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Featured information
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Garden waste collections
We will temporarily pause garden waste collections for 12 weeks this winter, from Monday, 1 December 2025 to Friday, 20 February 2026.
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Defining the High Street Areas for High Street Rental Auctions (HSRAs)
We are seeking your views as part of the process to define the area where High Street Rental Auction (HSRA) powers may be applied.
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Christmas road closures
Find Christmas 2025 road closures and times for towns and villages across Central Bedfordshire.
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Have your say on the future of your local community
Tell us what you think of the draft recommendations on how your community is governed.
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Latest news
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Garden waste collections to pause over winter in Central Bedfordshire
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
We will temporarily pause garden waste collections for 12 weeks this winter, from Monday, 1 December 2025 to Friday, 20 February 2026. Collections will resume on Monday, 23 February 2026.
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Residents invited to have their say on community-led housing in Central Bedfordshire
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
We're inviting residents to take part in a new survey on community-led housing, an approach that puts communities at the heart of housing development.
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We're supporting operation to tackle knife crime
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
We're supporting Sceptre this week (Monday 17 November to Friday 21 November 2025), joining Bedfordshire Police in a national effort to raise awareness of the dangers of carrying a knife.
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Leighton Buzzard woman convicted for Blue Badge misuse
Thursday, 13 November 2025
A Leighton Buzzard woman has been convicted at Luton Magistrates’ Court for misusing a Blue Badge belonging to her deceased relative.
