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Deputy mayor says over-running meetings and political point-scoring shows “troubling disregard” for the electorate

A senior Bedford borough councillor has publicly apologised to residents and council officers following a Full Council meeting that “ran until midnight”, saying the way the meeting...

Bedford Ian writes…

28 November 2025: Petty politics, Crossing catch-up, and Birthday surprise. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all…

Tense meeting sees Borough Council’s planning department accused of ‘failing residents’

A Bromham councillor has accused the borough’s planning department of 'failing residents' at a tense council meeting. Ward councillor Robert Rigby (Conservative) said it was leaving Bromham “exposed”...

Monthly column: BedsGOVET forms new partnerships for ongoing success

The past two months have seen our charity BedsGOVET moving forward with new partnerships with both the Environment Agency and Bedford Borough Council...

Bedford Borough Council approves Wentworth Drive children’s care home despite 34 objections from locals

Plans to convert a five-bedroom house in Bedford into a children’s care home have been approved, despite opposition from residents. The proposal attracted 34 individual objections and a petition...

Council to return over £460,000 in unclaimed government grant funding

Bedford Borough Council will have to return over £460,000 to the government due to unclaimed grant funding. Last week’s Rural Affairs Committee (April 3) heard that the council...

20 new homes approved for Wootton despite flooding concerns

Council to trial pavement EV charging gullies

Blocked access to electric vehicle charging gullies could lead to “fisticuffs at dawn”, a Bedford borough councillor has suggested. Last night’s Climate Change Committee (Monday, 17 March) heard that Bedford Borough Council is running...

Councillors warned only “70 per cent chance” of recouping all Cleat Hill costs

Councillors warned that the process to recover the costs following the Cleat Hill incident could take time, particularly if third-party claims are involved. And there’s only an up to “70 per cent chance” of recovering all the costs...

Cleat Hill recovery costs could reach £2m, council told

Bedford Borough Council’s Executive has been told the council could face a multi-million pound bill for the response to the fatal Cleat Hill gas explosion. A gas explosion that devastated a house on Cleat Hill in October 2024 has already...

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