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More needs to be done to reverse potential impact of changes to local authority funding say councillors

Labour MPs in Central Bedfordshire constituencies are being urged to do more to reverse the potential £24m impact of proposed government changes to local authority funding...

Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire Councils look at reducing council tax support for area’s poorest families

Bedford Borough Council is proposing to cut council tax support for low income households from April 2026, while Central Bedfordshire Council is consulting on similar changes as both authorities...

“Deeply unpalatable” changes to council tax support scheme proposed in Central Bedfordshire

Potential cuts to council tax support for working-age claimants in Central Bedfordshire are “beyond damaging for the poorest people”, a meeting heard. Under the current scheme, 9,371 households...

Pyramid Schools “are not sponging off us” for transport claim Central Beds councillors

Schools impacted by a possible change in Central Bedfordshire Council’s home to school transport policy "aren’t sponging off the local authority" to top up their budgets, a meeting heard...

Child with SEND in Central Bedfordshire ‘worth three times less’ than one in London

A meeting has heard that a child with special needs in Central Bedfordshire is seemingly worth three-and-a-half times less than one living in the London Borough of Camden...

“Put bureaucracy in the bin” says councillor in pursuit of new cycle paths

Central Bedfordshire Council needs to "put bureaucracy in the bin" to deliver some projects, a senior councillor has said at the Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee...

Central Bedfordshire school transport “an absolute mess”

The school transport system in Central Bedfordshire is “an absolute mess and needs reviewing”, according to a local councillor. Costs to provide the educational travel service have risen from...

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