Community advocate and Councillor appointed as Speaker of Bedford Borough Council Friday, 17 May, 2024 Councillor John Wheeler has been appointed Speaker of Bedford Borough Council. John was first elected as a Councillor in 2015, bringing over 20 years of experience as a parish councillor with a deep understanding of community/village life. Where, he quickly cemented himself as a powerful advocate for residents of Wootton and now Kempston Rural – ensuring they have a voice in the Council. John has... Local News
Cllr Roger Rigby: Illegal Encampment Protections Needed 27th March 2017 Bromham & Biddenham Cllr Roger Rigby has called on Bedford Borough Council to implement ‘physical or legal’ measures to protect a site from illegal encampments. Local News
Cllr Graeme Coombes Positive In Face of Wixams Station Setback 23rd March 2017 Wixams and Wilstead Cllr Graeme Coombes is not giving up hope for the delivery of the long-awaited Wixams railway station, despite the project missing out on a... Local News
Black Cat Consultation 'Botched Publicity' Slammed 20th March 2017 Wyboston Ward Cllr Tom Wootton has hit out Highway England for setting out indecipherable plans to amend the Black Cat roundabout. Local News
‘Green Light’ for Ampthill Road Plan 14th March 2017 A project to end chronic congestion on Ampthill Road has been given the ‘green light’ by the Government. Local News
£4.6m Cash Boost for Bedford Borough Social Care 10th March 2017 Bedford Borough Council’s Conservative Leader has welcomed a £4.6m injection of cash to support adult social care. Local News
Bedford Mayor’s Sixth Form School Transport ‘Hike’ Slammed 9th March 2017 Sixth Form pupils in Bedford Borough will be hit with a massive 133% increase in school transport costs from September 2017. Local News
Bedford Deputy Mayor’s ‘Improper Use’ of Position in Homes Vote 23rd February 2017 Bedford’s Liberal Democrat Deputy Mayor has been slammed for ‘blatant nimbyism’ which will put further pressure on villages to accommodate thousands of new... Local News
Bedford Mayor's 'Culture of Secrecy' 15th February 2017 Bedford Borough’s Mayor has been slammed for behind closed doors decision making over two of the most important issues facing the Borough in the next decade. Local News
Cllr Stephen Moon: Conservatives Will Seek to Reinstate Services 3rd February 2017 Bedford Borough Council’s Conservative Group voted to support the authority’s budget for 2017/18 at a meeting on Wednesday but slammed the Liberal Democrat &... Local News
Our plan to cut immigration 4th December 2023 Our plan to deliver the biggest cut in net migration on record. National News
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