The final preparations are being made on the Embankment and Russell Park – less than 48 hours before 250,000 people arrive for the 2022 Bedford River Festival.

This week marks a decade of the Bedford Borough Council’s Jobs Hub - a service which has helped provide advice and support to over 50,000 residents and has helped over 4,000 people into Work, education and self-employment.

Invisible Folk and Bedford Borough Council are inviting people to take a journey into Bedford High Street’s rich heritage.

The Fraud Investigation Team at Bedford Borough Council have cautioned a local woman after it was found she supplied false information to the Council with the aim of obtaining free school transport for their children.

With temperatures set to hit record highs over the next few days, people across Bedfordshire are being urged to take additional precautions to keep themselves and others safe.

An extreme heat warning has been issued by the Met Office with mercury set to hit 40C by Tuesday.

The Bedford Borough Community Safety Partnership wants to hear from you on their recently launched Community Safety survey.

This survey will help assess crime and anti-social behaviour in the Borough, and inform the new Community Safety Plan 2023-26.

Transporting Bedford works to ease congestion and improve road safety on the Northern Gateway has now been completed, delivering a major improvement on this well-known pinch point on Bedford’s roads.

Thousands of families across Bedford Borough, who are entitled to income related free school meals, will be given vouchers for the Summer holidays.
 

Bedford Borough Council is seeking the views of providers of residential care services for people over 65 years of age, and home care services for people aged 18 years and above  to support the National Fair Cost of Care exercise.
 

The first of Bedford Borough’s High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) building works has been completed.