Latest news and updates

Central Bedfordshire Council, Luton Council and Bedford Borough Council have secured government support to develop a new fostering hub to help recruit, approve and support more foster carers across the area.

Central Bedfordshire Council has approved the next steps in a major programme of improvements at Saxon Leisure Centre in Biggleswade.

Central Bedfordshire Council agreed the future of the former Sandye Place Academy site in Sandy, marking an important milestone in bringing the much-valued site back into active use for the benefit of residents. The former academy site has been vacant since 2019 and currently costs around £100,000 a year to secure and maintain. The Council's agreed approach provides a clear pathway towards a sustainable future for the site, reducing ongoing costs while delivering facilities and opportunities that will benefit the Sandy community for generations to come.

Families across Central Bedfordshire can make the most of the summer holidays with free bus travel for children aged 5 to 15 throughout August.

We carried out a day of targeted enforcement to tackle the misuse of Blue Badge permits and so help residents and visitors with disabilities or severe mobility issues, to access shops, services and community facilities more easily.

The latest news and updates from our housing team

We're pleased to announce that Honeysuckle House, the new residential care home at Red Kite Meadows in Flitwick, welcomed its first residents just weeks after receiving Care Quality Commission (CQC) registration.

£3.174 million investment approved to create nursery places, expand childcare and enhance specialist SEND support across Central Bedfordshire.

We're proposing new parish wards in Houghton Regis and Houghton Conquest to give growing communities a stronger local voice.

We're celebrating Love Parks Week 2026, a chance for us to celebrate the incredible parks and green spaces we care for across Central Bedfordshire.