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Bedford Borough Conservatives announce Riverfield by-election candidate

Bedford Borough Conservatives have announced Natalie Christian-John as their candidate for the upcoming Riverfield by-election. Descending from her grandmother, who came to the UK during the Windrush...

Borough councillors clash over war on drugs “disaster”

Bedford Borough councillors have clashed after one called the war on drugs a "disaster" and that the decriminalisation of drugs would remove “huge burdens” on the justice system. Cllr Paul Edmonds...

Cross-party task force meets to end 15-year wait for GP surgery in Wixams

The recently elected MP for Mid Bedfordshire, Alistair Strathern (Labour), has brought together a group of key decision-makers and residents to finally deliver a GP surgery in Wixams...

Mayor thanks councillors for support of “eye-watering” council tax rise

Bedfordians are to have an “eye-watering” council tax increase after a majority of councillors voted in favour of the administration’s budget in a meeting that has been described as a "bad night for local...

Maximum council tax increase proposed by Borough Council executive but the opposition is pushing back

Bedford Borough Council's executive is proposing a maximum council tax increase of 5% for 2024/25, which critics say is 75% more than the increase last year in cash terms for Bedfordians...

Bedford Borough Council Tax scheme to support “poorest and most in need” to continue but review on its way

A council tax scheme designed to support “the poorest and most in need” in Bedford borough is set to continue for another year. But the council’s portfolio holder for finance, risk and welfare said...

“Shame on you” – Bedford Borough Council votes on Gaza-Israel conflict motion

Shouts of “shame on you” were heard in the council chamber after Bedford borough councillors voted to amend a motion on the Gaza-Israel conflict. The original motion submitted by councillors Rahman...

Survey shows 1,100 issues to be addressed at Bedford’s leisure centres

Surveys of Bedford Borough Council’s leisure estate have identified 1,100 issues that need to be addressed, a meeting heard. To start to address these, an Extraordinary Full Council Meeting was held last night...

Opposition parties accuse Conservatives of “misleading and divisive politics” over spending plans

A row between Bedford’s political parties has broken out over a vote on the Conservative mayor’s “ambitious vision”. The borough council’s ruling party claimed that a Lib Dem amendment has...

War of words in £1m Local Plan “mess”

Bedford Borough Council’s former Lib Dem administration’s Local Plan “mess” could cost residents up to £1 million, a Conservative councillor has claimed. But the Lib Dems say the blame for the plan’s...

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