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Why not host a street party in Bedford to celebrate VE Day 80 and The Big Lunch with your neighbours?

Fancy hosting a VE Day street party in Bedford? Here's how to apply

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Find out how much your council tax will go up in April

'Council spent £16m on a bridge to nowhere. It's a dangerous mess'

£16m bridge leads to 'dangerous' deep mud...it looks like a warzone

A cordon remained in place at the scene while investigations into the cause of the explosion were ongoing

Council could face multi-million pound bill for Cleat Hill explosion response

Bedford Borough Hall and inset, Mayor Tom Wootton

Council constitution to change as law says mayor's decisions can't be overriden

A car dealer must pay more than £9,000 in fines and costs after a visitor to his premises was seriously injured when he fell down an unprotected drop.

Man falls down 6ft drop and gets 'seriously' injured at car dealership

A road left so badly damaged by a landslip it was closed to cars can't be fixed properly - as it's still moving a YEAR later.

Britain's 'wonkiest road' destroyed by landslip finally set to reopen

Land Rover driver rams workman after ignoring road closure

Land Rover driver rams workman and sends him 'flying into a bush'

Between January 2023 and June 2024, nearly 5,000 dogs and over 20,000 cats were reported missing.

How to find a missing dog: 6 tips on what to do if your dog gets lost

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Bedford council set to approve 4.99% increase in council tax share

File photo of railway tracks (Picture: Pixabay)

Bedford council agrees response to East West Rail consultation

Bedford Borough Council has agreed to its response to East West Rail’s current non-statutory consultation.

John Guinn

Borough Hall, Bedford Image LDRS

Spreadsheet error blamed for Bedford parking charges

Worcester City Council insists the tree in Columbia Drive poses no immediate risk and has issued a protection order for it. Inset: Chris Davis

'Menacing' 100ft tree could crush my home but council won't chop it

Peter and Patricia Clarke outside their home in Grange Park, Swindon, which has been flooded 20 times over the past three years.

Our home has flooded 20 times...it's like Niagara Falls when it rains

East West Rail route map

'There is no consultation about what East West Rail is offering' claims mayor

Bedford bus station

Council says it has 'limited control' over bus services amid schedule complaints

Before-and-after pictures show how a house of horrors which was turned into a makeshift dump has finally been cleared of rubbish after more than a year.

Makeshift tip FINALLY cleared as nightmare neighbour evicted

East of England Ambulance Service call centre in Bedford. Picture: Google Maps

Council 'dumbfounded' by plan to close ambulance 999 call centre in Bedford

Horrified residents are demanding action after their neighbours turned their home into a makeshift TIP with tonnes of rubbish dumped on the driveway.

Nightmare tenant with rubbish dump in front garden gets EVICTED

The aftermath of the blaze at the Bristol Avenue tip

Video shows devastating tip blaze caused by a single e-bike battery

Phil Austin has built a lighthouse in the middle of Salford - 30 miles away from the nearest coast.

I was refused planning permission for a home...so I built a LIGHTHOUSE

Furious resident Douglas Debnam on Whitebarns Lane in the village of Furneaux Phelham in Hertfordshire, is embroiled in Britain's longest running pothole row.

Our council want £100k to fix road with 32 potholes...we're furious!

Horrified residents are demanding action after their neighbours turned their home into a makeshift TIP with tonnes of rubbish dumped on the driveway.

Next door has a rubbish dump in the garden...it's making our kids sick

Betty Calloway (90) from Stirchley, who has issues with an overgrown council hedge that has turned her dream move into a nightmare.

Overgrown hedge is 'swallowing' my garden...I'm fuming

Fireworks. Image supplied by Central Bedfordshire Council.

Crackdown on unsafe and illegal fireworks in Central Bedfordshire

Comline Group's new home at Bedford Commercial Park

Comline Group opens global headquarters in Bedford

Retired bank worker, Nick Wisniewski, 66, is the last person living on 'Britain's loneliest street' which is all due to be knocked down - but he's refusing to move.

'I'm not moving!' Council move to evict man on derelict estate

School classroom.

Watch: School absence fines rise details explained

Watch as reporter Lauren Tiller details the rise to school absence fines - as 57% of parents said they have or would consider their child missing school for a day or more for a holiday.

Jessica Martin

Central Bedford Council has approved a new Sustainability Plan and will work closely with residents and businesses to achieve its new goals.

Central Beds Council tackles climate change with new Sustainability Plan

Video grab of a rat infested alleyway off Franciscan Road in Tooting, south London. October 2 2024.

I passed a swarm of rats on the school run...it was disgusting!

A hedgehog rescued from flood waters at Waterdell in Leighton Buzzard. Image: Midshires Search and Rescue

Council and partners work 'round the clock' to help flood victims

One Group Services at work on Cranfield High Street

Cranfield community comes together during the recent flooding

West Sussex landscaper Harry Smith-Haggett, 22, has been filling in Horsham's potholes with flowers dubbed 'pretty potholes'.

'I made my roads pretty!' Pothole flowerbed service goes viral

Kayakers join in last year's Rivercare Clean Up

Join Bedford's Rivercare Clean Up and make a positive impact on our environment

Marshal Craig, one of the last remaining residents on Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow which is almost deserted.

'I'm not moving!' - Man refuses to leave derelict 'Chernobyl' estate

A desperate man claims a council is doing "nothing" after his mould-ridden flat left a relative hospitalised.

Inside our mould-ridden council flat which left a relative in hospital

Muktar Singh, 55

Huge mountain of fly-tipped rubbish attracts 'rats the size of cats'

File photo of a doctor taking a man's blood pressure

Council slammed for "ignoring" plea for improved healthcare facilities

(Photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)

Thousands of households to receive £500 summer holidays payment

Rent increases are impacting the saving powers of four in 10 private tenants and now a third of these can't afford to put any cash aside as a result.

62% of UK renters put aside £100 or less each month

Bedford Radio Mobile Studio Photo: Bedford Radio

Council hits back at radio station's claim it was "slapped in the face"

Lime trees growing either side of High Street in Henley-in-Arden, Warks., had their tops hacked off without notice leaving locals “devastated”.

Residents left furious after council "butchers" trees to save cash

Bedford council officers and inset councillors Coombes (L) and Headley (R)

Tempers flare in Bedford council meeting as councillors clash over finances

Ben Foley. Photo supplied by candidate.

Gaza one of Bedford's biggest issues says Green Party candidate

Thousands of households to receive direct payments of up to £500 Alex Nelson

The events start next month

Help your child be a marvellous maker this summer

Bedford's tennis courts before and after refurbishment work. Pictures: LDRS and Bedford Borough Council

Council asked if it regrets 'pay to play' tennis amid "really negative" backlash

Borough Hall, Bedford.

Row over finances as council dips into its reserves to balance the budget

1000s of households to get direct payment worth £125 - how to apply

firefighters tackle blaze at Warbreck Hill Road

Watch: Firefighters tackle huge blaze at former DWP office

Ben Newman The Spudman, who has built an online community of two million people on TikTok selling jacket potatoes at his trailer in Tamworth.

Watch: Tiktok's Spudman gets kicked off his patch by local council

Bedford

Council buys 13 homes in Bedford for the homeless

Gas cannister exploded after being incorrectly thrown out with household rubbish

Watch: Gas cannister explodes and is sent flying at binman

Tim Webb, 66, is trying to highlight the pothole issue - by photographing toys at some of the 'greatest' pothole sites in his local area.

Pothole tourist turns road defects into mini works of art

The demolition of Cliff Farm in Trimingham. May 10 2024.

Watch: Farmhouse hanging over cliff edge gets demolished

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