Cllr Christine McHugh tagged articles

“Exercise caution over Covid to avoid more restrictive measures” says Bedford health chief

People should continue to exercise caution over Covid to avoid more restrictive measures being put into place as the winter looms, a meeting heard. Bedford Borough Council’s Local...

It’s “impossible to plan in detail” for the return to school in September

There is a real prospect that the new school year will look very much like the one just about to end, with masks and Covid-19 precautions still in place, a meeting heard. Leading Bedford...

‘Utterly absurd’ that remote meetings no longer permitted say councillors

After more than a year, face to face meetings of Bedford borough’s councillors are set to begin again next week. As of 7 May, remote meetings are no longer permitted, and councillors right across the political spectrum have...

Bedford Hospital and healthcare providers focus of covid infection ‘deep dive’

Coronavirus (COVID-19) detectives are focusing their investigation on workers at Bedford Hospital and other healthcare settings, suggesting they're behind the high rate of virus...

Working women at centre of Bedford’s high coronavirus infection rate report

A 'deep dive' investigation into Bedford's coronavirus pandemic is showing there are higher rates of infection in working age women. A Council meeting yesterday (Thursday) looked...

Exclusive: Almost a fifth of Bedford coronavirus deaths have been in care homes

The Bedford Independent can reveal there have been at least 183 COVID-19 involved deaths in Bedford Borough, with almost a fifth of the deaths...

New roundabouts hailed a success by local residents and road users

Two roundabouts installed on Goldington Road this September have been hailed a success after helping to reduce long waiting times at two notorious junctions on Goldington...

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