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28 August 2026
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Open Space Management (OSM) charges

Mayor Tom Wootton was elected in 2023. Image: Bedford Borough Council.

Third time lucky for mayor’s Special Area Charges decision

Bedford’s mayor has signed his third executive decision on Special Area Charges in less than a month. The latest decision, signed on Friday, 30 January, was made after a call-in hearing...
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Borough Hall. Image: Bedford Borough Council

Borough councillors say Special Area Charges call in to clarify decision

Labour councillors say their decision to send the mayor’s Special Area Charges decision back for reconsideration was not intended to lead to increased council tax charges for residents in Kempston West...
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Bedford Borough open space charges returned to mayor for rethink over Council Tax transparency

A mayoral decision changing how Bedford Borough Council allocates Special Area Charges, which affect council tax bills in different parts of the borough, has been sent...
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Labour councillor’s frustration at “political game-playing” over Open Space Management charges

The Labour councillor for Kempston West has told the Bedford Independent that his constituents are "horrified" that a decision to remove Open Space Management charges has been contested...
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