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Who governs Bedford? The three levels of government shaping our Borough

Who Govern's Bedford? Most people would answer this question with “It’s the mayor and the Council". But the majority of ‘government’ in Bedford isn’t controlled by the Council at all, in fact, only about 15% of...

Monthly column: The culture of flagrant use of taxpayers’ money on Government Ministers’ expenses must end

Parliament is currently in recess which always gives me the opportunity to visit as many people as possible in Bedford and Kempston in the week I don’t have to be in Westminster. The cost-of-living crisis...

Money and Pensions Service relocates from London to Borough Hall as part of Levelling Up

Borough Hall in Bedford will be getting a new tenant when the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) relocates its head office to Bedford as part of the Government's...

Bedford Borough awarded £288k to spend on English language programmes

The Government has awarded Bedford Borough £288K to spend on English language programmes for people who speak English as a foreign language. The English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)...

Kempston to benefit from £15m bid to Government’s ‘Levelling Up Fund’

Major improvements to Kempston town centre are on the cards if Bedford Borough Council is successful in its latest bid for the Government's town centre regeneration money. A bid for £14.9m from the...

Face coverings compulsory in shops from 24 July

The government will officially announce today (Tuesday) that it will be mandatory to wear a face covering in shops from 24 July...

Without Covid test and trace we’ve only got half the information

We were promised a world-beating test and trace system with a shiny new app by June 1 at the latest. But in yet another massive U-turn, the government...

MP says Government is losing public confidence over return to schools

On 10 May the Prime Minister announced that Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 would be the first to return to school on 1 June.Teachers’ unions, backed by the...

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