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Over a year after its closure, long-awaited works begin on Kempston Mill Bridge

The long-awaited works to repair Kempston Mill Bridge have begun today (10 January), over a year since the bridge was originally closed. The right of way over the...

“Lateral flow testing should be daily routine” says Bedford health chief

Lateral flow testing should be part of people’s daily routine, says a Bedford Borough Council health chief. He made the suggestion amid an increase in Covid-related deaths...

Controversial Covid guidance for Bedford schools to be reviewed as cases fall across Borough

Controversial Covid advice issued to schools, colleges, parents and carers at the end of the half-term holidays is to be reviewed as it's announced that Covid rates across the Borough...

Bedfordians asked for views on Borough Council plans to reduce domestic abuse

Bedford Borough Council has published a strategy to reduce domestic abuse and want local people's views on their plans to tackle abusive behaviours over the next five years. Following...

New Children’s Centre partnerships deliver to more areas in the Borough

Children's Centre staff are linking up with toddler groups and schools in new housing developments to ensure their services reach as many people as possible. The partnerships follow...

New refuge in Bedford to support women fleeing domestic abuse

A new refuge in Bedford is providing a safe haven and providing "forward-thinking" support for women and their children, fleeing domestic abuse Bedford Borough Council has...

Council responds to parents’ concerns and launches online mental health and wellbeing hub

After listening to the concerns of parents, carers, practitioners and school staff, about how they can access support for mental health and wellbeing, Bedford Borough Council has launched a...

NHS to look after Bedford’s contact tracing as health chiefs focus on unvaccinated

Contact tracing has been switched off in Bedford as public health chiefs turn their efforts to persuading the unvaccinated to get jabbed. A meeting was told that although case rates...

Summer holiday activities for free if your child receives free school meals

Bedford Borough Council says eligible children who receive income-related free school meals can access free holiday club programmes during the summer holidays. A mix of activities...

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...

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