In her first keynote speech as Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesperson, Christine Jardine has outline her priorities to her party's conference in York and demand the Conservative Government stop cutting welfare payments, end the freeze on working-age benefits and abandon the two child benefit cap.
Next Saturday (30th March) sees Rivercare Clean Up return to Bedford Embankment.
More temporary accommodation is being provided for homeless people in Bedford Borough.
At this week's final Full Council meeting before the Council elections on May 2nd, Mayor Dave Hodgson paid tribute to all Councillors who are standing down at this election, thanking them for their service on behalf of their communities.
Direct from their duties at Buckingham Palace, the Band of Her Majesty's Coldstream Guards returns to The Corn Exchange on St. George's Day, 23rd April.
Mayor Dave Hodgson has thanked everyone planning to volunteer and support any of the large number of Great British Spring Clean events taking place across Bedford Borough. They kick off this weekend, with community clean ups on Saturday 23rd March in Stevington, Stagsden and central Bedford, and on Sunday 24th March in Wilstead and Wootton.