Bedford Borough Council to repair Royal Engineers Bridge
Bedford Borough Council is conducting repairs to Royal Engineers Bridge, the steel footbridge that carries pedestrians over the River Great Ouse behind Bedford Girls School.
19 Oct 2022
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Ageing Well Festival
Don't forget the Ageing Well Festival is taking place today at Bedford Corn Exchange until 2pm with lots of stands giving information and there is also a COVID Booster pop-up where you can get your latest vaccination.
19 Oct 2022
Fujifilm opens new UK HQ in Bedford Borough
Fujifilm, the healthcare, materials and imaging company, has officially opened its new UK Headquarters - called Fujifilm House - just off Cardington Road in Bedford.
18 Oct 2022
Government refuses calls to invest in Bedford Borough road safety
Earlier this month Mayor Dave Hodgson wrote to the Secretary of State for Transport calling on the government to return the fines from average speed cameras to Bedford Borough Council to allow reinvestment in road safety measures. The government have refused this call and instead decided to continue to retain all the money from fines generated by average speed cameras. This means that Bedford Borough residents will not see a penny of these funds invested into new road safety measures.
18 Oct 2022
Mayor Dave Hodgson launches the 2022 Christmas Card Competition
Bedford Borough Mayor Dave Hodgson has written to all primary schools in the Borough and to PLACE (Parent-led and community based education) inviting pupils to help design the 2022 Christmas card.
18 Oct 2022
Halloween half-term at Bedford Borough libraries
Bedford Borough's libraries are all set for this October half-term with lots of free halloween based crafts and activities for children from haunted house scratch art, creepy crowns and spooky goings off.
18 Oct 2022