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Bedford Borough Council has reached a significant milestone in the project to restore the river crossing between Queens Park and Kempston, following the formal approval to remove the existing Queens Bridge.

Bedford Borough Council is encouraging residents to recycle their real Christmas trees responsibly this winter, using the Borough’s free drop‑off points.

There are set to be zero homeless families in Bedford Borough living in hotels or B&B accommodation on Christmas Day.

This is thanks to wider work to tackle the root causes of homelessness in the Borough.

Bedford Borough Council’s Investigation Service has been named as a finalist in two categories at the Public Sector Counter Fraud Awards.

Bedford Borough Council’s Enviro Crime team has achieved several successful prosecutions at Luton Magistrates Court this November and December, reinforcing the Council’s commitment to tackling crimes against our local environment.

Councillors across Bedford Borough have been telling us about their favourite books throughout our Year of Reading.

And this week it’s the turn of Councillor Jim Weir who shared his love of The Once and Future King by T.H. White, a book he has been enjoying for half a century.

Bedford has taken a giant step towards welcoming Universal Destinations & Experiences after the Government approved the request for planning permission by a Special Development Order (SDO).

Bedford’s Town Deal partnership is set to reconfigure Greyfriars Junction from Monday, 5 January, through to Autumn 2026, as a key component of the local Transporting Bedford 2030 initiative.

Over the last 12 months, councillors across Bedford Borough have been telling us about their favourite books throughout our Year of Reading.