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Spreadsheet error blamed for Bedford parking charges

Cllrs Nichola Gribble and Charles Royden clash at a council meeting

Councillors clash in row over school crossing patrol at Bedford council

Emergency workers standing in flood water during the recent Central Bedfordshire floods. Picture: Debbie Ward

More urgency needed over flooding response in Central Beds, warn councillors

File photo of a doctor working in an office.

Health board 'dragged' to scrutiny meeting over lack of healthcare facilities

Oasis Beach Pool in Bedford.

Oasis Beach Pool could close for good - just months after £500k refurbishment

Bedford Borough Council

Bedford council debt has "shot back up” to £107m

Central Bedfordshire Council chambers

Sacked deputy leader of council could seek cross party administration

Munira Wilson MP says schoolchildren are so hungry they are ‘eating rubbers’.

Watch: Schoolchildren are so hungry they are ‘eating rubbers’

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More than 100 empty homes in Central Bedfordshire revitalised last year

Borough Hall Bedford

Bedford council defends chief executive's £171k salary

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Admin error blamed for council's failure to produce financial reports on time

Lib Dems accused Conservative administration of “acting unlawfully”

John Guinn, Local Democracy Reporter

L Bedford Mayor Tom Wootton and R Cllr Henry Van. Screenshot Bedford Borough Council Executive meeting

Mayor accuses Lib Dems of 'trying to worry people' in row over crumbly concrete

Lib Dem women’s group claims party has banned promotion of event over trans views. (Photo: Getty Images)

Lib Dem women’s group banned from promoting event over trans views

39% of children can't see a dentist - and it's worse for adults

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

Nadine Dorries (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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

Sir Ed Davey and Emma Holland-Lindsay in Aspley Guide Image: Local Democracy Reporting Service

LibDem candidate says Mid Beds by-election is chance to get 'hard working' MP

Shortstown Councillor Leigh Coombs at the exit slip road on the A421

Councillor petitions for pedestrian crossing on 'dangerous' A421 slip road

Cllr Graeme Coombes. Screenshot from Full Council meeting, Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Row over £2.3m overspend at Bedford council

The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP Open Government Licence

New OFLOG receives mixed response from council’s three main political groups

Emma Holland-Lindsay

Lib Dems name candidate for Mid Bedfordshire by-election

Bedford Borough Hall and Luton Town Hall

Claim Bedford families would be evicted to home Luton homeless 'misleading'

Dave Hodgson

Lib Dems thank former Bedford mayor for over 13 'tireless' years of service

Conservative Tom Wootton has been elected as mayor

Bedford's new mayor says town's best days are yet to come

Hilde Hendrickx

Councillor seeking re-election says it's rewarding to make a difference

Jasbir Parmar

Former councillor 'passionate' about the area is standing for election again

Peter Stephens

Council candidates start petition over health services

Sachdev Goldi

"We need proper health provision" says LibDem candidate for Wixams and Wilstead

Sachdev Goldi has been selected to run alongside Linda Jack and John Symonds in the Wixams and Wilstead Ward

John Guinn, Local Democracy Reporter

John Symonds

Candidate with over 20 years of parish council experience vying for your vote

Henna Khanum

Kingsbrook candidate's pledge to be 'strong voice for diverse communities'

Billy Thompson

LibDem candidate for new Bedford ward says people need a 'champion'

Cllr Patrick Solomon

Borough Hall in tribute after sudden death of Bedford councillor

The council is obliged to plan for 1,355 new homes per year to 2040 (file shot)

Public will hear about plans for 1,355 Bedford homes later this year

Liz Truss will be able to claim up to £115,000 per year of taxpayers money after resigning as Prime Minister

Liz Truss can claim up to £115,000 per year of taxpayers money

A small selection of essential items sits in a shopping trolley as the cost of living continues to spiral (Photo illustration by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Survey reveals heartbreaking impact of cost of living crisis in Bedford

Do you struggle to get a doctor's appointment?

Bedford patients ‘on hold for over 15 minutes’ while they wait for GP appointmen...

St Paul's church, in St Paul's Square

Bedford music lovers get rare chance to catch All Night Vigil for Ukraine

Bedford train station

Bedford commuters hit with £200 hike in rail fares

Mark Rutherford School

Answers over a Bedford school's missing £1.2 funding are no closer

Mark Rutherford School in Bedford

Update demanded over missing £1.1m funding for a Bedford school

Cllr Sarah Gallagher

Former Liberal Democrat councillor defects to Tories over "disillusion with Bedf...

The leaked plans suggests an overhaul for NHS England (Photo: Phil Noble - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

A leaked document suggests an overhaul for NHS England - here’s what it says

Liberal Democrat Cllr Jon Abbott

Council working on ‘lessons learned’ review following Christmas flooding in Bedf...

Cllr Patrick Solomon

Bedford councillor says Windrush Day is a day to celebrate their legacy

Councillor Patrick Solomon

Bedford councillor describes BBC drama a powerful portrayal of the ‘pain and fea...

Sitting In Limbo was on BBC on Monday

Holly Patel

Newnham Ward Councillors Hilde Hendrickx and Jake Sampson cycling

Boost for cyclists as new routes to be opened up in Bedford

Central Bedfordshire council's HQ

Premature’ to comment on financial impact of coronavirus on Central Beds Council

Nadine Dorries

General Election 2019: Conservative Nadine Dorries retains Mid Bedfordshire

How did your MP score? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Every UK MP has been ranked from best to worst in new ‘People-Power Index’ - thi...

Henry Vann

Bedford MP hopeful brands East Midlands Railway consultation a disaster

Fact-checking the election: fake newspapers and a squirrel hoax

Cllr Hendrickx

Calls for motorists to help children stay safe near schools in Bedford

Alistair Burt MP

North East Bedfordshire MP Alistair Burt gets the Conservative whip back - but w...

PCC Kathryn Holloway

Bedford Mayor slammed over ‘cynical misleading political leaflet’ in row over Po...

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