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.
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
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/
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.
Our friends at Healthwatch Bedford Borough have again shared the pharmacy opening hours for the Easter period.
Train services on the Marston Vale railway line (Bedford-Bletchley) will resume on Monday 12th April initially at peak times (three journeys each way in the morning and three in the evening) supplemented by a Rail Replacement Bus Service during the rest of the day.
