Wixams

Councillors back extra planning safeguards to protect communities

The site which will have 133 homes built on it as part of the wider Wixams development

Housebuilder amends plans after council scraps supported living scheme at Wixams

Proposed Wixams development (approximation only to give a rough indication of the site's location)

Have your say: Company appeals council's refusal of 375 homes in Wixams

An aerial shot of Barratt and David Wilson Homes' Willow Grove development in Wixams

Housebuilder thinks Universal will give new residents 'incredible opportunity'

Two big plastic bags were used to transport the cygnets back to safety

MK Swan Centre rescue cygnets trapped in busy distribution yard in Bedford

A special event was held to mark the first journey of the walking bus

Walking bus aims to cut Wilstead school's carbon footprint

Wixams Academy (Picture: Jo Quint Photography)

Wixams Academy halts 6th form as student numbers dwindle

A High Court injunction has been obtained by Bedford Borough Council

High Court injunction to halt work or occupation of land off A6 at Wilstead

An artist's impression of the Wixams Medical Centre will look

Plans submitted for new GP surgery at Wixams following £7m funding announcement

Wilstead Village Hall (Picture: Google Maps)

Fears over 'unauthorised development' voiced at packed meeting

Entertainia Theatre School

Dance school takes biggest ever squad to Blackpool National Showcase
Dance school takes biggest ever squad to national showcase
Emma Jones

Development location. Screenshot Planning Committee April 27, 2026

Councillors 'flabbergasted' at housing development 'dumped on Wilstead'

Borough Hall, Bedford (Image LDRS)

Council's chief executive 'confident' £18.6 million can be saved this year

Wixams Sign Photo: LDRS

Breakthrough for long-promised Wixams GP surgery as £7m funding secured

The Wixams health centre is to go ahead, following £7 million funding

Wixams health centre to go ahead after getting £7m funding

Mayor Tom Wootton

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

Fisherswood Road in Wixams

Woman freed from car after it lands on its side at Wixams

A pop-up skate park is coming to Wixams.

Pop-up skate park comes to Wixams for an afternoon of free fun

File photo of a doctor consulting with a patient.

Major funding boost for new GP surgeries

The scene of the Wixams blaze

Investigation to take place after overnight fire in Bedford

Wixams sign (Photo: LDRS)

Councillors get update on Wixams GP surgery

Wilf Hulland and Cinderella at Elstow Manor Care Home

Happily ever after at Wixams care home as Wilf meets Cinderella

Jean Harlow and Joan Lavender with the children joining forces to protect and monitor local wildlife

Residents and pupils join RSPB Birdwatch at Wixams care home

At the presentation, from left, Lianne Challis, Justina Igunbor, Oliver Waddington (Elstow Manor Wellbeing Coach, Diana Amin, Anita Baluch and Val Foley (Elstow Manor Customer Relations Manager)

Community heroes honoured at Bedford care home presentation

Universal Studios' theme park in Florida and inset, an artist's impression of the Wixams station plans that the Government has asked to 'pause'

Council faces £32 million bill over halted Wixams Station

The landmark deal between Octopus and Barratt Redrow means you'll pay nothing for your home energy bills for 10 years at flagship sites in Wixams and Tewkesbury (Pictures: Google/Octopus Energy and Barratt Redrow)

New scheme promises you'll pay NOTHING on your home energy bills for 10 YEARS

Enid and Eric Young and Christine and Barry Haines, residents who have assisted with the project.

Retirement village helps spread smiles to children fleeing domestic abuse

Marika.

Police concerned for welfare of missing teenager
Police have released a photo of a missing 14-year-old girl, and say they are concerned for her welfare.
Laura Hutchinson

Funding has been approved or a GP surgery at Wixams. Photo: LDRS

£5.5million funding approval signals green light for Wixams GP surgery

Duck End Lane, in Wilstead (Google Maps )

150 new homes near Wilstead will now be decided by Planning Inspectorate

The plans are set to be discussed next week.

'Critical' GP surgery for Wixams could open in 2029 as plans set to move forward

The new Christmas tree will light up the community for years to come.

New Christmas tree lights up Wixams community thanks to parish council and devel...

Trudy Brackley celebrates her 103rd birthday at Elstow Manor Care Home

Former nurse celebrates her 103rd birthday at Wixams care home

Wixams Wonderland returns this weekend, with even more festive fun thanks to sponsorship from master developer Urban&Civic.

Festive fun on offer at Wixams Wonderland features sponsorship from master devel...

File photo: British pound notes

Last minute changes to council fees and charges hike

The Elstow Manor Care Home team, Joyce, Monica, Emma-Jayne, Annabel and Nancy

Elstow care home fill heart and plates at cultural celebration

Elstow Manor residents Anne Poole and Janet Clarke, with Wellbeing Coach Maria Hindle and Ramona Stevens from Clarabut and Plumbe Funeral Directors

Bedford care home residents give their heart to those experiencing loss

BN - SGB-57929 - Storyteller Mark Fraser with some pupils from Wixams Tree Primary Academy and Amy from Barratt Homes

Homebuilder's Halloween storytelling brings spooky stories to life for Bedfordsh...

The Wixams Storm U15 team have new home and away shirts, shorts and socks as well as training tops thanks to sponsorship from Urban&Civic.

Grassroots football team in Wixams get new kit thanks to sponsorship from master...

Universal Studios

Universal Studios development could transform Bedford with thousands of new jobs

BN - External - A typical view of the show home at Willow Grove

Bedfordshire housebuilder offers property seekers exclusive access to homes unde...

Bedford Borough Council

Council debt peaked at £130 million last year - but is now closer to £90 million

Bedford Borough Council and the University of Bedfordshire have formed a new partnership

Council and university form new partnership to boost skills, culture and health

Court news.

Wixams man fined for illegally sub-letting social housing

Wixams sign.

Wixams councillors dismiss claims of judicial reviews as unsubstantiated
Wixams councillors have dismissed talk of judicial review as unsubstantiated.
John Guinn, Local Democracy Reporter

BN - 002 - The Kennett style home at Willow Grove

Three-storey homes bring elevated living to Bedfordshire development

File photo of a waiting room.

Wait for GP surgery in Wixams continues - as work starts on business case

Borough Hall Bedford

Damning financial report into Bedford council finally made public

Get the Keys to your new Taylor Wimpey home in Wixams before Christmas

Get the Keys to your new Taylor Wimpey home in Wixams before Christmas

Traffic speeds past 30mph limit sign, 2000. (Photo by National Motor Museum/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Decision over road safety traffic scheme in Houghton Conquest deferred

An aerial view of Bedford. Photo by Historic England Archive/Heritage Images via Getty Images

Council 'backs local businesses' – but spending figures tell a different story

Wixams Sign. Photo: LDRS

Complaints created 'atmosphere of suspicion, not accountability' at council

Fraser Hopes, Managing Director of Vistry Northern Home Counties, Dave Lakin, Amplius Director of Development and Sales, and Lorraine Ford, Amplius Development Project Manager, put the first spades in the ground.

Work begins on 133 affordable homes as part of Wixams development

Sessions at Wixams Academy

Free creative and active summer clubs for young people in Bedford and Wixams

BN - 015 - An aerial view of Willow Grove

Building greener communities: Bedfordshire housebuilder backs Local Green Spaces

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