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Stewartby Waste Management Facility, Green Lane

Waste facility given until 2028 to meet updated environmental standards

Flood protection cameras have been installed at locations across the Great Ouse catchment

Communities receive kits to help them prepare for flooding

Firefighters tackle a crop fire.

Bedfordshire ‘at very high risk of wildfire’ as county officially in drought

People have been warned of the dangers of blue-green algae in the lake at Bedford Park

Urgent warning over toxic algae in lake at Bedford Park

Bedford Lock

Bedford Lock gets revamp as part of £5.2m investment across Anglian waterways

Approximate site boundary. Picture: Google Maps

Plans for 3 drive-throughs withdrawn from committee after late objection

There's still no sign of an opening date for the MK to Oxford line

Environment Agency appoints regulator for East West Rail project

A landowner fears clean-up costs of £500k will bankrupt him after a whopping 1,200 tons of illegal waste was dumped on his site.

Landowner fears clean-up cost of dumped Bedfordshire waste will bankrupt him

A flood warning road sign on a partially submerged road (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Council backs Bill calling for stronger rules over building on flood plains

The decision to replace Queen's Bridge follows an emergency closure in August

Council appoints contractor to demolish dangerous Queen's Bridge

File photo of a flood warning road sign

Flood alert issued for parts of north Bedfordshire following heavy rainfall
A flood alert is in force on the River Great Ouse in Bedford borough and from Sharnbrook to Roxton.
Olga Norford

Borough Hall, Bedford: Image LDRS

Flood defence in Bedford borough below standard needed to protect homes

Get advice about flood prevention at a public event at Bedford's Harpur Square, next Friday (Ocober 17)

Bedford Borough: Take steps to prevent your home flooding this winter

St Ives Sluice (Picture: Environment Agency)

Bedford MP demands answers over flooding risk

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

Major refurbishment work at Bedford Lock to begin in October

Universal Destinations & Experiences (UDX) plans to apply for restricted air space over its proposed theme park near Bedford. (Photo: Universal Studios)

Universal Studios water demand poses major challenge

(Photo: Pexels)

The harsh penalties for breaking hosepipe bans, how much you could pay

Andrew Bowman is confronted and attacks two Environment Agency water bailiffs whilst fishing at Poole Hall Fisheries near Alveley - assisted by his dad Sidney Bowman.

Anglers turn violent after being caught fishing with no licence

Very low water level (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Are we in store for a long hot summer - experts predict yes

Fly-tipped rubbish and waste is seen beside a road in Colnbrook, near Heathrow, west of London on May 11 2020.

Watch: How do we dump Britain’s fly-tipping epidemic?

A view of a fly-tipping site near Erith in Kent. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA

Central Bedfordshire dealing with record number of fly-tipping incidents

Eco-friendly housing (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Climate crisis – is it now time to go green?

A flood alert is in force in Bedford and Central Bedfordshire (Picture: Pixabay)

Two flood warnings in place - Bedford public told to be prepared

Two flood alerts have been issued by the Environment Agency covering Bedford, in response to recent rainfall

Warning for flooding in Bedford after alerts issued by Environment Agency

Experts commented that it was 'remarkable' that neither of them had died in the powerful explosion.

Footage shows moment gas tank explodes and is catapulted into the air

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

Flooding on South Street (image supplied by a Leighton Buzzard resident), and right, Central Beds Council leader Councillor Adam Zerny. (Credit: Cllr Zerny).

Second flood summit scheduled for Central Bedfordshire after severe flooding

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
Disgusted locals are demanding action after their neighbours turned their home into a makeshift TIP with tonnes of rubbish dumped on the driveway.
Lucinda Herbert

(Photos: Getty Images)

Water companies want to raise bills by 84% - as sewage spills continue

Invest in flood protection in the home (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Crucial right steps to take to stop flooding in your home

Volunteers and emergency responders are out in force. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Volunteers continue supporting communities affected by floods as rain rages on

Foam floating along the River Tame after reports of pollution

Watch: Drone footage of shocking river foam in town

Charan Sekhon receives the Distinguished Water, Energy and Environment Alumni award from Dame Helen Atkinson.

Bedford man first British Sikh to receive top level Cranfield University honour

Swimmers have been urged to avoid 19 beaches across the UK due to serious health concerns. (Photo: Andrew - stock.adobe.com)

Warning to avoid 19 UK beaches

Serious Water Pollution Incidents 2019-2024.

Anglian Water among the top water companies with the biggest number of serious w...

Gary Hough, 62, looks up to the skies outside his home surrounded in seagull

'Horrified' residents invaded by 'apocalyptic' swarm of seagulls

Toxic blue-green algae poses a life-threatening risk to dogs. (Photo: PONTUS LUNDAHL/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)

Warning for dog owners after blue-green algae outbreaks across the UK

Environment news. Image: Anglian Water.

Anglian Water rated two stars after 'serious' pollution incidents

Clean Up Britain founder John Read wants more to be done about motorway litter

Rubbish dumped on motorway...what do we pay our council tax for?

Storm Henk took its toll in Bedford during January 2024.

Emergency plans made to defend Central Bedfordshire against flooding

Discharge is seen flowing into the River Thames at Crossness sewage treatment works in March 2024 (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Ofwat investigating every England and Wales water firm over pollution

(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Water bills are going up across the UK - what it means for you

Protestor Simmo Burgess outside Walley's Quarry Landfill Site.

Video: Residents of UK’s smelliest town can’t go in their gardens

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey falls into lake.

Watch: Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey falls into lake

A flotilla of mallard ducklings follows its mother (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Bedford council awards £11k grant to environmental campaigners
It’s to help monitor a river's water quality
John Guinn, Local Democracy Reporter

File photo of ducks in a park

Sewage spills in Bedford more than trebled in 2023

Residents in Leighton Buzzard have complained of sewage in local streams

Call for action as sewage overflows increase

Watch incredible moment couple spot dolphins in a river miles from sea

Laura Pottinger and Sarah Waller

Coroner warns of future deaths on River Ouse ahead of canoeists' inquests

An artist's impression of the community hub

Church behind hybrid plans for hub and homes insists proposal not in floodplain

There are three flood warnings in place (Pixabay)

Three flood warnings in Bedford - public told to act now

Radwell Bridge (Picture courtesy of SkyCams Aerial Film and Photography)

Aerial drone footage catches dramatic flooding near Bedford

There are two flood alerts in place around the River Great Ouse (Stock image: Pixabay)

Two flood alerts in place around the River Great Ouse in Bedford

Borough Hall, Bedford. Image LDRS

Company infilling quarry hits back at 'ecological vandalism' comments

Flooding in Bedford.

Flood Action Week: Bedford council 'committed' to helping manage flood risk

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