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New Aldi opens
Deputy Mayor and Liberal Democrat Councillor Charlie Royden attended the opening of the new Aldi supermarket in Fairhill.
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Liberal Democrat Councillor Wendy Rider elected as Deputy Speaker
Liberal Democrat Councillor Wendy Rider was, last night, elected Deputy Speaker of Bedford Borough Council at the Annual Council Meeting on Wednesday evening (2nd May). The meeting also saw Cllr…
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96% of Children Offered First Choice Primary School in Bedford Borough
Children in Bedford Borough were once again far more likely to be offered a place at their first choice primary school than they were elsewhere across the country on 'national offer day'.
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Mayor Dave Writes: Parking Charge Freeze Just One of Many Reasons to Visit and Enjoy Bedford Town Centre
Writing in his April column for the Bedfordshire Midweek, Mayor Dave Hodgson looked at the range of measures designed to make parking in Bedford Town Centre cheaper, safer and more convenient,…
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Mayor Dave Gets Construction Underway at Council's Advanced Technology and Engineering Workshop Development
Mayor Dave Hodgson put the first spade in the ground at the Council's i-Worx development project, which will feature an advanced Technology and Engineering Workshop Cluster offering twelve modern…
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1,400 New Jobs: Mayor Dave Announces More Inward Investment Success for Bedford Borough
Two major new regional distribution centres are to be built in Bedford Borough for popular nationwide retailers which will create an estimated 1,400 new jobs for the area.
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The Windrush scandal exposes the Home Office's brutality
The Windrush Generation are British citizens. People who've lived here for decades - working, raising families, part of Britain. How they have been treated by the Home Office is brutal and cruel.
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Confirmed: Bedford Borough Council Tax Rise Amongst Lowest in the Country
The full, final list of council tax rises across the country has revealed that just 3 out of 56 unitary councils have a lower increase than Bedford Borough for 2018/19.
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Mayor Dave: New Public Car Park will Make Visiting Bedford Town Centre Even More Convenient for Many
Mayor Dave Hodgson has welcomed the rapid progress being made at St Mary's Car Park, the new public surface car park being built on the south side of the river in Bedford town centre.
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'Disgusting' Vandalism Forces Parking Ticket Machine Change
Bedford Borough Council is installing a cashless payment system at St Peter's Street Car Park following a string of vandalism attempts on pay and display machines.
