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Scheme allowing councillors to support Bedford community projects to be scrapped

Bedford Borough Council has scrapped a scheme that allowed councillors to support community projects with immediate effect, citing financial pressures. The Member Ward Fund scheme, which gives...

Councillor questions council tax rises that could “subsidise free car parking” as poorer households face losing support

Plans to overhaul Bedford Borough Council’s council tax reduction scheme have come under fire for placing new financial burdens on the Borough’s poorest residents after a councillor...

Local Conservatives argue council tax was not raised enough under Lib Dems, despite opposition to rises

Bedford Borough Council’s Conservative administration has cited an independent report to argue that council tax was not raised enough under the Liberal Democrats, despite having opposed tax...

Letters: “We cannot pull together while hurling abuse at each other”

Along with my Green colleagues on the council, I am massively frustrated to see the war of words between the Conservatives and LibDems about council finances again...

Storm brews over proposed changes to Bedford’s Council Tax Reduction Scheme

Proposals to reform Bedford Borough’s Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS) have sparked a political row, with opposition Liberal Democrat councillors accusing the Conservative...

Public questions rising costs and falling fire service staff amid tax increase concerns

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Authority has defended a rise in council tax precept amid public concerns about falling staff numbers, but rising costs for residents. Questions from the public...

Bedford Ian writes…

23 May 2025: Great Scott!, Guardian gaff, Floral finance, and Rent trap. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks...

Green bin charge could be introduced as Bedford Borough faces £33m funding gap

Bedford Borough residents could soon be charged for green waste collections, as the council faces a projected £33 million funding gap over the next four years. At a meeting of...

Bedford residents may be able to challenge their council tax banding as costs rise

With council tax rates rising again, some households across Bedford Borough may be overpaying hundreds of pounds a year – particularly those who have recently moved or suspect...

Mayor brings in former council crisis chief to help Bedford Borough face funding challenges

Bedford Borough’s elected mayor, Tom Wootton, has brought in local government specialist Theresa Grant OBE to help review the council’s finances, as pressure mounts...

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