Mayor Dave opens Bedford's new Smart Bike Shelter
The new Smart Bike Shelter on Horne Lane has been officially opened, with a ribbon cutting by Mayor Dave Hodgson.
24 Aug 2021
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Mayor Dave - Further Huge Reduction in Council's Funding Highlights Need to Keep up Fight To Save Services
Mayor Dave Hodgson has said that the recent confirmation of a further huge reduction in the Council's funding is evidence of...
29 Dec 2014
Ukrainian ESOL Awards Ceremony celebration
Bedford Borough Council hosted the Ukrainian ESOL awards in conjunction with PBIC and Bedford College to celebrate the success of recent courses.
11 Dec 2022
Ladbrokes name Dave Hodgson as the challenger to the Conservatives in Bedford
Bookmaker Ladbrokes have named Dave Hodgson as a 2/1 chance for beating the Conservatives in the Bedford Mayoral election due to be held on 15th October, with the Labour candidate out of the race on 10/1.
15 Sep 2009
Council Funding Gap: The Scale of the Challenge
I have written before about the financial challenge facing Bedford Borough Council, but as consultation begins on the first set of proposals to modernise Council services and make them more cost-effective, it is worth considering the figures involved in order to really grasp the full scale of that challenge. Bedford Borough Council has to save £36 million over four years in order to balance the books. That's an awful lot of money by any reckoning, but the fact that it represents over a quarter of the Council's current total net budget of £129 million brings the size of the task ahead into even greater focus (the bar chart on the right provides a graphical illustration). There is no escaping this; the Council is legally required to deliver a balanced budget, and cannot make a policy decision not to make all the savings, for example. What we can do, however, is to work with all parties on the Council, with staff and crucially with residents to make sure the savings are made carefully and in the fairest way poss
31 Jul 2011
Have you signed the petition?
Have you signed the petition calling on BBC Look East to put Bedford on their weather map?
12 Jan 2020