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Schools, Education and Childcare

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Council Tax

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Change of address or tenancy

Parking, Roads and Travel

Report a pothole

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Planning and Building Control

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Building control

Benefits and Support

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Make a benefit claim

Report a change in circumstances

Business

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Invest in Bedford

Your Council

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Leisure, Parks and Sport

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Environmental Issues

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Request street cleaning

Book pest control

Social Care and Health

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Licensing

Alcohol licensing

Animal welfare licensing

Housing

Homelessness advice

Apply for Housing Benefit

Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships

Register a birth

Book a registrar for a wedding

Register a death

Libraries

Renew and request

Library opening hours

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Latest Bedford Borough News

Green lidded bin

Temporary suspension of green waste collections following fire at Elstow Waste Transfer Station

A bee on a flower

Bedford Borough Council honoured with Bees’ Needs Champion Award 2025 for outstanding pollinator-friendly initiatives

Bedford Camera Club at The Higgins Bedford

New summer exhibition ‘Camera in the Community’ opens at The Higgins Bedford