Covering Bedfordshire — Bedford, Luton, Dunstable, Biggleswade, Sandy, Leighton Buzzard and the wider county.
A new long-term blueprint will guide homes, jobs and infrastructure up to 2050, with a public consultation and call for sites this autumn as the borough prepares for Universal.
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The indie-rock 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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Bedford, Luton and Central Bedfordshire councils approve a joint plan to restore habitats and protect threatened species including the water vole, dormouse and turtle dove.
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A £22m public-private expansion will add 250 tech jobs, three innovation spaces, and six relocating firms — positioning Luton as an East of England growth centre.
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Bedford's town-centre community hub reopens after an 18-month, £2.3m refit — energy upgrades, full accessibility, and an expanded summer 2026 programme.
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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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Construction has started on the former brickworks south of Bedford as work begins on Universal's first theme park and resort in Europe, expected to open in 2031.
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After three years of consultation, Bedford Borough Council has given the green light to a sweeping regeneration of the town's riverside quarter, including new public spaces, retail units and a pedestrian bridge.
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Residents across South Bedfordshire have until the end of the month to submit their views on the proposed second terminal. Over 4,000 responses have already been received.
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The National Trust secures an additional £1.2m to restore chalk grassland habitats along the Chiltern escarpment through 2027, with new volunteer programmes launching in September.
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More than sixty stall holders have signed a petition against plans to introduce two-hour parking limits on market days, warning it could cost the town centre £200,000 annually.
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Ofsted's annual improvement index placed Sandy Academy eighth nationally, citing strong leadership and a "transformative" sixth-form pastoral programme.
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Central Bedfordshire Council has confirmed two rural bus routes serving villages south of Leighton Buzzard will be reduced to three days a week, prompting calls for a review.
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The volunteer-run Jubilee Green project, which turns unused land into food-growing plots for residents, has been recognised at the National Allotment Society awards in London.
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Patients across Bedfordshire will benefit from reduced wait times following the opening of a new 12-bed cardiac care unit at Bedford Hospital, funded through an NHS capital grant.
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For the first time in the estate's 400-year history, a seven-mile walking trail through the private deer park and woodland will be open to the public every weekend from July.
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National Highways has confirmed a 14-mile section of the A1(M) between Baldock and Buckden will receive smart motorway infrastructure upgrades, with work starting in autumn 2025.
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