Lloyds bank

Council scraps plans to buy former high street bank building

Plans to purchase the former Lloyds Bank building on Bedford High Street have been scrapped by Bedford Borough Council, amid ongoing financial pressure and questions over the future of...

“Where’s the business case?” Mayor challenged over Lloyds Bank building purchase

Bedford’s mayor has been asked to think again about buying the Lloyds Bank building on the town’s High Street. Councillors at Wednesday's (11 December) call-in meeting...

“Reckless” or “regeneration”? Councillors divided over purchase of Lloyds bank building

Bedford Borough Council has said buying a building on Bedford’s High Street shows that town centre regeneration is a “key priority”. But opposition councillors have urged a rethink of the “reckless” property purchase. A borough council spokesperson...

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