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 the town centre if it is to deliver positive results.

New initiatives will be delivered to support rough sleepers in Bedford after the Borough Council accepted £547k in Government grants.

Government backing for the merger between Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital provides ‘certainty’ for clinicians but there remains an ongoing need to invest in Bedford Hospital’s facilities, according to Cllr Roger Rigby.

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.

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.

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Cllr Gianni Carofano has argued that Bedford Borough Council must do more to support the town centre following the news that Marks and Spencer is to close its Bedford store on the 4th May 2019.

Bedford town centre would be given a ‘huge boost’ under plans from the Council’s Conservatives to provide 2 hours free parking every day.

A proposed increase in special allowances paid to Bedford Borough Councillors should be rejected, according to the Council’s Conservative Group.

Bedford town centre urgently requires a ‘vision for regeneration’ following a 4.82% reduction in footfall last year.