regeneration

Have your say on plans to create ‘Second High Street’ on Midland Road

A public drop-in session is being held for residents to have their say on the £5m regeneration of Midland Road, which has been described as much-needed and overdue...

Single-lane High Street now fully open in time for Christmas

The works to improve Bedford High Street were completed this week, just in time for the end of November deadline and to welcome Christmas shoppers to the town centre...

Music in the Meadows returns to renovated bandstand this summer

Music in the Meadows is returning to the newly renovated Mill Meadows Bandstand on Bedford's riverside this Sunday (8 August). For the next five weeks, there will be a two-hour...

Partial closure of High Street until November 2021 as improvement works begin

The transformation of Bedford High Street will begin in February, with the first phase completed by July and the entire project finished by November. The regeneration will see widened pavements and the High Street reduced to one lane of traffic to...

Bedford outlines plans for £1.7m town centre heritage funding

Regeneration funding of £1.76m has been awarded to Bedford High Street to encourage more people to visit the town centre...

£25m Bedford Town Investment Plan seeks Council endorsement this week

Regeneration of Midland Road and the 'station quarter' of Bedford, improvements to St Paul's Square plus better cycling infrastructure are planned as...

Enhancement of Allhallows and Church Square begins this summer

The entire stretch of Allhallows, from St Loyes Street down to Midland Road and including Church Square, will be given an upgrade this summer...

Bedford among 100 towns invited to bid for £25m regeneration fund

The local government secretary announced yesterday that Bedford is among 100 towns invited to develop proposals for a new generation of multi-million...

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