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Homelessness and rough sleeping
It was World Homeless Day this week, and we want to thank local organisations and especially their volunteers for all that they do in helping tackle homelessness and rough sleeping in Bedford…
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Mayor Dave Hails Parents Fighting HEART Multi Academy Trust's 'Alarming and Damaging' School Plans
Mayor Dave Hodgson has praised parents fighting against HEART Multi Academy Trust's 'alarming and extremely damaging plans' to remove Head Teachers and scrap local governing bodies from Cauldwell,…
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Have your say on the Councils draft Tenancy Strategy
All local authorities with strategic housing responsibilities need to plan to meet the housing needs of local residents. The Localism Act 2011 placed a statutory duty on Local Authorities to adopt a…
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World Mental Health Day 2018 event this Wednesday
World Mental Health Day takes place on 10th October every year and is an opportunity to raise awareness of mental health issues, tackle the stigma surrounding mental health and promote open and…
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Older Persons’ Accommodation Strategy 2018-2023 Consultation
Bedford Borough Council wants your views on the draft Older People's Accommodation Strategy 2018-2023 which will cover the future housing needs of people over 65 years of age living in the Borough.
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Scrapping Single-Use Plastic at the Council
We have all seen the images of the harm done to wildlife and our environment by plastics waste that have increasingly appeared in the media in recent times. We all know of the damage it does, yet…
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Javid must end cuts to police numbers
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrat's Crime and Policing spokesperson Councillor Sarah Gallagher has challanged the Homes Secreatry Sajid Javid to end the cuts to police numbers.
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Mayor Dave: If PM's Words on Austerity Mean Anything, Government Must Halt Punishing Cuts for Local Services
Mayor Dave Hodgson has insisted that if Theresa May's claim that 'austerity is over' means anything at all, the Tory Government must use its forthcoming budget to change course dramatically over its…
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Council Teams up with Police, Fire Service and others for Week of Action in Midland Road and Tavistock Street
This week, Bedford Borough Community Safety Partnership is running a 'Week of Action' in the Midland Road and Tavistock Street areas.
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Victims of contaminated blood scandal deserve answers
Commenting on the Inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal, which heard today how successive Prime Minister's had denied to accept any responsibility, former Liberal Democrat Health Minister…
