aside to buy 80 properties to provide temporary accommodation...

Clarks confirms closure of its Harpur Street store in Bedford

Bedford town centre has suffered another loss, with the closure of the Clarks shoe shop on Harpur Street. It comes less than a week after Tesco confirmed its Midland Road store would be closing and hot on the heels of the collapse of...

Proposed Council budget sees vital services protected but Council Tax will rise

Continuing Government cuts to local authorities, plus the added pressure of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, mean that Bedford Borough Council must save £10.9million in the 2021/22 financial year...

FOI reveals Bedford Borough currently has just 52 public electric vehicle chargers

A freedom of information (FOI) request by British energy company Centrica has revealed Bedford has only 52 public Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers, in streets and car parks. Based on the 2018 ONS borough population estimate, this equals a rate of 30...

Make your views heard on plans for a new cycle lane on Goldington Road

To enable safer and greener travel, a protected cycle lane is being proposed on a stretch of Goldington Road, following a £291,000 Active Travel Fund grant from the Department of Transport...

Council measures to tackle town centre drinking come into force tomorrow

In response to overwhelming public support, the council is implementing measures to tackle street drinking and related anti-social behaviour in the Bedford town centre.

Council’s Food Strategy to support Borough’s most vulnerable and tackle childhood obesity

Overwhelming cross-party support for a motion tabled by the Green Party, is calling on Bedford Borough Council's Executive to produce a Food Strategy to address inequality, poverty and...

Borough buildings and street lights will switch to 100% renewable energy

Bedford Borough Council has announced that from 1 April 2021, all council-owned and operated buildings and street lighting will run on ‘100% green renewable electricity’. Taking into account...

East of England’s cyclists and walkers to benefit from £22m government investment

News of a multi-million pound government investment to create safe spaces for cycling and walking has been broadly welcomed by local leaders...

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