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Borough Council faces questions over school holiday food support

A dispute has emerged at Bedford Borough Council over support for families during school holidays, with opposition councillors calling for the return of free school meal vouchers...

Update given on Wixams GP surgery as £5.5 million allocated to project

Bedford Borough councillors pressed for reassurance of a long-delayed GP surgery in Wixams after the council approved £5.5 million in funding, subject to NHS commitments...

Emotional debate sees councillors reject plans to overhaul Council Tax Reduction Scheme

Bedford borough councillors rejected plans to overhaul the Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS) after a heated and, at times, emotional debate. The Conservative administration’s proposed...

Bedford health services to move under new regional body in bid to cut NHS running costs

Bedfordshire’s NHS commissioning arrangements are set to change, with the local Integrated Care Board (ICB) joining a much larger regional organisation, the second-largest in England by...

Verbal attacks on Bedford’s NHS staff now daily occurrence, says chief nurse

Verbal abuse and aggression towards NHS staff has become an everyday reality, a senior health leader has warned. Speaking at Bedford Borough Council’s Health Overview...

Councillors ‘slam’ Ambulance Trust for closing emergency call centre “on the hoof”

Bedford borough councillors have slammed the East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) for pressing ahead with plans to close the town’s Emergency Operations Centre...

Cuts to mental health Crisis Café heavily criticised by councillor

A Bedford borough councillor criticised the lack of transparency around changes to mental health crisis services after the Crisis Café model was quietly replaced with the Bedfordshire and...

Councillors demand answers on closure of Bedford 999 call centre

Borough councillors have called on the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) to confirm that it is “actively seeking” a new base in the borough after potential plans...

Breaking news: Oasis leisure pool earmarked for permanent closure

Just months after reopening following a £500,000 refurbishment and the senior Bedford Borough Councillor saying it would serve the needs of the local community "for many years to come", Oasis...

Health officials urge uptake of MMR jab as national outbreak continues

All regions of England are reporting measles cases, but there hasn’t been an outbreak in Bedford borough. But despite this, there’s still work to be done to encourage more people to get vaccinated...

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