Back to school in Bedford Borough
Bedford Borough Council is welcoming the measures put in place in schools across the Borough to enable the safe return of pupils as they start the Autumn term.
Bedford Borough Council is welcoming the measures put in place in schools across the Borough to enable the safe return of pupils as they start the Autumn term.
The latest weekly coronavirus statistics for Bedford Borough have been published. Presented once again in easy-to-read infographic form, the figures show that in the seven days up to August 30th:
There will be a new East Midlands Railway (EMR) timetable from Monday 7 September, which will run until 12 December.
Speaking after the Chair of Ofqual told MPs today that it was a "fundamental mistake" to believe a controversial algorithm initially used for A-level and GCSE results would "ever be acceptable to the public", Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Daisy Cooper said "The A level scandal caused untold distress and anguish for too many young people."
Have your say in Mayor Dave Hodgson's Coronavirus Survey asking how the NHS, Carers, the Government and the Council has done as well as questions about local shops, businesses and parks and green spaces. Take the survey here.
Local residents that have tested positive will either be phoned or visited by a team from the Council if national contact tracers are unable reach them in the first 24 hours.