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Dedicated volunteer teams help secure national awards for Bedford parks

Seven parks and nature reserves across Bedford Borough have retained their Green Flag status during Love Parks Week, highlighting the work of local volunteer teams and council officers...

Bedford Borough Council chews over plan to clean up sticky streets

Bedford Borough Council has been awarded nearly £30,000 to help clean chewing gum from pavements in the town centre, as part of a nationwide campaign tackling the stubborn and unsightly...

Join Keep Britain Tidy’s ‘Buy Nothing New Month’ this January

This January, save money and help the environment by joining Bedford Borough Council and take part in Keep Britain Tidy’s new campaign, Buy Nothing New Month. The aim is to pledge to buy nothing...

Monthly column: Green Flag Awards are a testament to Borough’s dedicated staff and community spirit

The news is in and our parks and green spaces have once again received the prestigious Green Flag Award in recognition of its outstanding parks and open spaces. This is a testament to the...

New playgrounds, bee-friendly planting and amazing volunteers help Bedford celebrate Love Parks Week

Friday 29 July saw the start of Keep Britain Tidy’s Love Parks Week - an opportunity for us to celebrate the parks and open spaces throughout Bedford Borough. It is also a chance to...

Bedford’s parks win big at Keep Britain Tidy awards and retain Green Flags

“These sites provide vital green space for communities in Bedford Borough. This award is testament to all the hard work of staff and volunteers, who do so much to ensure that it maintains..."

Drivers told “clean up your act” as thousands of bags of litter collected from major Bedfordshire roads

Drivers using some of Bedfordshire's major roads have been told to clean up their act by National Highways after thousands of bags of litter were picked up over the last year. 3277 bags were...

Keep Bedford tidy as town tackles ‘careful littering’

As a survey reveals that more than a quarter of people admit to 'careful littering', Bedford Borough Council is joining the Keep Britain Tidy campaign to...

Bedford calls on volunteers for the Great British Spring Clean

The Great British Spring clean starts on March 22 and Bedford Borough Council is organising a series of events across to collect and safely dispose of litter...

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