Support for Local Businesses
Local businesses can apply for a business support grant via the Council's website if they meet the Government's qualifying criteria.
28 Mar 2020
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Council Advice and Guidance on Coronavirus
Bedford Borough Council has set up a specific webpage where you can find information about the council response to Covid-19 and any impact on council services, as well as advice and guidance.
17 Mar 2020
Praise for Social Care Workers as Figures Show Homecare has Doubled in Ten Years
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have praised social care workers after new figures revealed that the amount of homecare delivered across the Borough has doubled in the past ten years.
4 Mar 2020
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
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
A better deal for our troops
Dave Hodgson was born on an army base where his father taught the children of soldiers and he is passionate in supporting the men and women of our armed services, who daily put their lives in danger for the freedom of our country.
4 Sep 2009