Town Centre Roadshows Start This Week
Road shows will be held in Bedford town centre as the project to build a brand new Bus Station and regenerate the surrounding area continues.
15 Jan 2014
News
27th January- Mark the Day!
Two multi-million pound projects, bringing investment, jobs and new opportunities to Bedford town centre will begin to take shape on Monday 27th January.
13 Jan 2014
Works to St Mary's Garden Now Underway
Works to improve the river walk between Prebend Street and Town Bridge are now underway.
10 Jan 2014
Apprenticeship Challenge is Set- 2016 in 2016!
A major summit of Local leaders in Apprenticeships convened by Mayor Dave Hodgson has concluded with key partners in education, training and commerce challenging themselves and each other to deliver a further dramatic rise in annual apprenticeships in Bedford Borough, or '2016 in 2016'. With dramatic growth in apprentice numbers already having been achieved in recent years, the summit has set a target of 2016 new Apprenticeships provided annually by 2016, which would represent an increase of 50% against current figures.
8 Jan 2014
New Buildings for Kempston Rural Lower School
Lib Dem Mayor of Bedford Borough, Dave Hodgson visited Kempston Rural Lower School on Wednesday 18th December to turn the last nut in the steel framework to launch the construction of new buildings for the school. Once completed in September 2014, the school will operate as a 2 form entry school for its reception years, catering for the additional pupils from the new developments at land west of Kempston.
6 Jan 2014
Introduction of Mayor's Free Parking Deal Sees 60% Jump In Visitors to Lurke Street
New figures show the number of people using a town centre car park has risen by a phenomenal 60%, since the Mayor's Free Parking Deal was introduced last month.
2 Jan 2014