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Tuesday, 20 August 2019
A new model for power investment - Investment in 240MW Supergrid for Central Bedfordshire through Housing Infrastructure Fund
We have allocated £40M of £70M Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) grant to a ground breaking first 240MW Supergrid which will boost power supply over the whole of Central Bedfordshire and beyond.
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Tuesday, 20 August 2019
New school places for Thornhill Primary School in Houghton Regis approved
Central Bedfordshire Council’s Executive has today (Tuesday, 20 August 2019) approved expansion of Thornhill Primary School.
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Tuesday, 20 August 2019
More school places for Ivel Valley
Central Bedfordshire Council’s Executive has today (20 August 2019) approved a proposal to increase the number of school places available at Ivel Valley Community Special School.
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Tuesday, 20 August 2019
New community grant schemes approved
Central Bedfordshire is investing £700k in new grant schemes this year, designed to support local groups to meet the needs of their communities.
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Tuesday, 20 August 2019
New Parking Strategy approved for Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire Council’s Executive has today (Tuesday, 20 August) approved the decision to adopt a revised parking strategy.
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Monday, 19 August 2019
£70million of funding for new schools and services secured for Biggleswade
Central Bedfordshire Council, working with partners including Biggleswade Town Council, has been granted £70million of central government funding for Biggleswade.
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Monday, 19 August 2019
Quitting smoking just became a whole lot easier with a new free app
A new FREE mobile app has been launched by the Stop Smoking Service to help smokers kick the habit for good and stay nicotine free.
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Thursday, 15 August 2019
The wait is over, A-level results are in
This morning (15 August) students all over Central Bedfordshire discovered the outcome of studying hard over the last two years.
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Wednesday, 14 August 2019
Houghton Regis man fined after being caught littering on council CCTV
A local man captured littering on CCTV in Dunstable has been fined over £1,300, after he failed to pay the original smaller fixed penalty.
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Wednesday, 31 July 2019
Café society comes to Ampthill with help from council grant
A new café in the Georgian market town of Ampthill has been formally opened, with help from a £15,500 grant from us.
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Wednesday, 31 July 2019
Curfew and fine for Leighton Buzzard woman found guilty of Council Tax Support fraud
A woman with four jobs from Leighton Buzzard who fraudulently claimed a reduction in her council tax of over £3000, has pleaded guilty at Luton Magistrates Court on 30 July.
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Wednesday, 31 July 2019
Toy Story 4 and woodland crafts for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
We have teamed up with SNAP Parent Carer Forum to offer a film screening of Toy Story 4, woodland crafts and games for families who have children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
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Wednesday, 31 July 2019
Trampoline sessions for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
We have teamed up with SNAP Parent Carer Forum to offer trampolining sessions at Sandy Sports Centre.
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Wednesday, 31 July 2019
Climbing wall session for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
We have teamed up with SNAP Parent Carer Forum to offer a climbing wall session at Flitwick Leisure Centre.
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Wednesday, 31 July 2019
HRH The Princess Royal visits the Forest of Marston Vale
HRH The Princess Royal visited the Forest Centre & Millennium Country Park on 30 July to dedicate the Forest of Marston Vale to the The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy.
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Friday, 26 July 2019
Make sure you can vote – look out for a form coming through your door
We're asking you to look out for the annual Household Enquiry Forms (HEF) which will be delivered from 2 August to every property in Central Bedfordshire.
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Wednesday, 24 July 2019
Free leisure taster sessions for public at Dunstable Centre
In partnership with SLL, we're offering a range free taster session and classes at the new Dunstable Centre from Monday 29 July to Friday 2 August.
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Wednesday, 24 July 2019
Dodgy car trader fined almost £20,000 for misleading customers
A Hockliffe car dealer has been fined again after our Trading Standards Officers continued to receive complaints about his trading practices, despite him being prosecuted in 2017.
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Friday, 19 July 2019
We're going to develop a climate change plan
We've agreed to prioritise responding to climate change. A proposal to develop a plan was discussed at our Council meeting yesterday (18 July), and received unanimous support.
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Thursday, 18 July 2019
Digital fingerprint artwork unveiled in the new Dunstable Library
A unique digital art installation, which has been created with the help of four schools and Autism Bedfordshire, was unveiled in the new Dunstable Library last week (10 July).
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Wednesday, 17 July 2019
Join our fun outdoor events in Central Bedfordshire to celebrate ‘Love Parks Week’
We are celebrating Love Parks Week by holding a series of activities to inspire people of all ages to play, explore, exercise and relax, running from 24 July – 2 August.
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Wednesday, 17 July 2019
New wildlife artwork to mark local cycle routes
With the support of Sustrans, we have installed two attractive bespoke pieces of artwork on national cycling routes in locations close to Dunstable and Luton Airport.
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Monday, 15 July 2019
Six Green Flags to fly across Central Bedfordshire parks
Six open spaces in Central Bedfordshire have today been recognised as some of the best community-run green spaces in the country in the UK’s National Green Flag Awards 2019.
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Thursday, 11 July 2019
Ampthill Proms instrumental in showcasing music education
Young people performing on the same Ampthill Proms bill as Britain’s Got Talent-winning singers Collabro demonstrated the importance of music education.
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Thursday, 11 July 2019
Trialling changes to the programme at Sandy Sports and Community Centre
SLL is currently consulting staff on some changes to the programme at Sandy Sports and Community Centre.
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Thursday, 11 July 2019
Four convicted for Blue Badge fraud
We led a crackdown on Blue Badge disabled parking fraud and saw another four devious drivers successfully convicted of wrongful use of a disabled person’s badge on 9 July.
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Tuesday, 9 July 2019
Give your feedback on our high street shops and services
We're out talking to residents, visitors and businesses about local shops and services as part of a survey to benchmark 11 of our major town centres.
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Monday, 8 July 2019
Library and teachers help inspire local schoolgirl’s literary success
Local schoolgirl, Nyah Atkinson of Thornhill Primary School in Houghton Regis, has made it through to the recent semi-final of BBC Radio 2’s prestigious ‘500-words’ story writing competition.
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Monday, 8 July 2019
Services work together to create summer SEND sessions
Leisure services and the personalisation (including short breaks) project team, have been working to arrange some activity sessions over the summer holidays for families with SEND.
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