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Friday, 27 September 2024
Minister for Water and Flooding visits Leighton Buzzard
Councillor Adam Zerny, Leader of the Council welcomed Emma Hardy, Minister for Water and Flooding to Leighton Buzzard today, Thursday 26 September 2024.
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Thursday, 22 August 2024
Luton resident ordered to pay over £2,000 for fly-tipping after failing to appear in court
A Luton resident, Mr Zohib Haq, has been fined a total of £2,185 after being convicted in his absence at Luton Magistrates' Court on 2 August 2024.
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Monday, 5 February 2024
Council calls for action on flooding in Central Bedfordshire
Following the recent impact of Storm Henk, Central Bedfordshire Council has called for more to be done to tackle an increase in local flooding and other extreme weather events.
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Friday, 2 February 2024
£1000 fine for illegal fly-tip in Houghton Regis
A former Central Bedfordshire resident has been issued a £1000 Fixed Penalty Notice following a complaint of fly-tipping in a garage block in Houghton Regis.
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Tuesday, 4 July 2023
Government funding to boost nature in Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire gets £238,000 funding to support nature recovery and biodiversity. Locally-led Local Nature Recovery Strategy will help natural habitats flourish.
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Friday, 13 January 2023
Recognised for our Climate Commitment
We are one of only 143 international Carbon Literate Organisations after its sustainability credentials received Bronze Award Status from the Carbon Literacy Trust.
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Friday, 18 November 2022
Funding available to make your home warmer
Following a successful scheme at the beginning of this year, we have further funding available to help eligible households make their homes warmer, more energy efficient and therefore cheaper to run.
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Tuesday, 15 November 2022
Unlicensed waste carrier is fined more than £3,000
A man from Slip End has been fined over £3,000 after being caught collecting waste without a licence.
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Friday, 4 November 2022
We've worked with residents to plant daffodils for Downside
On Friday (28 October) our Neighbourhood Operations team joined residents from the Downside estate in Dunstable to plant daffodils.
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Friday, 29 July 2022
Avian Influenza
A case of avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed near Blunham. The confirmed case is on a private property and isn’t a wild bird.
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Monday, 25 July 2022
Sun is shining for Solar Together – record number of registrations received
Over 5,225 registrations have been submitted for the first Bedfordshire-wide Solar Together group buying scheme, 70% more than forecasted. Original forecast expected just over 3,000 registrations.
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Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Solar Together renewable energy scheme opens for registrations
We are pleased to announce participation in the Solar Together scheme.
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Friday, 4 March 2022
Central Bedfordshire Council asks public opinion on engine idling
We have launched an engine idling survey to gather a better understanding of whether residents feel there are problems with vehicles leaving their engines running when stationary.
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Monday, 18 October 2021
We're match funding the Forestry Commission's Treescapes Fund
We've secured £300,000 in funding over the next four years for tree planting from the Forestry Commission as part of its Treescapes Fund and our Executive agreed to match fund this.
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Friday, 9 April 2021
Aspley Guise landowners fined for abusing allotment land
Two owners of land at Gypsy Lane Aspley Guise have been fined more than £1,400.
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Wednesday, 3 March 2021
Central Bedfordshire rated as third least polluting region in the East of England
A study measuring how much CO2 is produced by vehicles idling in England has found that Central Bedfordshire is the third least polluting region in the East of England.
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Friday, 25 September 2020
Council approves sustainability plan
Last night (Thursday 24 September) a full meeting of Central Bedfordshire Council adopted its new Sustainability Plan aimed at making the council carbon neutral by 2030.