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Bedford Borough Council receives highest accolade for Armed Forces support

The Ministry of Defence has awarded Bedford Borough Council its highest accolade in recognition for its outstanding support for the local Armed Forces community. The Council...

Mayor clashes with opposition as Councillors agree to close Oasis Beach Pool

Bedford’s mayor, Tom Wootton, has been asked if permanently closing Oasis after council cash was spent on major renovations was doing his best. But the mayor said how Oasis was...

Exclusive: Bedford Mayor “demands” comprehensive review of EWR business case and reassessment of all route options

Just days after it was launched Mayor Tom Wootton has responded to the latest EWR consultation with a list of demands and attacks on the previous executive of Bedford Borough Council saying "the...

“It is devastating” – campaign group releases initial response to latest East West Rail consultation

Campaign group Bedford for a Re-consultation (BFARe) has responded to the third non-statutory East West Rail project consultation, saying the new rail line will be 'devastating" and...

Monthly column: Pulling out all the stops for a healthier future

We are working ceaselessly with our partners to get new GP surgeries built so residents across the Borough finally have access to the healthcare they need - and this isn’t all talk, as the old...

Bedford prepares to remember the fallen with events across the Borough

A number of events will take place this weekend and early next week to mark Armistice Day and Remembrance Day across Bedford Borough. While there will be localised events in villages...

Mayor says Bedford is a “town on the up” where people will want to “shop, live, work and socialise”

Bedford’s mayor has said the purchase of the Lloyds Bank building on Bedford’s High Street is part of his election pledge to make the town centre a place where “people want to shop, live, work and socialise”...

Council defends purchase of Bedford High Street property after claims they paid too much

A senior councillor has defended the council’s purchase of the Lloyds Bank building on Bedford’s High Street after it was branded a “reckless” purchase. Opposition councillors called...

Woman becomes second victim of Cleat Hill explosion

A woman, who was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following an explosion at a home in Cleat Hill, Bedford has died. Julia Harris, 84, was taken to hospital on Saturday...

“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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