How can we help you today?
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Waste and recycling
Book to visit a Household Waste Recycling Centre, Bins and waste collections, Order bins and sacks, Garden waste subscription service, Report a missed bin collection, Clinical waste, Bulky waste collections, Recycling different types of waste, Report fly-tipping, Pest control, Bottle and textile banks
- Book to visit a Household Waste Recycling Centre
- Bins and waste collections
- Order bins and sacks
- Garden waste subscription service
- Report a missed bin collection
- Clinical waste
- Bulky waste collections
- Recycling different types of waste
- Report fly-tipping
- Pest control
- Bottle and textile banks
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Housing
Apply to join the Housing Register, Property adverts and how to bid for housing, Housing benefit, Paying your rent, Council housing repairs, Homelessness, Public health funerals, Mutual exchange and rightsizing, Apply to rent a council garage, Local land charges
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Council Tax
How much Council Tax will I pay?, My Account - manage Council Tax online, Pay Council Tax by Direct Debit, Pay Council Tax online, Pay Council Tax by telephone, Find your Council Tax band, Council Tax discounts and exemptions, Moving home - changes to Council Tax, Council Tax band changes, Completion Notices and Council Tax on new properties
- How much Council Tax will I pay?
- My Account - manage Council Tax online
- Pay Council Tax by Direct Debit
- Pay Council Tax online
- Pay Council Tax by telephone
- Find your Council Tax band
- Council Tax discounts and exemptions
- Moving home - changes to Council Tax
- Council Tax band changes
- Completion Notices and Council Tax on new properties
- More from Council Tax
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Planning
Do I need planning permission?, Planning advice, Make a planning application, What you need for a planning application - advice for a homeowner, What you need for a planning application - advice for a non-homeowner, View planning applications, I want to comment on a planning application, Contact the planning delivery service, Local Plan, New Local Plan, Building control, Minerals and waste
- Do I need planning permission?
- Planning advice
- Make a planning application
- What you need for a planning application - advice for a homeowner
- What you need for a planning application - advice for a non-homeowner
- View planning applications
- I want to comment on a planning application
- Contact the planning delivery service
- Local Plan
- New Local Plan
- Building control
- Minerals and waste
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Jobs, skills and adult learning
Working here, Job application process, Jobs in schools, Careers in Children's Early Intervention and Social Work, Apprenticeships, How to get a career in adult social care, Work experience, Adult Learning, Equal opportunities
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Transport, roads and parking
Roadworks, Report and track roads and highways problems, Potholes - make a report and see how many we are fixing, Public transport, Parking fines, Blue Badge and disabled parking bays, Salting and gritting, Bus pass, Parking permits, Report abandoned vehicles, Car parks
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Schools and education
School term dates, School transport, School admissions, Directory of schools, School closures - emergencies / bad weather, School attendance, Virtual school, School changes – three-tier to two-tier, Schools performance, School governors
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Registration and Coroner
Coroner Service (including inquests), Marriages, civil partnerships and celebratory services, Registrar offices - addresses and opening hours, Register a birth, Register a death, Copy certificates, Oakfield Gardens Crematorium (external website), Licensed premises, Treasure inquests
- Coroner Service (including inquests)
- Marriages, civil partnerships and celebratory services
- Registrar offices - addresses and opening hours
- Register a birth
- Register a death
- Copy certificates
- Oakfield Gardens Crematorium (external website)
- Licensed premises
- Treasure inquests
- More from Registration and Coroner
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Environmental services
Flooding advice, Pest control, Fly-tipping, Sustainability, Street cleaning, Water quality, Commercial pollution, Domestic pollution, Climate change, Archaeology, Heritage & Conservation, Air quality, Abandoned vehicles
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Health and social care
Adults and older people, Adults with a disability, Paying for care, Help an elderly relative stay in their own home, Support for care providers, Protecting vulnerable adults, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Carers, Health advice, Mental health, Disabled Facilities Grant
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Leisure, libraries and countryside
Countryside, Leisure centres, Active lifestyles, Libraries, Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre - events, The Grove Theatre, Public rights of way, Cycling in the countryside, Walking in the countryside, Definitive map
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About your council
Electoral Registration and Elections, Councillors, Consultations and Engagement - Your Voice Matters, Customer feedback, Public and statutory notices, Committees, meetings and agendas, Webcasting, Statistics and census information, Central Bedfordshire 2050 - a great place to live and work, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire
- Electoral Registration and Elections
- Councillors
- Consultations and Engagement - Your Voice Matters
- Customer feedback
- Public and statutory notices
- Committees, meetings and agendas
- Webcasting
- Statistics and census information
- Central Bedfordshire 2050 - a great place to live and work
- HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire
- More from About your council
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Children and young people
Child protection, Adoption, Fostering, Help with childcare costs, Childcare and Early years, SEN and disability, Children with disabilities, Youth Support Service
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Business
Business rates, My Account - manage business rates online, Procurement and tenders, Food hygiene training, Licensing, Superfast broadband, Trading Standards, Business advice, Major developments, Be scam aware, Local economic information and policy
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Support with the cost of living
Council Tax Support, Universal Credit and getting help with childcare costs, Difficulty paying Council Tax, Debt advice for council tenants, Risk of becoming homeless, Benefits and financial support for carers, Housing Benefit and Universal Credit, Free school meals
- Council Tax Support
- Universal Credit and getting help with childcare costs
- Difficulty paying Council Tax
- Debt advice for council tenants
- Risk of becoming homeless
- Benefits and financial support for carers
- Housing Benefit and Universal Credit
- Free school meals
- More from Support with the cost of living
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Benefits
My Account - manage benefits online, Housing benefit, Free school meals, Council Tax support, Report a chance of circumstances, Extra help and appeals, Council Tax support, Change of circumstances, Under-occupation, Information for landlords
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Pay online - pay a bill
Pay housing rent, Pay Council Tax, Pay sundry invoices, Pay back an overpayment
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Self-service: Log in and log out of your account
Book to visit a Household Waste Recycling Centre, Order bins and sacks, Report a missed bin collection, Request sharps / clinical collections, Apply for school transport
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Community safety
Report anti-social behaviour, Stray dogs, Dog warden service, Report and track roads and highways problems, Report abandoned vehicles, Dog control orders, CCTV, Domestic abuse
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Summer weather
Heatwave: how to cope in hot weather (NHS), Sunscreen and sun safety (NHS), Prevent dehydration (NHS), Sun safety for children (NHS), Sunburn (NHS), Heat exhaustion and heatstroke, Severe weather emergency protocol (SWEP), Hay fever (NHS)
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Ukraine - sponsors and Ukrainian guests
Initial checks on sponsor's accommodation, Payments for guests and sponsors, Sponsors and guests advice on accommodation, Setting up a bank account, Financial support, Education and training, Health advice, Mental health support, Government guides
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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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We celebrated achievements of our children in care and care experienced young people
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
We held a celebration event on Thursday 31 July to recognise and celebrate the achievements of children in care and young people across the area.
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Road resurfacing works completed, with more planned across Central Bedfordshire
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
We've recently completed several essential resurfacing and patching schemes on our roads.
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Council approves new social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) primary school to meet urgent local need
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
Central Bedfordshire Council will open a new primary school for children with SEMH needs, advancing our commitment to inclusive education.