In March 2026, the government published the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026. These introduce a new plan-making system.
We celebrated our foster carers at a ‘Celebration of Fostering’ event this weekend, recognising 15 households who together have given an incredible 105 years of dedicated fostering service.
Central Bedfordshire Council hosted a clean-up day in Oakley Green, Leighton Buzzard in February, aimed at improving communal spaces and tackling fly-tipping around council housing.
We have taken a significant step towards improving town centres by designating key high street areas where new powers could be used to tackle long-term vacant shops and commercial units.
A former Central Bedfordshire tradesman has been convicted of multiple counts of fraud after deceiving elderly and vulnerable residents across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire.
