Action to Tackle Funding Crisis Caused by Government Cuts
Bedford Borough Council is taking further action to balance the books in the face of brutal government cuts in funding for local services.
21 Sep 2016
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Making it Easy to Stay Up-to-Date: Over 14,000 Sign up to Council Email Bulletins
Over 14,000 local residents have already have signed up to Bedford Borough Council's Stay Connected email bulletins since they were introdced earlier this year.
29 Sep 2016
Mayor Condemns Government as Autumn Statement Neglects Social Care Funding Crisis
Mayor Dave Hodgson has condemned the Government's disregard for elderly and vulnerable people following an Autumn Statement...
27 Nov 2016
Funding Shock as Government CUTS a Further £700,000 from Bedford Borough, Despite National Care Crisis
Despite overwhelming calls nationally across charities, patients groups, care providers and the entire social care sector for...
15 Dec 2016
Emphatic Cross-Party Vote Approves Budget Which Puts the Vulnerable First in Tough Times
The Budget proposed by Mayor Dave Hodgson and his Cabinet was passed with overwhelming cross-party support, with 39 votes for and just 1 against.
8 Feb 2017
Mayor Dave Writes: Cross-Party Support for Council Budget as Funding Crisis Continues
In his latest monthly column for the Bedford Bulletin, Mayor Dave Hodgson has laid out the dire funding situation in which the 2017/18 Council budget was delivered, and of the importance of the all-party support it received last month.
10 Mar 2017