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Central Bedfordshire Council has agreed its budget for 2026/27.

We are set to carry out essential works at the Leighton Buzzard Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Tracie Collins, our Head of Family Help, has received national recognition of her outstanding contribution to the social work profession.

People visiting Central Bedfordshire’s Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs,) will soon benefit from a new online booking system designed to make trips quicker, easier and more efficient.

The Council is making £100,000 of funding available for its Children’s Centre Crisis Fund, an initiative designed to support families facing unexpected financial difficulties.

Data from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has shown an increase in the number of families in Central Bedfordshire who are taking advantage of the government’s Tax-Free Childcare scheme.

We have presented 11 early years settings with awards after they achieved our ‘Healthy Child, Healthy Workforce’ standard.

We have announced new dates for our free Parenting Puzzle Programme, designed to support parents and carers of pre-school aged (three to five-year-old) children.

Leighton Buzzard Children’s Centre has provided school uniforms for nearly 200 children at its fourth annual school uniform event.

We have been selected as an ‘early adopter’ of the government’s National Wraparound Childcare Programme, ahead of the national launch in September 2024.