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Cllr Adam Zerny (Independent/Potton), leader of Central Bedfordshire Council. Image: Adam Zerny/Facebook

Central Bedfordshire’s Independent-run council at risk of bankruptcy

Reserves totalling “an extraordinary” £116m have been exhausted by Central Bedfordshire Council in less than three years, the local authority’s budget full council meeting was told...
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Bedfordshire devolution plans shelved

Devolution plans for local authorities in Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes have been “shelved” for the time being. The restructuring process would combine councils into a wider regional...
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Cllr Adam Zerny (Independent/Potton), leader of Central Bedfordshire Council. Image: Adam Zerny/Facebook

Leader of Central Bedfordshire Council holds on to job by just one vote

Independent Potton cllr Adam Zerny has been re-elected as leader of Central Bedfordshire Council by a single vote, despite signalling his intention to resign as council leader last night...
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Power share move to end “turmoil” at Central Bedfordshire Council

The former Independent deputy leader of Central Bedfordshire Council is seeking the potential support of Labour and Liberal Democrat councillors to end the current “turmoil” and...
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