Government Gives Bedford £154k to Reopen After Lockdown Wednesday, 14 April, 2021 Bedford Borough Council have received £154k to help local high street reopen and attract shoppers. This money comes on top of £1m Towns Fund and £1.76m High Streets Heritage Action Zone grant that Bedford has received to help revive high street. This is part of a wider package of measures to revitalise high streets and level up communities – including steps to make it easier for eateries to serve... Local News
Conservative Councillors Welcome Mayor’s U-Turn Over Borough Consultation on East West Rail 13th April 2021 Following repeated calls by Conservative Councillors in Council meetings, Bedford’s Mayor has belatedly reversed his previous refusal to have a public... Local News
Cllr Tom Wootton welcomes Black Cat Roundabout proposals 25th March 2021 Proposals form Highways England to overhaul the dual carriageway linking the A1 to the A428 have been formally accepted by the Planning Inspectorate. The plans... Local News
Government increases financial support for Bedford public health, whilst Labour ‘manufacture problems’ 24th March 2021 The Conservative Government has supported Bedford Council with millions of pounds of public money during the current health pandemic. It is now giving nearly... Local News
Calls Increase to Terminate Fusion Contract 22nd March 2021 A petition to Bedford Borough from users of the Council’s leisure facilities, calling on Councillors to terminate leisure operator Fusion’s contract, is the... Local News
Conservatives Welcome New Government Funding to Tackle Domestic Violence 26th February 2021 The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government will allocate £335,779 to Bedford Borough Council in the next financial year to help support victims... Local News
East West Rail: Position Statement by the Bedford Borough Council Conservative Group 24th February 2021 The Bedford Conservative Council Group supports the East West Rail (EWR) project in principle and recognises the economic and social benefits that a new rail... Local News
Conservatives Welcome Bedford High Street’s Improvement Scheme 22nd January 2021 Through the Transporting Bedford project, Bedford’s High Street is set to have a high quality regeneration makeover, becoming one lane only for traffic... Local News
Manton Lane Footbridge Installation Taking Place This Weekend 20th January 2021 The planned installation of a new footbridge at Manton Lane, which was delayed due to an outbreak of COVID-19 at a sub-contractor’s facility, is taking place... Local News
Vaccination Guidance Received from Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group 14th January 2021 We have received the following guidance from the Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (BCCG): Vaccination Centres On Saturday 9 January, national letters... Local News
The Four Steps of the Lockdown Roadmap Explained 23rd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the four-step roadmap that will guide us out of lockdown. Here’s what that roadmap means for you. National News
Boris Johnson on the Roadmap to Easing Lockdown: Speech in Full 22nd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect... National News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
Deal Done: We have taken back control with our UK-EU trade deal. 30th December 2020 We have secured an excellent deal for the United Kingdom, which delivers on what the British people voted for both in the referendum and the last election. National News
