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Council approves £5.5m for Wixams GP surgery but project still hangs in the balance

Bedford Borough Council Executive has approved a business case allocating £5.5 million towards a new GP surgery in Wixams – but official papers show the project still depends...

Councillors to discuss Wixams GP surgery’s “critical” business case

A long-awaited GP surgery for Wixams could take a step forward next week when Bedford Borough Council’s executive considers whether to approve a business case and £5.5m...

Councillors vote against 149 new farmland homes

A housing scheme in Wilstead has suffered a setback after councillors went against planning advice and voted “minded to refuse” an application for up to 149 homes on farmland off Bedford Road...

Bedfordshire Police to target A6 street racing after complaints from locals

Bedfordshire Police has written to Bedford Borough Council following a petition by local people concerned about dangerous driving, car cruising and street racing along the A6 corridor between...

Monthly column: An active summer listening to local people

Parliament is in summer recess, and that means I’ve been able to get out and about across Mid Bedfordshire more than usual. It’s a fantastic opportunity to listen to you about the issues that are affecting you...

Dance group head to Blackpool for the World Street Dance Championships

Over 60 young dancers from across Central Bedfordshire are preparing to take on the UDO World Street Dance Championships for the third year in a row this August. Dancers from Fundamentalz Dance...

Plans for new Wixams care home refused over parking and traffic concerns

Plans for a 65-bed care home in Wixams have been refused over concerns about insufficient parking and traffic. Despite planning officers recommending the committee to grant full planning...

Mid Bedfordshire MP raises Wixams GP surgery campaign at Prime Minister’s Questions

Mid Bedfordshire MP Blake Stephenson (Conservative) has taken the campaign for a long-promised GP surgery in Wixams directly to the Prime Minister during Prime Minister’s Questions...

New Wixams facilities approved nine months after original rejection

Plans to reshape community and leisure facilities in Wixams have been approved, following months of public consultation and debate over how the fast-growing settlement should be served...

Universal and East West Rail clash over perceived “significant technical flaws”

Universal Destinations & Experiences (UDX) said it raised objections to the latest East West Rail (EWR Co) proposals, warning there are a "number of significant technical flaws" with the submission...

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