This week is Deaf Awareness Week, and Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats are backing its important message locally. Liberal Democrat Councillor Tim Hill, who is hearing impaired, has stressed the importance of the campaign's work to raise awareness of the needs of those who are deaf or have hearing loss, and highlighted the benefits this can bring locally.
Resurfacing of a key route in Bedford is to commence this month after Bedford Borough Council and contractors worked successfully to reduce road closure requirements and to meet government coronavirus working guidelines.
Bedford Borough Council and the NHS have teamed up with the Bedford Clanger and Bedford Independent to produce a new leaflet with information and signposting to support for local residents during the coronavirus pandemic.
Bedford Borough Council has closed all play areas, effective immediately, to minimise the spread of coronavirus.
Bedford Borough Council's gritting crews have been out on over 50 gritting runs this winter, and have used about 800 more tonnes of salt than they had by this time last year.
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.
