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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.

Our newly-appointed Executive Member for Children and Families and Deputy Executive Member have issued a joint update following their first week in post.

The Leader of the Council has announced changes to the composition of the Executive with immediate notice.

In March 2025, we wrote to all parent governors of schools we maintain, seeking nominations for 2 parent governor representative posts on the Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

On Thursday, 15 May, Councillor Kevin Collins was appointed as Chair of Central Bedfordshire Council and Councillor Vicky Malone has been appointed as Vice Chair.

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

Fewer reports of potholes – and more of them repaired faster – is the good news after we made it a priority to address residents’ pothole concerns.

We've been using a new technique that speeds up pothole repairs. It's more cost effective and eco-friendly, too, because it uses the rubber waste from end-of-life HGV tyres.

We're looking for a parent governor representative on our Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee (OSC).

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.