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Central Bedfordshire Council has approved changes to its Local Council Tax Support (LCTS) scheme for working-age residents.

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.

At a meeting on 7 October, Central Bedfordshire Council’s Executive agreed plans to consult on its Local Council Tax Support Scheme (LCTS) for working-age claimants.

A Central Bedfordshire resident has been sentenced to an £80 fine plus ordered to pay £250 in costs and a £32 victim surcharge after attempting to avoid paying Council Tax.

We've successfully prosecuted a resident for fraudulently claiming Council Tax Support and a Single Person Discount.

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.