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A member of Central Bedfordshire Council’s executive has apologised to the local authority’s vice-chairman over a casual remark he made at a full council meeting, which was overheard.
Two people were seriously injured after a crash involving a school minibus. Bedfordshire Police were called to a two-vehicle ...
Children’s services in Central Bedfordshire have maintained a ‘good’ rating, despite three areas of concern, after an Ofsted ...
Extra funds are to be used to reduce the number of smokers in Central Bedfordshire from around one in ten adults, or 25,000 ...
Plans to expand a quarry would result in "heavy traffic" on an A-road for a further 20 years, a council has warned. In March 2024 Aggregate Industries UK Limited applied to Central Bedfordshire ...
Only a fraction of the council-controlled roads in Central Bedfordshire received any form of maintenance last year, new research suggests. The RAC warned "only a slither of England’s total road ...
The local education authority is to consult again on "nearest v catchment" school transport. The state-of-the-art facility includes a 25m pool and a learner pool with moveable floor. The 20-minute ...
A ‘call-in’ by councillors of the £46m upgrade for Ivel Valley School and College in Biggleswade has been labelled “frivolous ...
Central Bedfordshire Council needs to “put bureaucracy in the bin” to deliver some projects, a senior councillor has said ...