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Featured information
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Booking system in place to visit our tidy tips
You need to book a 20-minute time slot before you visit our Household Waste Recycling Centres; find out how.
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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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Have your say on our waste strategy
This is your chance to help shape how we manage waste for years to come. Your voice matters.
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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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Sandy Secondary School ARP statutory notice consultation
Have your day on proposals to create a new Additional Resource Provision (ARP) for students with recognised cognitive and learning difficulties at Sandy Secondary Foundation School.
Latest news
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Route announced for Milton Keynes and Central Bedfordshire stage of Lloyds Tour of Britain 2025
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
Details of the route that the world’s top cyclists will race over this September as the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men comes to Milton Keynes and Central Bedfordshire, has today been announced.
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Crowds cheer as Tour of Britain races to a thrilling finish in Ampthill
Friday, 5 September 2025
Thousands of cycling fans lined the streets yesterday, Thursday 4 September, as Central Bedfordshire proudly hosted the Stage Three finish of the prestigious Tour of Britain in Ampthill.
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We've launched a consultation on 25-year Waste Strategy
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
We're inviting residents, businesses and community groups to have their say on a new Waste Strategy which will shape how waste and recycling is managed across the area for the next 25 years.
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Housing Matters - September 2025
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
Read the September 2025 edition of Housing Matters.