Mayor’s ‘Posturing’ Costs Taxpayers 16th October 2019 A 20 month delay in purchasing temporary accommodation units for homeless individuals and families has cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of pounds due to... Local News
Concerns Over ‘Professional Begging’ in Bedford Town Centre 14th October 2019 ‘Professional begging’ in and around Bedford’s car parks is causing safety concerns for visitors and must be dealt with urgently, according to Conservative Cllr... Local News
Cllr Roger Rigby: We Must Back Bedford's Traders 26th September 2019 A programme of roadworks across Bedford has come at a terrible time for the town’s businesses, according to Cllr Roger Rigby. Local News
Planning Inspectors Send Mayor Back to Drawing Board Over ‘Botched’ Local Plan 2nd September 2019 The ongoing crisis surrounding Bedford Mayor Dave Hodgson’s ‘botched’ housing plan has returned to haunt him with Planning Inspectors ruling it will have to be... Local News
Council Must Listen to Bring Out the Best in Bedford Town Centre 20th August 2019 Conservative Group Leader Cllr Graeme Coombes says Bedford Borough Council must listen to and act on the views of respondents to a consultation on the future of... Local News
Funding Boost to Support Rough Sleepers in Bedford 16th August 2019 New initiatives will be delivered to support rough sleepers in Bedford after the Borough Council accepted £547k in Government grants. Local News
Government Backs Bedford and Luton Hospital Merger 14th August 2019 Government backing for the merger between Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital provides ‘certainty’ for clinicians but there remains an ongoing need... Local News
Bedford Borough Council 'Understating' Effect of Roadworks on Congestion 11th June 2019 Cllr Roger Rigby has accused Bedford Borough Council of failing to acknowledge the traffic chaos as a result of concurrent roadworks across Bedford and Kempston... Local News
Cllr Graeme Coombes Elected New Conservative Group Leader 19th May 2019 Cllr Stephen Moon has announced that he has stood down as Leader of Bedford Borough Council’s Conservative Group. He will be replaced by Cllr Graeme Coombes. Local News