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Bedford Borough Council is optimising bin collection routes for recycling, household, garden and food waste with effect from Monday, 30 March 2026. This will lead to a change of collection day for some homes.

From favourite places to visit to hidden gems, Bedford Borough Council is shouting about what’s great where we all live in a regular feature.

Bedford Borough Council is proudly supporting Food Waste Action Week (9–15 March 2026), joining the national Love Food Hate Waste campaign to help residents cut food waste, save money and get ready for the new weekly food waste collections starting on 30 March.

Bedford Borough Council is pleased to announce that green garden waste collections will restart from Monday, 2 March, helping residents get their gardens ready for spring.

A groundbreaking approach to fostering has taken another huge step in Bedford Borough, with the launch of the third Mockingbird Constellation.

The Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd (SATCoL) has removed its clothing banks across Bedford Borough as part of national changes to its network.

Bedford Borough Council will hold its latest community engagement session about the East West Rail (EWR) proposals next week.

The event, which is open to all residents, will take place in-person at Borough Hall, on Monday 16 February from 6-7.30pm.

A government inspector supported by two assistant inspectors are to carry out a best value inspection at Bedford Borough Council, as we continue to tackle the financial challenges facing the authority.

The trio will join us for three months to review our improvement journey.

Bedford Borough Council’s Enviro Crime team has secured a series of successful prosecutions at Luton Magistrates Court this January, reinforcing the Council’s commitment to keeping the Borough clean and tackling crimes against the local environment.

Deliveries of new food waste caddies have been taking place across Bedford Borough since 1 January. Separate weekly food waste collections will start from Monday, 30 March 2026.