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‘Make sure you can vote’ urges Bedford Borough Council
The Annual Canvass of households, to update the Electoral Register, is now live. Each year we have to, by law, find out who is eligible to register to vote.
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Council continues to protect services despite government cuts
Mayor Dave Hodgson has reassured residents that vital frontline services will continue to be protected despite years of government grant cuts and with the country facing a cost of living crisis.…
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Afternoon Tea Week
This week is Afternoon Tea Week, did you know afternoon tea was 'invented' by the Duchess of Bedford.
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Bedford Borough Council issues warning over Blue-Green Algae Blooms
Bedford Borough Council has issued a warning to residents and visitors over growing concerns about blue-green algae blooms that are appearing on areas of the lakes at Priory Country Park and some of…
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Government must cancel October energy price rise to save families in Bedford Borough £118 million
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to spare families from soaring energy bills by cancelling October's price cap increase, accusing the Conservatives of "stalling in the…
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EVIOS’s new Stewartby factory opened by Mayor Dave Hodgson
The Mayor of Bedford, Dave Hodgson, has formally opened the all-new premises of EVIOS, a British start-up business based in Stewartby, Bedfordshire, that manufactures innovative domestic charge…
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Deadline approaches to respond to Solar Together Bedfordshire offer
In May 2022, Bedford Borough Council announced Solar Together Bedfordshire, a group-buying scheme for solar panels and battery storage, which helps residents come together as a community and invest…
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Stop the BBC Look East merger
Mayor Dave Hodgson has signed a joint letter to the Director General of the BBC with other Leaders of other Councils, public sector and private organisationscalling on the BBC to reverse their…
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Cost of Living Survey
We are facing the worst fall in living standards in a generation due to spiralling costs of energy and food and declining real terms wages.
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Elstow Solar Farm goes live and begins saving over 900 tonnes of carbon emissions
Bedford Borough Council's brand-new solar farm has been fully energised and is now exporting low-carbon electricity to the grid. The project is made up of over 8,000 solar panels, is capable of…
