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Bedford council ordered to pay £750 to mum for failing child over education health and care plan (www.bedfordtoday.co.uk)
 

Bedford Borough Council says its actions following an upheld complaint shows a willingness to “learn from its mistakes”.

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Winter night shelter in Bedford to provide up to 2,000 beds and 4,000 meals (www.bedfordtoday.co.uk)
 

A winter night shelter in Bedford will provide up to 2,000 beds and 4,000 meals across 100 nights this winter.

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Have your say on how we manage freight – your voice matters (www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk)
 

Image reads: "Do you have a view on heavy goods vehicles in Central Bedfordshire?" and has a photo of a fleet of lorries.

The strategy aims to support the freight and logistics sector whilst minimising the negative impacts movements can have on residential communities, and to encourage freight movements to be as sustainable as possible.

The Freight Strategy will be out for public consultation for 6 weeks.

Read more and have your say – your voice matters.

The consultation will close at 10am, 20 December 2024.

Councillor John Baker, our Executive Member for Highways, said:

This updated strategy is about how we plan to manage freight movement across Central Bedfordshire, supporting the needs of local businesses whilst mitigating the impacts on local communities.

If you wish to comment, visit our consultation webpage and share your thoughts.

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Letters: Grace Church, is dividing the community what you really wanted? (www.bedfordindependent.co.uk)
 

I represent residents in the area affected by Grace Community Church’s proposals for building on land by Cemetery Road in Kempston. These proposals were controversial from the start...

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Remembrance Day road closures across Bedfordshire this weekend (www.bedfordtoday.co.uk)
 

Remembrance Day services will be held across Bedfordshire on Sunday, with roads closed to allow the events to go ahead safely.

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Hundreds of Bedfordshire children strip searched over past three years (www.bedfordtoday.co.uk)
 

Hundreds of police strip searches have been carried out on children in Bedfordshire over the past three years, new figures show.

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"Decent" residents won't fly-tip if new limits and permit system extension introduced at Central Bedfordshire tidy tips, says councillor (www.bedfordtoday.co.uk)
 

A maximum of two paint tins per household, two mattresses and two visits with carpet to tidy tips in Central Bedfordshire would be allowed annually under waste management changes to reduce the local authority’s costs.

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Highest number of officers sacked and barred in Beds Police during 2023-24 (www.bedfordtoday.co.uk)
 

Bedfordshire Police had the highest number of officers sacked and barred in 2023-24 for at least six years, new figures show.

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Comedian urges Bedfordians to get involved and engage with their councillors (www.bedfordindependent.co.uk)
 

A comedian and activist has urged Bedfordians to tell their council what they want them to do – but also look at the actions they could take to make their area a better place. Mark Thomas...

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Tidy tip shake-up to be discussed by Central Beds Council tonight - including possible permit plan (www.bedfordtoday.co.uk)
 

Permits may be needed to dump mattresses, carpets and certain DIY materials at tidy tips in Central Bedfordshire because of rising disposal costs.

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“It must be horrendous” says councillor as cancer treatment times tackled (www.bedfordindependent.co.uk)
 

A Bedford borough councillor said she "can’t imagine" what it would be like to have cancer treatment delayed. Monday’s Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (November 4) was told...

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£90k funding boost to help tackle rough sleeping in Bedford (www.bedfordtoday.co.uk)
 

Bedford is set to get a £90,000 cash injection to help tackle rough sleeping this winter.

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