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Cranfield 150-home plan rejected as councillor warns of pressure on ‘failing’ pumping station

Plans for a housing project on a 20-acre site within the Forest of Marston Vale north of Cranfield have been refused, despite being recommended for approval by planning officers...

5,000 homes will have “a crushing impact” on Forest of Marston Vale

Plans to create 4,500 jobs and provide up to 5,000 homes between Bedford and Milton Keynes – along with two other projects – will have “a crushing impact” on the Forest of Marston Vale...

150 volunteers take part in Community Forest tree planting event in Wootton

150 members of the local community joined The Forest of Marston Vale and Bedford Borough Council at a tree planting event in Wootton. Jo Roberts, Community...

Longholme Way to be site of Borough’s first volunteer-planted ‘mini forest’ project

Longholme Way will be the site of a new 3,200-tree urban forest in the heart of Bedford, and the borough's first Miyawaki planting project. The Miyawaki method...

‘New year new tree’ more community tree planting planned across Bedford Borough in 2023

Volunteers are being invited to help plant 8,500 trees across Bedford Borough in January and February as part of the Trees For Climate initiative. The trees will be planted on the following...

Youth TV’s Earth Day special highlights climate change and environmental awareness

A local youth TV programme is dedicating its April edition to Earth Day (22 April) broadcasting an environmental special on Friday to coincide with other activity across the world. Hosted by Urban Judge and Michelle Papworth...

Wells & Co plant a tree for each of their 200 pubs to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee

Bedford pub company, Wells & Co. has contributed 200 trees to the Queen's Green Canopy initiative, one for each of their pubs. The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) is a project to get...

Thousands of solar panels could turn old Bedford landfill site into power plant

A part of the massive former landfill tip in Elstow will be covered in solar panels to generate 5.5 megawatts of electricity in Bedford borough. The borough council’s planning committee...

Thieves steal Forest of Marston Vale ‘royal tree’ days after planting

Staff at the Forest of Marston Vale say they "horrified" after thieves uprooted and stolen a tree planted by HRH The Princess Royal less than a week ago. Princess Anne planted...

Bedford parks green seal of approval

Country parks around Bedford Borough have retained their Green Flag awards recognising them as being among the UK’s very best green spaces. Addison Howard Park, Bedford Park, Harrold-Odell...

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