Adult social care faces a £3.5 billion funding gap by 2025, just to maintain existing standards of care. Between 2015/16 (following the 2015 General Election) and 2019/20 there has been a £600 million reduction to councils' public health grants.
SoupFest will be returning one month today on Tuesday 27th November at Harpur Square between 11.30am and 4pm.
Consultation on Bedford Borough Council's draft 'Local Plan 2030' closes in a matter of days, on Tuesday 30th October at 5pm. In his October column for the Bedford Borough Bulletin Mayor Dave Hodgson cut through the 'politically motivated spin' about the plan coming from some quarters and set out the facts on a plan which is designed to focus the housing development required for the Borough on brownfield sites and protects existing communities from unsuitable or sprawling development.
Your WC claims its winter maintenance team is more prepared than in previous years to keep traffic running smoothly over the cold period.
Scrap expansion of Heathside Crescent Car Park
Stunning new figures have revealed that the comprehensive energy saving programme introduced by Mayor Dave Hodgson has reduced Bedford Borough Council's carbon emissions by a massive 53%.