Since October 2020, Bedford Borough Council have been working alongside their partners, Sustrans, to increase the number of active travel initiatives in the Borough and the amount of people who are taking part in them.
Following a successful funding bid to the Department for Transport, Bedford Borough Council has purchased six eCargo bikes which will help the Council work in a greener way.
With the start of the Easter holidays and the next step in the Government's Coronavirus roadmap allowing outdoor gathering of either six people or two households, the Council is reminding local residents to enjoy their parks responsibly.
Home based and mobile businesses affected by the Coronavirus pandemic are being encouraged to apply for an initial £500 grant. Eligible businesses can now apply for the grant online via Bedford Borough Council's website at https://www.bedford.gov.uk/social-care-health-and-community/public-health/coronavirus/coronavirus-business-advice/business-support-grants/
Healthwatch Bedford Borough have launched their 'Voice of the People Survey'. This follows on from their 'Behind Closed Doors' Coronavirus report in the autumn of 2020. Healthwatch Bedford Borough are now revisiting some of the common themes to look at how Bedford Borough residents and patients are finding access to services now, six months on. Please fill in the survey and give your opinions at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SYRY2MH
The East West Rail Company have today launched the next phase of their consultation on the route from Bedford to Cambridge and we have just received the details of the East West Rail Company's proposals for their route through Bedford Borough.
