The long-awaited new railway station at Wixams was approved unanimously by Bedford Borough Council's Planning Committee last night. This is a big step forward on the journey to getting the new station up and running for local residents.
Elstow and Stewatby Councillor Tim Hill has announced that he will be standing down in May.
Bedford Borough Council has used its discretionary power to extend the Household Support Grant criteria to include those who face additional energy costs because of a disability or they are living with a chronic illness.
The recent Council Budget protected a number of rural services, despite the drastically reduced support from the government.
Bedford Borough Council's Sports Development Team, in partnership with Be Active, are announcing the launch of a new physical activity programme called "Active Wellbeing". These weekly sessions will offer gentle physical activity for cancer prehab/rehab patients and anyone experiencing other long-term health conditions. The sessions are set to start on Monday 27 February 2023.
In yet another delay to important policy, it is rumoured that reforms to the Mental Health Act will not be fully implemented until 2030/31 despite having made the announcements in 2017. An independent review in December 2018 made 154 recommendations to urgently improve the service.