Last night at a meeting of Full Council, the Liberal Democrats voted down a Conservative amendment that would've resulted in masses of cuts to vital public services next year. Some of the services that have been cut by other Conservative-run councils due to financial mismanagement have been libraries, sports facilities and children's centres.
In addition to the recently announced Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant, the Council has now announced details of its discretionary Omicron grant scheme.
This month school students across the country returned to underequipped and understaffed classrooms due to a lack of government action. As a result, according to the latest figures over 400,000 students per day are missing out on crucial lesson time due to preventable COVID outbreaks. Students who have avoided testing positive have also experienced massive amounts of disruption as around 100,000 staff members were also absent from lessons.
In addition to the recently announced Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant, the Council has now announced details of its discretionary Omicron grant scheme.
Bedford Borough Council and the Forest of Marston Vale (FoMV) are inviting Bedford Borough residents to join our tree planting event at Jackman's Farm on Saturday 5 February 2022.
To celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month, the OUTing the Past Festival returns to The Higgins Bedford for the fifth year running on Saturday 26th February.
