New NHS data reveals the shocking increase in ambulance wait times for residents in Bedfordshire. Ambulance services are now at breaking point as wait times for ambulances responding to life threatening situations increase by 20% since 2019. Wait times for the next most serious category of calls have increased by 40% over the same time.
Holocaust Memorial Day events will once again be taking place in Bedford, on Sunday 27th January.
For an afternoon or evening out for all the family, why not go to the Pantomime Aladdin at the Corn Exchange. It runs from Saturday 22nd December to Tuesday 1st January, 2pm and 6pm matinees available.
The Kickstart Grants ballot has now opened.
Mayor Dave Hodgson has praised parents fighting against HEART Multi Academy Trust's 'alarming and extremely damaging plans' to remove Head Teachers and scrap local governing bodies from Cauldwell, Shortstown and Shackleton schools. Mayor Dave's comments came following a huge turnout by parents at last night's Full Council meeting, where over 150 people were in attendance to demonstrate their opposition to HEART's plans.
Bedford Borough Council has this afternoon sent an email which rounds up the latest Council news and guidance on coronavirus to all of subscribers to its 'Borough News' bulletins.
