News published December 2020
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Thursday, 31 December 2020
Lord-Lieutenant recognises achievements of New Year’s Honours List
HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire Helen Nellis has officially recognised the achievements of eight Bedfordshire recipients in HM The Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for 2021.
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Wednesday, 30 December 2020
New school term dates for January 2021
The government announced, today (30 December 2020), revised start dates for the January 2021 term for some schools.
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Monday, 21 December 2020
Inspiring Music and Ampthill Town Band spread festive cheer with virtual Christmas carols
Inspiring Music and Ampthill Town Band have teamed up to bring some festive cheer to Bedfordshire, by recording a virtual Christmas carol video.
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Thursday, 17 December 2020
Bedfordshire to move to tier 3 (very high level restrictions) due to increasing COVID-19 cases
Central Bedfordshire is being placed into the tier 3 very high alert level, along with Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes.
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Monday, 14 December 2020
Lord-Lieutenant brings a virtual message of hope to the people of Bedfordshire
Lord-Lieutenant brings a virtual message of hope to the people of Bedfordshire to reflect on the extraordinary year we have had and look forward to next year.
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Monday, 14 December 2020
A421 dualling upgrade into Milton Keynes complete
We're pleased to announce that works are complete on the project to upgrade a key section of the A421 road into a dual carriageway.
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Friday, 11 December 2020
Council Leader urges to be careful this Christmas to avoid a New Year lockdown
Worryingly, after several weeks of COVID-19 cases falling in Central Bedfordshire, this week there has been a sharp rise with 350 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of 125 from the previous week.
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Friday, 11 December 2020
Tree Planting Grant open for applications
We've launched our new Tree Planting Grant scheme, aimed at delivering tree and hedge planting schemes across Central Bedfordshire.
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Friday, 11 December 2020
Park home residents to benefit from £1 million green homes grant
A new green homes grant, enabling the installation of cladding and insulation in park homes, has been launched after being approved by our Executive Committee this week.
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Thursday, 10 December 2020
We've objected to removal of 28 BT payphones
Following the latest BT payphone consultation, we received 95 responses regarding BT’s proposals to remove 29 public payphones, that they have identified as unnecessary.