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Monthly column: “Being a councillor can be rewarding but over a fifth have received death threats”

This week at a meeting of the General Purposes Committee an item I am pleased to see on our agenda is the proposed adoption of a Councillor Health and Wellbeing Policy for Bedford Borough Council...

Council discusses what Government’s English Devolution plans will mean for Bedford

Bedford Borough Council is still waiting to find out what devolution would mean for its residents and businesses. But Bedford’s mayor said he doesn’t think a referendum on this is necessary...

Borough Conservatives accused of putting council at risk by “burning through” savings

Bedford Borough Council's Conservative cabinet has defended spending council tax reserves after being accused of "burning through" council savings and putting the council...

Illegal parking on pavements “real hazard” but drivers may be escaping fines.

Parking on pavements across Bedford Borough creates a “real hazard” but an investigation has found that Bedford Borough Council have limited resources to enforce parking restrictions so drivers...

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