Politics

Bedford’s Mayor has demanded a “fair share” of NHS resources after a report revealed that there is a 48 percent shortfall in GP surgery space across the borough.

Poverty is killing poor people in Bedford years before their more fortunate neighbours in the borough, a council committee heard.

Villagers are demanding action to improve road safety following a collision that left a nine-year-old girl fighting for her life.

A council’s six-month trial to allow Saturday burials at a cemetery for religious reasons has seen only two take place since January.

Drivers in should prepare for a period of ‘short-term pain’ as a series of major roadworks are set to bring chaos to the town’s highways.

Short-term borrowing is back on the cards for Central Bedfordshire Council as it aims to keep on top of its finances.

Worries about the lack of a GP surgery at Wixams, and “overflowing” surgeries at neighbouring Kempston were raised at a meeting in Bedford.

Taxi drivers plying their trade in Bedford are being encouraged to keep their cabs in tip-top condition to make sure that they do not fail their annual safety checks.

The East of England region mainly followed the national trend in the EU elections - electing three candidates from the Brexit Party.

Theresa May will be remembered for her Brexit “failure” according to Bedford Borough’s Conservatives.

The new Independent councillors took their seats in the main chamber for the first full council meeting since their remarkable victory at the May election.

It’s so difficult to get staff for a rural pub that the landlady is planning to build a house so her daughter can live close to the business.

A flood of objections failed to stop Bedford councillors granting permission for up to 160 homes on farm fields on the outskirts of Biddenham.

The Conservatives have elected a new group leader on Bedford Borough Council.

Mayor of Bedford Dave Hodgson has revealed who will make up his frontline team after this month’s election.