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Councillors back extra planning safeguards to protect communities

Chancellor John Healey leaves 11 Downing Street to present the Autumn Budget to Parliament on October 28. Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

Bedfordshire MPs respond to the new budget by Labour Chancellor

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has come under fire over new planning rules

Labour accused of hypocrisy over new planning rules

Planning applications. Photo: Adobe Stock

Fears of 'more housing and less infrastructure' under new planning rules

Clockwise from top L: Luton town hall, Central Bedfordshire Council, Borough Hall in Bedford, Milton Keynes Council

Central Bedfordshire Council opts for further talks on devolution deal

Bedford bus station

Call for action to restore lost bus routes as residents left feeling 'abandoned'

File photo of a doctor taking a patient's blood pressure.

Plan for primary care centre still waiting on funding despite years of work

Councillor Tim Caswell Screenshot Annual Meeting May 13, 2026 Image: LDRS

'The conscience of the council' new speaker appointed

Central Beds Council HQ and Cllr John Baker

Council on track for £8million underspend - but tough challenges still lie ahead

Milton Keynes sign. Photo: MK Citizen

MK expansion: council leader on whether new towns would cross into Central Beds

Central Bedfordshire Council headquarters - and inset CBC leader Cllr Adam Zerny

Council goes back to the drawing board after budget plan defeated
Central Bedfordshire Council is being forced to rethink its budget plans after it was voted down.
Euan Duncan, Local Democracy Reporter

4.99% tax rise 'unavoidable' says Bedford council

Bedford Borough Hall and inset, mayor Tom Wootton

Replacing mayor would cost taxpayers £350k says council

Churned up grass verge. Photo: LDRS

Call for council to take action over drivers parking on grass verges

Queens Park in Bedford. Picture: Bedford Borough Council

East West Rail: Petition objects to multi-storey car park plan in Queen’s Park

Borough Hall Bedford

'Fence sitting' row as Labour abstains from vote over defeated council budget

Mohammad Yasin MP for Bedford and Kempston

Political Opinion: Clear prices and fair care in biggest vet reforms for 60 year...

Bedford Borough Hall

Jobs at risk at Bedford council amid financial strain

File photo of British pound notes

Bedford charity fund hands out nearly £20k in grants

The closed Debenhams store in Bedford.

'When is a vacant property not a vacant property? When it's Debenhams'

Council's finance boss calls for MPs to help soften impact of funding shortfall

Blake Stephenson MP speaking in the House of Commons in opposition to the Labour Government's Budget

Political Opinion: "Broken promise after broken promise" - Mid Bedfordshire MP B...

NFU Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire Chair Freya Morgan.

NFU Opinion: Bedfordshire farming leader says the ‘government has been sent a cl...

NFU President Tom Bradshaw.

NFU Opinion: NFU urges Bedfordshire MPs to show opposition to family farm tax at...

The pedestrian crossing

Pedestrian crossing branded 'an accident waiting to happen'

Blake Stephenson MP speaking in the House of Commons

Political opinion: Bedfordshire deserves better – the Chancellor must stick to h...

File photo of a Central Bedfordshire fly-tip. Picture: Central Bedfordshire Council

Call for campaign to reduce fly-tipping

Councillor Caroline White (Kempston Central and East ward) has joined the Green Party

Former Labour councillor defects to Bedford Green Party
Independent councillor Caroline White (Kempston Central and East ward) has joined the Green Party.
Clare Turner

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivers a speech in the media briefing room of 9 Downing Street, ahead of the forthcoming Budget. Reeves has warned that 'each of us must do our bit', signalling possible tax rises (Photo: WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Rachel Reeves says 'each of us must do our bit' — what it may cost you

The bridge has been closed since August

Queen’s Park bridge replacement planned for new year - but no temporary crossing

Emma Harrison speaking at #Labour4PR Rally

Proportional Representation Campaigners lobby at Labour conference

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the Government's annual budget to Parliament on October 30, 2024 (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Rachel Reeves announces 2025 Autumn Budget date - what to expect

There were 48 repossessions by county court bailiffs following a Section 21 notice, known as a no-fault eviction, in the year to June (Photo: Owen Humphreys)

Dozens of no-fault evictions by bailiffs in Bedford

19% of homes in Bedford are privately rented - that's above the East of England average which is 15% (Graphic: Pixabay)

Bedford has a greater proportion of rented homes than East of England average

Blake Stephenson is keen to provide a boost our local pubs

Cheers! MP launches Best Pub In Mid Bedfordshire competition

Report Author Poppy Bramford, Enginuity Policy Manager

Nine in 10 SMEs say labour costs risk driving up prices

Bedford Borough Labour Group 2025. Photo supplied by the group

Labour group weighs in on damning report over council's finances

Mohammad Yasin MP for Bedford and Kempston (Picture: Mohammad Yasin MP)

Bedford MP stripped of trade envoy position after welfare rebellion

File photo of new houses being constructed

More new homes starting to be built in Bedford this year

Blake Stephenson MP speaking in the House of Commons

Mid Bedfordshire MP Blake Stephenson marks one year in parliament with strong lo...

Bedford mayor's 'Universal Day' proposal postponed

Bedford & Kempston MP Mohammad Yasin

Bedford MP votes against legalising assisted dying - but bill is narrowly passed

Blake Stephenson MP

OPINION: The Spending Review confirmed our worst fears; this government is spend...

(Photo: Peter Byrne - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Labour restores Winter Fuel Payment to millions of pensioners

Mohammad Yasin MP for Bedford and Kempston

Political Opinion: In a dangerous world, Britain must be prepared to defend itse...
In a more dangerous and unpredictable world, Britain must be ready to defend itself—not because we seek confrontation, but because failing to prepare risks inviting it.
Mohammad Yasin MP

The funding could benefit hundreds of schools across the country

Huge investment into 'crumbling' schools - what it means for pupils

Renewable liquid fuels offer a low cost and hassle free solution

Rural households in Bedfordshire more concerned about costs of switching to low ...

Colleen Atkins

New speaker for Bedford council says role is "an honour and a privilege"

File photo of a teenage boy sitting alone in the dark

Call for clarity over mental health support for young people

"Money is tight, but it is important to invest in projects like this"

L: Central Bedfordshire Council headquarters and R: Universal Studios' theme park in Orlando

Councillor's concerns Universal Studios theme park could impact fostering

Universal Studios UK: PM says theme park will be 'huge boost'

File photo of models of men and women on a pile of coins and bank notes.

1 in 10 working age people in Bedford on disability benefits

File photo of children playing on swings

Record number of children in Bedford living in poverty

(Photos: Getty Images/Alex Nelson)

Spring Statement: relief but unconvinced - I’m still reeling from cuts

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