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Featured information
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Choose well. Choose you.
Choose You is a free local service to help you build healthy habits, like quitting smoking or reaching a healthy weight. Get started.
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Waste and recycling changes
Glass recycling, food collections for flats and changes to some collection days.
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“I can’t change the world, but I can change a child’s life.”
Your everyday is everything a foster child needs. Find out about fostering.
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School term dates
Check school term dates for 2026.
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Sign up for garden waste collections
An easy, convenient way to recycle your garden waste. Find out more about our garden waste collections.
Latest news
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Bedfordshire Minerals and Waste Plan Review – update May 2026
Friday, 22 May 2026
In March 2026, the government published the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026. These introduce a new plan-making system.
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Olympic and Paralympic sporting stars to officially open new £33.9 million Leighton Leisure and Community Centre
Friday, 22 May 2026
We're inviting residents to celebrate the official opening of the brand-new Leighton Leisure and Community Centre with a special Family Fun Day on Saturday 27 June 2026.
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Central Bedfordshire Council Leader backs bid to expand Forest of Marston Vale
Thursday, 21 May 2026
Central Bedfordshire Council’s leadership strongly backs expanding the Forest of Marston Vale, aligning with government proposals to create 2 new National Forests across the UK.
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Mystery medieval find and returning artefacts continue to fire kiln interest after Sutton archaeology discovery
Friday, 15 May 2026
A mystery medieval object, thousands of pottery fragments and returning artefacts to Sutton have shed new light on one of Central Bedfordshire’s most significant recent archaeological discoveries.
