Bedford Borough Council has begun preparing a long-term blueprint to guide homes, jobs and infrastructure up to 2050. A public consultation and call for sites run this autumn as the borough positions itself for the arrival of Universal.
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The band will headline a Stockwood Park concert marking 150 years of Luton as a borough. Tickets are on sale via Ticketmaster, with a resident postcode discount.
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A joint plan to restore habitats and protect threatened species including the water vole, hazel dormouse and turtle dove across Bedford, Luton and Central Bedfordshire.
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A community-led initiative marks its 100,000th tree in Great Barford — 8,500 volunteers, 127 schools, and a new target of 250,000 trees by 2030.
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A 2050 blueprint so far-reaching the council needs a separate plan to keep track of it — complete with a feasibility study into whether feasibility studies are feasible.
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As weekly food waste collections arrive, residents report naming their caddies, knitting them scarves, and battling a quiet epidemic of “compost envy.”
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