Fines could be handed out to inconsiderate motorists who leave their engine running when parked across Central Bedfordshire, affecting air quality.
An ombudsman’s report about a parent’s educational complaint in Central Bedfordshire is likely to provide a vital lesson for councils everywhere, a meeting heard.
A Labour councillor has called on a Conservative portfolio holder to stand aside from her executive role because of special educational needs and disability (SEND) failings in Central Bedfordshire.
A special meeting has been arranged by Central Bedfordshire Council after a local government ombudsman found fault in a case concerning special educational needs provision.
Under the proposals, a £60m new premises is scheduled for Bedford Health Village, while £10m would be spent improving the Luton centre for mental health, next to the Luton and Dunstable Hospital.
A senior officer received a £83,556 golden handshake, despite only being with Central Bedfordshire Council for six years, according to a local councillor.
Departing Central Bedfordshire Council director of children’s services Sue Harrison has secured a new role with Birmingham City Council.
Ms Harrison is due to leave CBC next month and take up the position of executive director for education and skills in Birmingham later this year.
Afghan refugees could be priced out of living in Central Bedfordshire and left to relocate to abandoned properties in “the wilds of the north”, a meeting heard.
Around four in every five adults in Central Bedfordshire have been vaccinated against COVID-19, a meeting heard.
The 80 per cent figure is short of the 90 per cent target, Central Bedfordshire Council’s (CBC) social care, health and housing overview and scrutiny committee was told.
Aggressive behaviour towards receptionists has led to staff shortages at GP surgeries in Bedfordshire, making it harder for patients to access healthcare, a meeting heard.
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