Councillor Phillippa Martin-Moran-Bryant is calling for water safety to be taken seriously this summer, following concerns about young people jumping into open...

New changes branded “an attack on local democracy”. Bedford Conservative Councillors have condemned the Labour Government’s new planning changes as a direct...

Bedford Borough Council’s Conservative administration took decisive action to bring the borough’s future growth back under local control by launching work on a...

At a time when Bedford Borough is facing intense financial and political scrutiny, it’s more important than ever that residents hear an honest message: yes, the...

Bedford Borough’s Conservative Mayor, Tom Wootton, has welcomed the start of demolition work on the unsafe Queens Footbridge (linking Queens Park and Kempston)...

Conservative administration secures millions in additional NHS investment following years of campaigning Bedford Borough Council has announced a major funding...

On 4 March 2026, the Mayor of Bedford Borough, Tom Wootton, formally established a new Finance and Improvement Executive Committee to strengthen oversight of...

Bedford Borough Council has approved Mayor Tom Wootton’s 2026/27 budget that protects frontline services and provides much needed stability at a critical time...

Bedford Borough’s Conservative Councillors and Mayor Tom Wootton have expressed deep disappointment after the Council’s proposed 2026/27 budget was voted down...