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9 November 2026
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Ed Palmieri

Mayor Tom Wootton outside the former Debenhams building. Image: Bedford Borough Council

“When is a vacant property not a vacant property? When it’s Debenhams” – empty property report questioned

Bedford Borough councillors have raised questions over how the council defines “vacancy”, after the former Debenhams building was excluded from the official count of empty units...
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Mayor Tom Wootton outside the former Debenhams building. Image: Bedford Borough Council

‘Empty’ Debenhams costing Bedford taxpayers half a million pounds each year

Bedford Borough Council is spending nearly half a million pounds a year on the former Debenhams building – with councillors clashing over whether the costly problems…
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