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Bedford Ian writes…

27 February 2026: BBC negative, BBC wrong, Pedantic rubbish, and Water laugh. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all…

Council pause green waste collections following Elstow waste site fire

Bedford Borough Council has paused green bin waste collections following a fire at Elstow Transfer Station, which broke out on Friday night (4 July). While the station is out of action, they have...

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...

Garden waste collections to resume on 1 March

It's the news gardeners have been waiting for - Bedford Borough Council will resume garden waste collections from Friday, 1 March. Green-lidded garden waste bins are collected fortnightly alongside the...

Green bin collections to resume on 1 March

With Spring in the air, Bedford Borough Council will be resuming garden waste collection from Monday 1 March. Residents are reminded to put their green bin out alongside their orange recycling bin on the relevant day...

Fortnightly green bin collections to resume in Bedford Borough

Gardeners rejoice - Bedford Borough Council have announced that from Monday 17 August, they will be reinstating fortnightly green bin collections...

Green bin collections suspended until further notice due to staff shortages

The Council has today announced that Green Garden Waste collections will be suspended from Monday, due to staff shortages. Following Government guidance...

Spring is in the air as green bin collections resume in Bedford

It's a sure sign that Spring is just round the corner when the garden waste collections resume. Bedford Borough Council will once again...

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