After nearly 20 years of service representing the people of Goldington, Liberal Democrat Cllr Sylvia Gillard has announced that she will be standing down after this year's election.
After decades of waiting, Bedford is just weeks away from a brand new bus station, following confirmation of the opening date as 29th March 2015.
Preparatory work for the building of the river-fronted public square, new hotel, cinema and restaurants including Wagamama and Zizzi got underway in Bedford Town Centre today.
In a major boost for bus users with mobility issues, users of the Door to Door mobility service will no longer have to give up National Concessionary Travel Passes. From 1st April 2015 passengers who qualify for a free bus pass and Door to Door pass will be able to apply for both of these under a new pilot scheme.
The Sunday Times has selected Bedford amongst its list of the 50 best urban places to live in Britain. Sunday's paper, which included the list drawn up by the paper in conjunction with Zoopla Property, saw Bedford described as a 'perennial wallflower coming into bloom' and declared that 'it's high time we paid more attention to this overlooked market town.'
Bedford Park lake received a new fountain last week, just in time for the onset of spring. The new fountain, which aerates the water of the lake, provides an aesthetic cascade in the Victorian grounds of Bedford Park, which opened on 11th July 1888. Initial attempts to fix the broken fountain pump revealed the entire structure needed replacing, at a cost of £4000.
