Gareth Mackey

John Tizard, Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire

Concerns raised over police and crime commissioner's budget scrutiny process

Sharn Basra

New Bedfordshire crime commissioner's chief vows to be impartial

Central Bedfordshire Council

Meet the new look Central Bedfordshire Council executive

Councillor Gareth Mackey. Image supplied by G. Mackey

Council chairman "sad and disappointed" after forgetting to cast vital vote

Central Bedfordshire Council's Chicksands headquarters and, inset, Adam Zerny

Central Beds Council leader re-elected by one vote

Central Bedfordshire Council chambers

Independents split ahead of extraordinary meeting to elect new council leader

Gareth Mackey. Picture supplied by candidate

"The people in Mid Bedfordshire deserve better" says Independent candidate

Dave Holland Reform UK. Image supplied by the candidate

Reform UK's Mid Beds candidate explains why it's a limited company, not a party

A Central Bedfordshire Council green waste bin.

People 'double and triple charged' for green waste collection in Central Beds

Nadine Dorries (Getty)

This is when the Mid Bedfordshire by-election will take place

CBC''s Independent Flitwick councillor Gareth Mackey will be standing in the next general election. Image supplied by G. Mackey

Independent candidate for Mid Beds sets up Go Fund Me to help fight by-election

Now Nadine Dorries has resigned, the Independent by-election candidate's campaign is "fully live"

John Guinn, Local Democracy Reporter

Nadine Dorries (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Date for Mid Beds by-election due to be announced as Parliament returns today

Central Beds Council's Independent Flitwick councillor Gareth Mackey will be standing in the next general election. Image supplied by G. Mackey

Independent candidate to be Mid Beds MP vows to be present and 'care deeply'

Ridgmont Lower School Screenshot Google Streetview (C)2023 Google Image capture June 2021

Six week consultation to be held over the future of Ridgmont Lower School

An artist's impression of the studio campus. (c) CorkeWallis and V1

Council apologises for 'embarrassing' delay over plans for TV studio

Nadine Dorries quit with immediate effect on Friday

With Nadine Dorries quitting as MP, who will win in the by-election?

Councillor Gareth Mackey

New CBC chairman to contest Mid Beds by-election after Dorries' resignation

Bedfordshire Police

Maximum allowed increase agreed for Bedfordshire Police's slice of council tax

Councillor Maudlin and Councillor Perham. Images: Central Bedfordshire Council.

Linslade councillor replaced as Central Bedfordshire Council chairman

A councillor has called for education maintenance allowances to be reintroduced in Central Beds

College students 'missing classes over transport costs and too hungry to learn'

A school chef serves cooked hot dinner to a student (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Central Beds Council to lobby government over access to free school meals

Many children go hungry without access to school meals

£1.8m funding agreed for free school meals by Central Bedfordshire Council

Central Bedfordshire Council headquarters, Chicksands.

'Hysterical response' over call for more investment in free school meals

Ian Dalgarno

Money being spent on 'unnecessary' deputy police and crime commissioner

Gareth Mackey

Independent councillor to stand for Mid Beds seat at next general election

Bedfordshire police and crime commissioner Festus Akinbusoye speaks at the meeting

Pilot scheme to tackle truancy in Beds schools has 'really impressive' results

The Flitwick Transport Interchange plans

Traffic restrictions and zebra crossing agreed as part of transport interchange

The new Central Beds Council chairman Gordon Perham and vice chairman Caroline Maudlin

New chairman elected for Central Bedfordshire Council

Conservative Linslade councillor Gordon Perham has been elected as the new Central Bedfordshire Council chairman.

Euan Duncan, Local Democracy Reporter

Councillor Gareth Mackey / CBC HQ

'Urgent' Russian investments question faces two-month council chamber wait

Central Beds Council's headquarters

Central Beds councillors branded 'out of touch' in debate on evening meetings

Chairman of Central Bedfordshire Council Cllr Brian Saunders

Chairman and Vice Chairman for Central Bedfordshire Council are re-elected

Steppingley Road main entrance (Pic: Concertus Design & Property Consultants)

Plans for the 'Rolls Royce' of care home facilities get the green light

Central Bedfordshire Council's "failure" to widen the number of small businesses entitled to government grant support to cover lockdown costs has been labelled "shocking"

Councillor says Central Beds has failed to support small businesses in desperate...

Plans for a new Aldi in Flitwick had undergone a legal challenge

Plans for Aldi supermarket in Bedfordshire town have been resubmitted following ...

"That isn't our scheme, so we don't have a lot of control over it"

Proposed changes to Covid funding distribution in Central Bedfordshire is reject...

"To exclude people is effectively asking them to stop putting food on the table for their families and instead use the money to keep their businesses afloat"

"The furlough income scheme isn't really enough," says Ampthill beauty business ...

Plans for a new Aldi in Flitwick have undergone a legal challenge

Setback for new Aldi store in Flitwick after legal challenge from Tesco

Flitwick Railway Station (C) Google Maps

Plans for transport hub at Flitwick Railway Station get the green light

Central Bedfordshire Council pays tribute to Fiona Chapman MBE

Central Bedfordshire Council pays tribute to 'well-respected councillor' and for...

Flitwick (Google)

Community lifeline to help those isolated during coronavirus lockdown in Bedford...

Fighting to keep Mid Beds Link-A-Ride service running

Lack of disabled access at Flitwick railway station branded “a moral outrage”

Chicksands count

Ruling Conservatives suffer several losses as UKIP gain first ever seat on Centr...

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