Great Big Green Week joins the Green Earth Vegan Fair – Saturday 25 September
Great Big Green Week is joining the Green Earth Vegan Fair taking place tomorrow, Saturday 25 September, from 10am to 4pm in Harpur Square.
24 Sep 2021
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Conservatives can’t be trusted with public finances
At Wednesday's Full Council Meeting Finance Portfolio Holder Councillor Michael Headley outlined the plan to reduce the council's funding gap this year. The plan sets out the measures that are already being taken to balance the budget in the face of unprecedented financial challenges that are impacting local authorities across the country. After years of Conservative government cuts to local government, councils (like all residents) are facing record high inflation, soaring energy prices and stagnant economic growth.
2 Dec 2022
Bedford Mayor Count underway
The count is underway for the Mayor of Bedford. We will bring you the result as soon as it is announced.
16 Oct 2009
Helping People with Disabilities to Stay in Their Own Home - £400,000 More for Home Adaptations and Improvements
Amongst the decisions taken at the recent Council Executive meeting, I'm pleased to report that we committed an additional £400,000 for home adaptations and improvements which help people with disabilities live comfortably and independently in their own home. We allocated the funding from the early achievement of budget efficiency savings in the current year, and those savings will make a real difference through improvements which enable people to move around their own home more freely and to use essential facilities.
20 Dec 2011
Government Slashes £1.3m from Bedford Borough Schools
Schools across Bedford Borough are facing a combined cut of £1.3m as their budgets are slashed by the Conservative Government. The amount allocated to Bedford Borough for each child in school is being cut, leaving the whole area with over a million pounds less to fund our schools in 2019/20.
8 Nov 2018
New Coronavirus Tiers
Yesterday, the Prime Minister outlined the Government's Winter Plan to manage Coronavirus through the end of 2020 and into the start of 2021.
24 Nov 2020