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Fusion launches online classes while their gyms remain closed

Almost ten months since they closed for the coronavirus pandemic, Fusion Lifestyle has launched streamed fitness classes for Bedfordians to stay fit at home. Fusion Lifestyle run eight publically...

Exclusive: Bedford Mayor breaks silence over Fusion funding

Bedford's Mayor, Dave Hodgson has defended his and the Council's handling of its contract with Fusion, debunking comments by opposition councillors as "mischievous". He also said that...

Council still facing “difficult decisions” despite further £2.65m emergency funding

Bedford Borough Council says they're still facing "difficult decisions" due to the financial impact of coronavirus on the local area. The comments come as the Government has announced...

Under the Same Sky exhibition at Higgins Bedford opens this weekend

The first new exhibition at the Higgins Bedford since lockdown will open this Saturday (3 October) exploring artists' depictions of the sky and the local impact of the weather. Under the Same Sky...

Anger as Mayor hands Fusion £632,000 without council agreement

Bedford's Conservative Group Leader, Cllr Graeme Coombes has said he is "astonished" that Bedford Borough Council have agreed to give Fusion £632,000 to reopen the Borough's leisure...

Exclusive: Robinson Pool to open 30 September

After a long wait and heavy criticism over lack of communication and delays to Bedford Borough's leisure facilities reopening, it has been revealed Robinson Pool and Fitness Centre will reopen on...

Letters: Council’s handling of Fusion is an abdication of their responsibilities

Cllr Doug McMurdo must be aware that he is being hung out to dry by the Mayor of Bedford Borough Council (BBC) over the matter of Fusion Leisure. Fusion’s abject performance in...

“It’s been tense” talks with Fusion over Borough’s leisure centres continue

Cllr Doug McMurdo, who oversees leisure and culture across Bedford Borough says the relationship with Fusion has been "tense over time" as they seek to get the area's leisure centres...

Bedford Central and Kempston Libraries to re-open this week

Bedford Central Library is to re-open this week, after being closed for almost five months during the coronavirus lockdown. The Bedford Independent received reports staff were preparing...

Councillors call for “urgent action” over Borough’s leisure centres

Bedford Borough's Conservative Councillors have called for "urgent action" to end what they call "the lingering uncertainty over the future of its leisure services contractor, Fusion Lifestyle." The calls...

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