Coronavirus message from Mayor Dave Hodgson
Mayor Dave Hodgson recorded a new video about the Government's announcement that Bedford Borough is a Coronavirus area of concern.
8 Aug 2020
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Bedford Borough - a Coronavirus area of concern
The Government has announced that Bedford Borough is a Coronavirus area of concern. Mayor Dave Hodgson is urging residents to continue to follow social distancing advice to avoid a local lockdown - as we have seen in Leicester.
7 Aug 2020
Bedford Borough - a Coronavirus area of concern
The Government has announced that Bedford Borough is a Coronavirus area of concern. Mayor Dave Hodgson is urging residents to continue to follow social distancing advice to avoid a local lockdown - as we have seen in Leicester.
7 Aug 2020
Cycle to Work Day 2020
Thursday 6th August is Cycle to Work Day, and this year's event has a new twist. With many people's circumstances changed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Cycle to Work Day organisers this year are encouraging people to ride anywhere, for any reason and with anyone, and Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats are backing the initiative.
6 Aug 2020
Coronavirus Deep Dive Report published
Following interim findings published last month, the Bedford Borough COVID-19 Deep Dive Final Report has now been published this report does not provide answers to some of the key questions about what has happened since the start of this crisis. Those questions would need a different sort of inquiry, this Report looks at transmission.
4 Aug 2020
Warning Over Impact of New Laws to Reduce Communities’ Say over Local Developments
The Chair of Bedford Borough Council's Planning Committee has warned that the Government's extension of 'Permitted Development' (PD) rights will further reduce local people's influence over their own communities and could lead to poorer quality, unpopular development taking place.
4 Aug 2020