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We're reminding residents that bin collection days will change over the Christmas and New Year period.

We would like to thank residents for their patience and understanding during a brief suspension of dry recycling collections.

Central Bedfordshire Council is advising residents that all dry recycling collections are temporarily suspended, effective immediately, and will remain suspended until further notice.

On 2 December 2025, our Trading Standards Team closed L&B Market, 5a North Street, Leighton Buzzard LU7 1EF.

Our Trading Standards team, Bedfordshire Police Road Safety Partnership and Vehicle Examiners inspected 2 motor dealerships on 19 November as part of Safer Cars Week (16–22 November 2025).

As Bonfire Night approaches, our Trading Standards team is stepping up its annual safety inspections of fireworks retailers.

This October, we'll be stepping up our work to tackle fly-tipping across the area.

This follows an unannounced inspection.

A shop in Dunstable with a history of selling illegal tobacco and vapes has been issued with a three-month closure order by our Trading Standards team.

We've successfully prosecuted a Dunstable shop owner after Trading Standards officers discovered alcohol on sale which the owner could not prove the origin of.