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Cllr James Valentine

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...
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Cllr James Valentine

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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Bedford Borough launches a Summer of SEND this June, July and August

This summer, Bedford is hosting a 'Summer of SEND' and partners, children and young people involved in the projects have made a video to encourage everyone to get involved...
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Councillors call for COVID-19 vaccine for teachers and school staff

A group of councillors have called on all teachers and school staff to have priority access to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine. At last night's full council meeting, Labour Councillors...
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Bedford Park Concerts' Proms has been a popular local family event for 25 years. Image: Bedford Park Concerts/Facebook

Opinion: Borough Councillors – Just let them entertain us

It seems like all Bedfordians everywhere were astounded, when they learnt that Bedford Park Concerts was at risk due to an objection by the Borough Council's Environmental Health Officers...
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Uproar at ‘environmental’ plan to kick taxis out of Bedford bus lanes

A plan to kick some taxis and private hire cars out of three of Bedford’s bus lanes has been slammed by drivers and councillors alike. Bedford Borough Council is consulting...
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Bedford schools “welcome” u-turn over A-level grading

Students and staff at schools across Bedford Borough have welcomed today's u-turn by Ofqual and the Government to remove any grades that were downgraded by 'algorithmic adjustments'...
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Pig gelatine in flu vaccine ‘one of the issues causing low jab rates in borough’

Resistance among some religious communities to allowing their children to take a nasal spray version of the flu vaccine is one of the reasons for low...
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