Mayor - Hospital Campaign has seen Successes, but Fight is on if Downgrade Proposed this Week

The 2014 Bedford Film Festival is Underway!

The second Bedford Film Festival is taking place this weekend, with a range of exciting and varied workshops and film screenings today, tomorrow and Saturday. The main venue is once again The Higgins Bedford, and festival-goers will benefit from enhanced facilities which have been installed in advance of the festival.

Local Schoolchildren on Poignant Trip in Remembrance of World War One

Decades-Long Wait for New Bedford Bus Station Nearly Over as Development Takes Shape

Bedford Western Bypass: Contractor Appointed to Commence Construction Within Weeks

Mayor Dave Hodgson has signed the decision to authorise the appointment of the contractor to construct the crucial final phase of the Bedford Western Bypass, meaning work will start on site within weeks. Breheny Civil Engineering have been appointed to carry out the £18.6million project to complete a route which has featured in local and national plans for over fifty years. Breheny won the tender after scoring highest on both quality and price, in a process launched after a series of obstacles blocking the project were overcome after Mayor Dave Hodgson launched Compulsory Purchase Order proceedings.

More Support for Shoppers and Traders: Free Sunday Parking In All Council Car Parks!

In another major boost for shoppers and businesses, free parking all day on Sundays is being introduced across all Council car parks. The decision is the latest in a string of measures to support shoppers and encourage town centre trade under Mayor Dave, with four successsive years of shoppers' car park charge freezes, the Mayor's Free Parking Deal on Saturdays, the new surface car park opposite the bus station and much more.