Bedford Borough Libraries Launch 2019 Summer Reading Challenge
Bedford Borough Libraries are calling for children to sign up to read library books this summer as part of Space Chase Summer Reading Challenge 2019.
10 Jul 2019
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Prisons inspector reveals Tory neglect
Responding to this year's Chief Inspector of Prisons' annual report, Bedford Borough Liberal Democrat Crime and Police Spokesperson Councillor Hilde Hendrickx said "This report is utterly damning of the Conservatives' neglect of our prisons. With prisons so badly overcrowded and in such an appalling state, prisoners are not being properly rehabilitated. That means more reoffending and more people becoming victims of crime.
10 Jul 2019
Mayor Dave Writes - Decongestion Works Will Bring Real Benefits for all Road Users
In his July column for the Bedford Borough Bulletin and Kempston Calling, Mayor Dave Hodgson has written about the disruption caused by Network Rail's closure of Bromham Road Bridge. He notes how it's even harder to stomach because of the downgraded rail service Bedford is set to have following the Government's decision to remove it from the intercity rail network.
9 Jul 2019
Summer Reading Challenge 2019 Space Chasers
Bedford Borough Libraries are calling for children to sign up to read library books this summer as part of Space Chase Summer Reading Challenge 2019.
9 Jul 2019
Consultation on A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet
Highways England are carrying out a public consultation on plans to improve travel between Milton Keynes and Cambridge, proposing a new 10 mile dual carriageway between the Black Cat and Caxton Gibbet roundabouts.
5 Jul 2019
Mill Meadows Bandstand Concerts are back this Summer
Free bandstand concerts are coming back to Mill Meadows on the Embankment this summer.
4 Jul 2019