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Over 200 new trees planted across Bedford Borough
Bedford Borough Council has planted more trees this planting season than any other planting season in over 10 years.
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Mayor Dave Announces New Average Speed Camera Sites – and Renews Call for Government to Reinvest Fines in Local Road Safety
Mayor Dave Hodgson has announced the expansion of his popular programme to install average speed cameras where local communities want to see them.
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Mayor Dave Makes Bedford's Case in Meeting with Rail Minister
Mayor Dave Hodgson has challenged the Rail Minister Jo Johnson MP over the imminent loss of peak time fast intercity trains from Bedford in a meeting on Bedford rail issues. During a meeting on…
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Foster Care Fortnight
Today sees the start of Foster Care Fortnight, led by The Fostering Network, has been established for almost 20 years, showcasing the commitment, passion and dedication of foster carers across the…
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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.