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GCSE results day: celebrating successes and supporting young people with their next steps

Young people across Central Bedfordshire have received their GCSE and vocational qualification results today (20 August), with several local schools reporting record-breaking performances, best-eve

20 August 2026

Schools and education

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Support available for students receiving their exam results

Students across Central Bedfordshire have been receiving their A-level and other post-16 qualification results, marking an important milestone as they take their next steps into higher education, a

17 August 2026

Schools and education

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Congratulations to the Forest of Marston Vale Trust; national forest appointment

The Forest of Marston Vale Trust has been appointed as the development partner for England's second new national forest.

18 August 2026

Countryside

Group of ten people posing outdoors in a garden on a sunny day, gathered around a high table at Leighton Buzzard Youth Centre.

Gold medal-winning Chelsea Flower Show garden officially opens at Leighton Buzzard Youth Centre

A gold medal-winning garden from this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show has officially opened at Leighton Buzzard Youth Centre, where it will provide a dedicated outdoor wellbeing space for children,

10 August 2026

Children and young people

Entrance to Evergreen Step-up Step-down Unit, with a purple welcome sign, brick façade and raised flower bed.

Consultation launched on the future of reablement services

We're encouraging residents to have their say on proposals to close Evergreen in Ampthill and deliver Step Up / Step Down (SUSD) bed-based reablement services from Redwood Reablement Suite in

11 August 2026

Health and social care

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Grants boost town centres and high street revitalisation

Five town centres in Central Bedfordshire will receive a boost from the Council’s allocation of over £450,000 from its UK Shared Prosperity and DEFRA Rural England Prosperity Funds.

Launch of new young person’s card means 18s and under can ‘get around for a Pound’ in Central Bedfordshire and beyond

Using buses in Central Bedfordshire is set to be even more affordable with the launch of a new £1 maximum single fare for anyone aged 18 and under.

General election results announced

The results of Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard Constituency and Mid Bedfordshire Constituency have been announced.

Central Bedfordshire libraries launch 2024 Summer Reading Challenge

Children can unleash their creativity with this year's Summer Reading Challenge, “Marvellous Makers”, which launches in libraries on Friday 19 July, running until Saturday 7 September.

Large fly-tipping incident leads to fines and penalties for Apex Property Services LLP and associates

We're reminding everyone to ensure waste is handled by licensed professionals after major fly-tipping on the A1 in Beeston was traced to a Bedford property renovation.

Housing Matters - June 2024

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Bakery receives fine and temporary closure order over mice infestation

A Bedfordshire bakery was temporarily closed and incurred fines exceeding £2,000 following an investigation that revealed a serious mouse infestation throughout its food storage and production areas.

Gunns Bakery, who has shops in Biggleswade and Sandy and a manufacturing warehouse in Sandy, was found to have a severe mouse infestation in the Sandy manufacturing warehouse premises, leading to contamination of food ingredients, packaging, equipment and surfaces.