Cabinet Confusion over Recycling Plans
Members of the Executive Committee have come in for criticism for debating the council's recycling policy when a decision already appears to have been made.
13 Mar 2003
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Uproar as Tories deny refusing services to abused and neglected elderly people
At the County Council's Executive last Monday [10th March], the Conservative Portfolio Holder for Adults, Cllr Mike Gibson denied that Social Services were refusing to support adults where "abuse and neglect has occurred or will occur".
12 Mar 2003
Mayor Dave visits Footcare4eva
Mayor Dave Hodgson recently visited footcare4eva, Bedford's leading podiatrist who have been treating the Borough's feet for the last two years in the Arcade off the main High Street.
14 Apr 2022
Council Tulip Giveaway to Wootton Peace Garden
Bedford Borough Council has given tulip bulbs to Wootton Upper School for the Wootton Peace Garden, following the tulip bulb giveaway earlier this year.
13 Nov 2020
Meetings for Parents and Carers on HEART's Alarming Plans for Cauldwell, Shackleton and Shortstown Primaries
Mayor Dave Hodgson has been informed that the HEART Academies Trust is holding meetings tonight (16th) and tomorrow (17th) for parents and carers of children at Shortstown, Shackleton or Cauldwell Primary Schools about their deeply unpopular plans to remove the Head Teacher posts and local governing bodies from those schools. Both meetings are taking place at Bedford Academy on Mile Road, at 6:30pm.
16 Oct 2018
Mayor Welcomes Continuing Fall in Borough Unemployment
New figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed the extent of the continuing fall in unemployment in Bedford Borough. The number of people claiming Job Seeker's allowance has fallen by 46% - more than 2,000 people - since February last year. Meanwhile, the age group with the highest proportion of claimants, 18 -24 year-olds, saw a particularly high month-to-month fall between September and October, with the numbers dropping by 16%. This is considerably faster than the regional reduction.
19 Nov 2014