Bedford's Christmas Fair Continues Today and Tomorrow - Enjoy Bedford Town Centre this Christmas
Bedford Town Centre's big Christmas Fair continues today through to tomorrow, Sunday 15th December. The Fair includes the usual...
14 Dec 2013
News
Mayor Hails Local Schools' Excellent Showing in Ofsted Annual Report
Mayor Dave Hodgson has praised the work of local schools in driving up and maintaining high standards, following Ofsted's ranking of the Bedford Borough local authority area as the second best place in the country for a child to attend lower or primary school. Since the figures were compiled, a further school has moved into Ofsted's good or outstanding categories, meaning Bedford Borough would rank joint first in the national table, based on the proportion of children attending a good or outstanding school. Currently, an extraordinary 97% of children attend a good or outstanding primary or lower school.
13 Dec 2013
First Prosecution in Bedford Borough for Breaching Dog Control Orders
A Bedford man has been ordered to pay more than £300 after he was seen repeatedly breaching a Dog Control Order in Bedford Town Centre.
11 Dec 2013
Apprenticeships Up 38%!
The latest provisional data* on Apprenticeships (for 2012/13) reveals uptake has increased by 38% across Bedford Borough - while the wider picture shows performance across England down 1%.
5 Dec 2013
The Deal That Protects All Council Leisure Facilities and Secures £3 million Extra Investment
I have yet to write here about the excellent outcome a short while ago of the tendering process we undertook to help safeguard the future of the wide range of public leisure facilities run by the Council. As is well known, with councils facing extraordinary, unprecedented cuts to their funding, leisure facilities have come under threat of cuts across the country, with many areas nearby and beyond seeing leisure centres, swimming pools and other facilities closed.
DH
30 Nov 2013
Utility Companies Ordered to Return and Fix Their Repair Jobs
Utility companies and others who have dug up the borough's roads are being ordered to return after checks by the Council found more than a third of road reinstatements were not up to standard.
29 Nov 2013