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
Pre-Election Purdah Period 25th March 2019 This website will not be updated during the pre-election 'purdah' period. For more information see www.local.gov.uk/our-support/purdah Local News
Cllr Gianni Carofano: Support Needed for Bedford Town Centre 8th February 2019 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... Local News
Radical Free Parking Plan to Boost Bedford 7th February 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. Local News
Councillors’ Pay Rise Proposal ‘Unacceptable’ 5th February 2019 A proposed increase in special allowances paid to Bedford Borough Councillors should be rejected, according to the Council’s Conservative Group. Local News
‘Vision’ Required to Revitalise Bedford 31st January 2019 Bedford town centre urgently requires a ‘vision for regeneration’ following a 4.82% reduction in footfall last year. Local News
Bedford Mayor’s Airlander Tax Break Slammed 17th January 2019 A decision by Bedford’s Mayor to award tax relief to a business which paid its directors and management over £1.2m in 2017 has been called ‘bizarre’. Local News
Bedford Mayor’s ‘Vision-Free’ Housing Plan Slammed 7th December 2018 Mayor Dave Hodgson’s Local Plan has postponed vital strategic decisions on housing and employment growth that will ‘adversely affect Bedford’s future prosperity... Local News
Bedford Mayor’s ‘Recruitment Crisis’ Exposed 6th November 2018 Liberal Democrat Mayor Dave Hodgson has been slammed for overseeing a ‘full blown recruitment crisis’ which is set to cost taxpayers £279k. Local News