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Visit Bedford's Beach
Mayor Dave Hodgson visited Bedford's Beach and the Gumbles Children's Funzone at Harpur Square this afternoon. Dave met with Gumbles to discuss thier plans for the rest of the summer including…
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Celebrating Jamaican Independence Day
Today, we are celebrating Jamaican Independence Day by flying the Jamacian flag at Bedford Borough Hall. Jamaica gained their independence on 6th August 1962.
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Government must provide fair funding for our schools most disadvantaged children
Responding to analysis by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) that shows Boris Johnson's education spending pledge would be more than twice as expensive as previously stated, benefitting schools in…
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Less Than One Year to Go Until River Festival 2020
The Bedford River Festival 2020 will take place on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July, and Bedford Borough Council is now delighted to announce the event's headline sponsor will be Wainwright, by…
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Sales of plastic bags drop 90% since fee was introduced
Sales of single-use plastic bags have fallen by 90% since the introduction of the 5p charge in 2015, new figures have revealed.
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Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service receives national accreditation
Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service, the oldest county records office in the country, has again been awarded Archive Service Accreditation.
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The Countdown is on - Less than a Year Until River Festival 2020
There is now under a year until Bedford River Festival 2020, which will take place on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July next year.
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Tory cuts to schools are failing our children
Liberal Democrats have slammed the growing inequality in our schools following the release of an Education Policy Institute (EPI) report. The report shows that it would take over 500 years to close…
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Mayor Dave Hosts Meeting with Maldives Ambassador to the UK
Mayor Dave Hodgson welcomed the Maldives Ambassador to the UK to the Mayor's Parlour in The Old Town Hall in Bedford this week, where they discussed the welcome given to the Maldives 2012 Olympic…
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The Government's ‘Serious Violence Strategy’ is neither serious nor a strategy
Responding to the Home Affairs select committee report into the youth violence epidemic, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Ed Davey MP said "Youth violence is an epidemic, and the Home…
