Inspired by real events. Populated by fictional idiots. Any resemblance to actual councillors is purely coincidental and entirely intentional.
After a seven-year repair-request odyssey, a Millbrook Road pothole is preserved as a Grade II* heritage site, complete with plaque and QR code.
A blueprint so far-reaching the council needs a separate plan to keep track of it — complete with a Plan Planning Sub-Committee and a feasibility study into feasibility studies.
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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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Kitchen-table drills, backup laptops and tales of heartbreak: the resident ticket discount has become, residents insist, a sport demanding focus, stamina and a stable connection.
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A council unveils a £250,000 scheme to save £3 on paper clips, complete with a five-tier requisition system and a community bus tour.
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Two years of committee meetings, a subcommittee on scone etiquette, and an unresolved parking question stand between St Bartholomew's and an actual fete.
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Bedford Borough Council voted 19–8 to replace all existing road signage with laminated A4 prints featuring motivational phrases sourced from a 2009 desk calendar.
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Kevin, 52, of Sandy, says he remains "cautiously optimistic" after submitting his application in 2022. He has since been required to submit environmental impact assessments for each of the five surrounding wheelie bins.
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Central Bedfordshire Council has unveiled what it describes as a "next-generation mobility solution" for villages south of Ampthill — an app that shows where buses would be, if they existed.
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The 47-page online form, which asks residents to respond to the proposed Luton expansion, has been quietly updated with a new question 34(b): "Please describe your feelings using only Boolean logic."
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The poster, which reads "Challenges are just opportunities in high-vis jackets," has been placed in the civic centre foyer and will remain there until at least 2027, subject to planning approval.
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Margaret, 68, has now spent more cumulative hours in Dunstable Civic Hall than most elected members. "I've started bringing a packed lunch," she told us. "And a camping chair."
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The 800-metre stretch, hailed at its unveiling as "phase one of a transformative green network," concludes at a field boundary, 1.3 miles from the nearest road it was supposed to connect to.
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