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A car or pickup can be registered for two years, a van for six months, and a hired vehicle for 24 hours

Council "pleased" 26,000 vehicles registered with Bedford tip under new scheme

Proposal for up to 330 new homes at Salph End (Screenshot Google Maps)

Controversial plans for over 300 homes near Renhold approved

Clockwise from top left: Bedford Borough Council, Luton Town Hall, Milton Keynes Council and Central Bedfordshire Council

Deadlock on devolution deal as deadline passes with councils still at odds

Borough Hall Bedford

Bedford Borough Council under fire over finances, governance and leadership

Emma Holland-Lindsay

Concerns Central Beds health centre plans taking shape 'behind closed doors'

Approximate location of the temporary classroom block

Council accused of 'appalling breach of process' over temporary classroom plan

Central Beds Council has been ordered to apologise and pay £8,200 to the family

Council to pay £8,200 after failings see child miss school for 20 months

Cars will be barred from Oak Road (pictured) and Canvin Way between 8am and 9.15am and 3pm and 4pm, Monday to Friday

Council to ban cars from two Bedford roads during the school run

Mayor Tom Wootton

Mayoral column by Cllr Tom Wootton - More big wins for our Borough

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Two under investigation after crackdown on blue badge misuse

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Chief executive pay at council could reach 8 times more than its lowest salary
Bedford Borough Council’s chief executive salary band can reach £208k – around eight times the lowest salary – according a pay policy recommended for adoption.
John Guinn, Local Democracy Reporter

Cllr Adam Zerny, Leader of Central Bedfordshire Council

Column: Government funding changes leave us no choice

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Bedford council to investigate its use of X over Grok AI concerns

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£59 million funding gap over lifetime of council's 'improvement plan'

Bedford Borough Hall

Jobs at risk at Bedford council amid financial strain

Bedford Borough Hall.

New plan aims to improve council services and stabilise finances

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Council debates alcohol sales at new Asda Express in former pub

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Changes agreed to how council tax pays for green spaces and community centres

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Merry Christmas, Happy New Year: looking back at 2025 and ahead in 2026

Paula Radcliffe Way will be closed for 30 days from Monday, January 5, 2026

Happy New Year: Lane closures at Bedford's Paula Radcliffe Way to last 30 days

Bedford Borough Hall and inset, cllr Jim Weir

'We can, and must, do better' councillor apologises to Bedford people

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Council to build case against home demolitions by East West Rail

The planned EWR route and inset, Bedford mayor Tom Wootton

East West Rail ‘still failing to meet the sniff test’ says Bedford mayor

Queen's Bridge closed in August

Plan for closed Queen's Bridge in Bedford to be submitted this month

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Councillors defy officers in bid to block 149-home development

Tom Wootton, Mayor of Bedford.

Mayor's Column: Leading Bedford Borough Council through financial challenge: A c...

Refurbishment work on Bedford Lock is due to start at the end of October

Major refurbishment work at Bedford Lock to begin in October

Central Bedfordshire Council has been fined and apologised to a parent for delays in responding to a request for a reassessment of her child's special needs

Council fined and forced to apologise over special needs assessment error
A local authority has paid £700 and apologised to a Central Bedfordshire parent after failing to respond to her request for a re-assessment of her child’s special educational needs.
Euan Duncan, Local Democracy Reporter

Mayor Tom Wootton addresses crime in his latest column

Mayor's Column: Asylum hotels, crime, Universal – important updates for you

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£2.5 million refurbishment set for Kempston Pool and Fitness Centre

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Supermarket vouchers giveaway to support 8,500 children over school hols

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Mayor cancels Wixams station project to make way for a larger one

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Mayor's Column: Financial Firestorm - A borough brought back from the brink

Bedford town centre.

Bedford Local Plan 2040 to be scrapped over 'serious concerns'

Discarded electronic cigarette vapes that have been collected from roads and pavements shot over a pale concrete slab background

How to handle battery waste safely: Tips from skip hire expert

Bin crews are going to hit the streets earlier when it's cooler

Council give bin collection update as it's going to be scorchio in Central Beds

The large play unit at Russell Park (Picture: Bedford Borough Council)

Council shut play unit at Bedford's Russell Park for essential repairs

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Plans submitted for new 24/7 drive-thru coffee shop in supermarket car park

L: Bedford Borough Hall and R: Universal Studios in Florida

New Local Plan will let Bedford get maximum benefit from Universal

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Find out how much your council tax will go up from April 1

Rubbish piled up on Beach Road in Sparkhill Birmingham

Watch: Rubbish piles up in streets as bin strike enters third week

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

'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
Bedford Borough Council is changing its constitution to align with legal advice that confirms Full Council cannot overrule a mayoral decision – even if a majority of councillors oppose it.
John Guinn, Local Democracy Reporter

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

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Bedford council agrees response to East West Rail consultation

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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

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