Bedford Borough Council's Executive discussed the financial impact of COVID-19 following a report highlighting that the council is facing a financial gap of between £22 and £36million over the next five years with the impact of COVID-19 causing a significant pressure.
Bedford Borough Council is once again giving away free tulip bulbs from the last Embankment Spring planting display.
In September 2019, Bedford was named as one of 101 towns that could bid for up to £25million from Central Government for a Town Deal.
The Mayor's Charity Committee have awarded funding to three local Bedford charities.
There have been reports of residents being unable to access Coronavirus tests locally this appears to be partly due to capacity issues in the laboratories that the government uses to process the result and limits being placed on testing facilities.
Since lockdown began in March, Bedford Borough Council has issued fines to 48 people for fly-tipping.
