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First Prosecution in Bedford Borough for Breaching Dog Control Orders
A Bedford man has been ordered to pay more than £300 after he was seen repeatedly breaching a Dog Control Order in Bedford Town Centre.
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Apprenticeships Up 38%!
The latest provisional data* on Apprenticeships (for 2012/13) reveals uptake has increased by 38% across Bedford Borough - while the wider picture shows performance across England down 1%.
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The Deal That Protects All Council Leisure Facilities and Secures £3 million Extra Investment
I have yet to write here about the excellent outcome a short while ago of the tendering process we undertook to help safeguard the future of the wide range of public leisure facilities run by the…
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Utility Companies Ordered to Return and Fix Their Repair Jobs
Utility companies and others who have dug up the borough's roads are being ordered to return after checks by the Council found more than a third of road reinstatements were not up to standard.
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Front Line Comes First in Three-Year Savings Plan
Earlier this month, my Cabinet agreed savings of over £18 million over the coming three-year period, as a vital contribution to the need for further vast spending reductions in that period in the…
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New B & Q Means More Local Choice and More Local Jobs
Earlier this month, I was invited to help mark the opening of Bedford's own B&Q store, which sits on a newly-developed site across the roundabout from Kempston Interchange Retail Park. This large…
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Bedford's Big Christmas Lights Switch-On Is Tonight!
Tonight sees Bedford's big Chirstmas Lights Switch-On taking place along the Embankment, with the show starting at 7pm. This is always a hugely popular, family-orientated event with people of all…
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Great Denham Primary School- First Ever Ofsted Inspection Finds...
Great Denham Primary School has been inspected by Ofsted for the first time. The school opened its doors in September 2012, and Ofsted have judged it to be a good school.
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Newnham Middle School....'Fosters A Love of Learning'
Another Bedford Borough school recently judged by Ofsted to be good is Newnham Middle School.
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The Free Parking Deal: Two Hours' Free Saturday Parking Starts Tomorrow!
Tomorrow sees the launch of the Free Parking Deal for Bedford Town Centre. For the first time ever, free parking will be available in all Council-run town centre car parks for the first two hours of…
