Mayor of Bedford, Dave Hodgson, celebrated the 306th Bombardment Group Museum veteran’s event this weekend, marking 80 years since the 306th arrived in Thurleigh.

The Annual Canvass of households, to update the Electoral Register, is now live. Each year we have to, by law, find out who is eligible to register to vote.

Bedford Borough Council has issued a warning to residents and visitors over growing concerns about blue-green algae blooms that are appearing on areas of the lakes at Priory Country Park and some of the Borough’s watercourses.

In May 2022, Bedford Borough Council announced Solar Together Bedfordshire, a group-buying scheme for solar panels and battery storage, which helps residents come together as a community and invest in renewable energy.

Bedford Borough Council’s brand-new solar farm has been fully energised and is now exporting low-carbon electricity to the grid. The project is made up of over 8,000 solar panels, is capable of generating up to 4.2MW of electricity and is enough to power approximately 1,000 homes.

Last Friday was the first day of Keep Britain Tidy’s Love Parks Week.

The week is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the fantastic parks and open spaces in Bedford Borough, as well as thanking those who work and volunteer in them.

A single case of avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed near Blunham in Central Bedfordshire. The confirmed case is on a private property and isn’t a wild bird.

Bedford Borough Council is asking residents to donate their unused bikes for Ukrainian families in the Borough.

Environmental charity, Keep Britain Tidy, has today announced the winners of the coveted Green Flag Award 2022, the international quality mark for parks and green spaces.

A fleet of grocery delivery robots is heading to local neighbourhoods in Bedford thanks to an exciting pilot project between Bedford Borough Council and Starship Technologies, the world’s leading provider of autonomous delivery services, in partnership with