20mph limits are in the pipeline for the whole of the Castle Road area after Councillors Lucy Bywater and Ben Foley for Castle ward and Councillors Hilde Hendrickx and Jake Sampson for Newnham ward worked together to bring the long awaited reduced speed limit to the neighbourhood. The councillors shared part of the cost equally from their ward funds with the Council funding part of the scheme as well.
Finance Ministers, International Finance Institutions and the financial sector met at COP26 today to get global finance flowing for climate action.
Commenting on a COVID-19 update at a meeting of Children's Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Chair of the committee Councillor Hilde Hendrickx said "Whilst we expected figures to rise as students returned to school, these figures are very high and they are worrying. At the start of the school year the Department of Education told schools not to continue with COVID safety measures such as wearing facemasks and operating in bubbles. In spite of the surge in cases, the government still just seems to be standing by and our schools have received very little guidance. In addition, only a small percentage of the 300,000 carbon dioxide monitors the government promised to schools as part of the drive to improve ventilation, has been delivered."
On Thursday 4 November, 6-7pm, Bedford Borough Council are inviting parents and carers of children aged 12-17 to a virtual Q&A session to talk about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Amid powerful pleas heard in Glasgow yesterday, world leaders, young people and campaigners all stressed the urgency of taking tangible action to keep the prospect of holding back global temperature rises to 1.5C and building resilience to climate impacts. Today countries have made unprecedented commitments to protect forests, reduce methane emissions and accelerate green technology.
Are you a graduate who wants to make a difference in your local community and excel in your career? The National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP) has opened its recruitment drive for a new cohort, starting Autumn 2022, and Bedford Borough Council is looking to hire two graduates who live, work or study in Bedford Borough.