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The majority of Central Bedfordshire families applying for a school place this year have received good news, with 9 in 10 children offered a place at their first preference primary school.

We will temporarily pause garden waste collections for 12 weeks this winter, from Monday, 1 December 2025 to Friday, 20 February 2026. Collections will resume on Monday, 23 February 2026.

Pupils moving to secondary and upper schools in September have found out whether they have been allocated one of their school preferences.

The results of Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard Constituency and Mid Bedfordshire Constituency have been announced.

We will soon be writing to EU citizens registered to vote, to let them know about legal changes to their voting and candidacy rights effective from 7 May, 2024.

People who want to continue with fortnightly garden waste collections from 1 April 2024 are being urged to sign up to ensure they get the most from our subscription-only service.

Residents of Central Bedfordshire will go to the polls on Thursday 2 May to have a say on who represents them as the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Bedfordshire.

The votes have been verified and counted and the election result for the Mid Bedfordshire Parliamentary constituency has been announced.

Applications are now open for children and young people who are due to start school, or transfer to middle, secondary or upper school in September 2024.