News published December 2025
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Wednesday, 24 December 2025
Central Bedfordshire schools celebrate Eco-Schools Green Flag success
Schools across Central Bedfordshire are being recognised for their commitment to sustainability, with 29 achieving Eco-Schools Green Flag accreditation during the 2024/25 academic year.
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Tuesday, 23 December 2025
Biggleswade Library service to pause service for essential repair work
Biggleswade Library will close temporarily from Tuesday 13 January 2026 to allow essential maintenance works to repair internal water damage caused by an issue with the external drainage.
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Tuesday, 23 December 2025
Bike recycling scheme transforms lives and supports local schools
Our innovative Bike Recycling Scheme is transforming lives across the area – helping residents access employment, improve wellbeing, and develop essential life skills, while promoting sustainability.
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Friday, 19 December 2025
Leighton Buzzard Household Waste Recycling Centre to close temporarily for essential improvements
We are set to carry out essential works at the Leighton Buzzard Household Waste Recycling Centre.
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Thursday, 18 December 2025
New free school funding boost
We've been notified by the Department for Education (DfE) of a new capital funding offer to create 130 additional specialist school places.
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Thursday, 18 December 2025
Christmas 2025 and New Year bin collection changes in Central Bedfordshire
We're reminding residents that bin collection days will change over the Christmas and New Year period.
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Thursday, 18 December 2025
Auto-enrolment scheme delivers free school meals to hundreds of additional school children and £450,000 extra funding secured for schools
An additional 311 school children across Central Bedfordshire are now receiving free school meals thanks to a proactive auto-enrolment scheme we launched in October.
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Monday, 15 December 2025
Housing Matters – December 2025
Read the latest edition of Housing Matters.
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Friday, 12 December 2025
New SEMH provision opens in Dunstable to support children with urgent needs
A new social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) provision has opened, with the headteacher revealing the facility has made a “meaningful difference to children and families”.
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Friday, 12 December 2025
Recycling collections to resume Monday 15 December
We would like to thank residents for their patience and understanding during a brief suspension of dry recycling collections.