The £8.8million redevelopment of Bedford bus station and surrounding area has taken another major step forward with the selection of the preferred contractor to demolish and replace the Bedford bus station building.
Bedford Borough Council's Community Toilet Scheme is going from strength to strength and has added two major new premises and helped an existing premise upgrade their facilities.
This week saw the announcement that elite international cycle race The 2014 Women's Tour will be coming to the streets of Bedford Borough next May. The announcement confirmed that the second day of racing will conclude in Bedford. This is an elite level race, having recently been awarded the highest possible status by the international Cycling authority the UCI, meaning that the very best international cyclists are likely to feature.
The UK's first ever Women's Tour will visit Bedford Borough next May.
As has been widely reported, rural bus services elsewhere across the country have faced drastic cuts in the face of the unprecedented reduction in funding for local authorities. While we are obviously contending with those same cuts in our funding, we have fought to protect rural bus services and have introduced new and improved routes, so it was pleasing to hear that those new services were singled out for praise at the recent National Transport Awards.
Bedford Borough Council, the Trading Standards Institute and the Citizens Advice Bureau are steering people in Bedford in the right direction, this November, when it comes to buying a used car.