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The board was told that there are “some areas that we need to pay attention to”...

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Ofsted report on Central Bedfordshire Council due to be published next week - Bedford Independent
An Ofsted report on Central Bedfordshire Council is due to be published next week (April 24), a meeting heard. Amana Gordon, director...
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April 18, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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The picnic was attended by over 250 people and included live music, crafts, a photo booth, a food truck, as well as booths set up by various organisations, all there to show their support for Pride...

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July 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Monthly column: "Back in June, I introduced the Planning (Flooding) Bill to Parliament... the Government objected to it at its Second Reading..."

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Monthly column: Why won’t the Government take forward our common sense steps to tackle flooding? - Bedford Independent
Why won’t the Government take forward our common-sense steps to tackle flooding? That’s the question I’m asking this Flood Action Week...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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"..we’re disappointed with some of our local MPs who, despite heavy lobbying, aren’t seeking or securing meetings with a minister to talk about these issues..."

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More needs to be done to reverse potential impact of changes to local authority funding say councillors - Bedford Independent
Labour MPs in Central Bedfordshire constituencies are being urged to do more to reverse the potential £24m impact of proposed...
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December 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Officers were called to multiple incidents on Friday...

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Three arrested after series of tool thefts across Bedfordshire - Bedford Independent
Bedfordshire Police has arrested three people following a spate of tool thefts from vans across the county, including incidents in...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Central Bedfordshire has published a longlist of housing sites for its next Local Plan, with several near the Bedford Borough boundary. Public consultation will follow...

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Central Bedfordshire reveals plans for housing developments near villages on Bedford Borough border - Bedford Independent
A list of more than 450 potential Local Plan housing sites across Central Bedfordshire, including several on the Bedford Borough...
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May 20, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Under the current scheme, 9,371 households receive support, and 7,141 of these households receive 100 per cent support. This has increased from 5,340 claimants in 2022/23...

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"Deeply unpalatable" changes to council tax support scheme proposed in Central Bedfordshire - Bedford Independent
Potential cuts to council tax support for working-age claimants in Central Bedfordshire are “beyond damaging for the poorest people”...
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October 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Johnny Ward and an accomplice admitted to a combined 34 counts of fraud after repeatedly posing as traders and conning householders between 2020 and 2022. But, Ward failed to attend court for sentencing...

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Police hunt for Bedfordshire fraudster after failing to appear for sentencing - Bedford Independent
Two Bedfordshire men have been sentenced over a series of doorstep frauds carried out across Bedfordshire and neighbouring counties...
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January 19, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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100 per cent of the headteachers disagreed with the executive member for children’s services, who suggested there had been “no appetite” among school leaders to take part in a working group for the area's School Improvement Strategy...

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School leaders anger at being “fobbed off, misled and misrepresented” by Central Bedfordshire Council - Bedford Independent
School leaders across Central Bedfordshire have accused Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC) of misrepresentation and failing...
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December 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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170 members of staff have been told that their jobs are at risk...

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"Deleting" jobs at Central Bedfordshire Council wont impact service says chief executive - Bedford Independent
Central Bedfordshire Council’s plan to “delete” jobs will not impact on services, the council’s chief executive has said. Speaking...
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February 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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But it's not by much...

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Central Bedfordshire Council "better off" after government’s financial settlement - Bedford Independent
Central Bedfordshire Council will be “£373,000 better off” following the announcement of the government’s financial settlement...
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February 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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“There’s been an increase in dissatisfaction with CBC and with universal services (roads, pavements, recycling and refuse collection)..."

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Trust in Central Bedfordshire Council’s ability to act on residents' concerns at their lowest levels ever - Bedford Independent
A survey of more than 1,250 residents has revealed that Central Bedfordshire Council’s ability to “act on their concerns”...
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April 10, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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A Huntingdonshire document on Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) suggests that several Bedfordshire communities could be absorbed into a new authority based in Cambridgeshire...

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Huntingdonshire boundary change plan involving Bedford Borough ‘land grab’ slammed - Bedford Independent
The leader of Central Bedfordshire Council has accused Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) of “highway robbery” with a scheme...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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The Greensand Trust has launched an urgent appeal following a deliberate act of arson that destroyed the boardwalk at Clophill Lakes Nature Reserve...

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Appeal for public to support Bedfordshire nature reserve after arson attack - Bedford Independent
The Greensand Trust has launched an urgent appeal following a deliberate act of arson that destroyed the boardwalk at Clophill Lakes Nature...
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August 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Parents are advised to check eligibility for free home-to-school transport when applying for a child’s place for September 2026...

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Central Bedfordshire Council looks at new home-to-school transport policy to save £23million - Bedford Independent
A revised home-to-school transport policy for Central Bedfordshire could save £23m over ten years, a meeting heard...
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September 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM