Environment

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Fire chief warns of risks facing county as consultation on 5-year plan starts

Ghost the black-and-white ruffled lemur

Ghost sightings at Woburn Safari Park it hosts 'Madagas-scare' event

Members and friends got together to celebrate the Friends of Linslade Woods 20th anniversary.

Commemorative seat unveiled to mark Friends of Linslade Woods 20th anniversary

Upcoming Works Notice. Image: Leighton-Linslade Town Council.

Tree maintenance planned across Leighton Buzzard on Monday

Pages Park. Image: Google Maps.

Trees in Leighton Buzzard park suffered 'significant damage' during heatwaves

Residents are asked not to drop off fridges or freezers at recycling centres

Backlog causes temporary pause of fridge recycling across Bedfordshire

The foliage at the Shenley Hill Road and Mile Tree Road crossroads

Council urged to trim hedges that obstruct drivers' view

Parson's Close Recreation Ground. Image: Iconic Media Group.

Full list of places scheduled for tree maintenance in Leighton-Linslade

Playtime.

Watch: lion cubs' first glimpse of the outdoors at Whipsnade Zoo

Image: Leighton-Linslade Town Council.

Tree maintenance for Leighton Buzzard's Pages Park

Chris Packham addresses the audience at a National Emergency Briefing on the climate and nature crisis, at Central Hall Westminster (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

National Emergency Briefing film on climate crisis screened in Stewkley
More than 60 people attended a screening of the National Emergency Briefing film at Stewkley Methodist Chapel on Tuesday September 8.
Neil Shefferd

Pollution in the brook. Image supplied by cllr Harvey.

Environment Agency investigating pollution in Leighton Buzzard brook

Be Green Go Electric. Image: Central Bedfordshire Council.

Test drive an EV at Central Bedfordshire 'Be Green Go Electric' event

Amara with the first-born foal

Three rare foals born at Woburn Safari Park

Paul Brown. Image supplied by Caroline Brown.

'A great loss to the town and to journalism': Tributes paid to Paul Brown

Cheddington Action Group and Aylesbury MP Laura Kyrke-Smith. Photo: Kevin Sansbury

Campaign group criticises Local Plan with village earmarked for 7,450 houses

The site on land to the south of Leighton Road, Stanbridge

Plan for up to 160 homes on Leighton Buzzard green belt

Hundreds of Cheddington residents turned out for a meeting with ward councillors on July 28

Have your say to support Save Cheddington Village action group

Cllrs James Emm, Joe Symes and campaigner Jo Latham at the Stud Farm site. Image supplied by: Linslade Liberal Democrats.

Campaign calls for support to protect Linslade greenbelt from development

CPRE is urging people to have their say on planning proposals which could influence the Local Plan

Countryside charity urges people to have their say on local plan

Work is taking place this August: Image: Leighton-Linslade Town Council.

Essential maintenance works for Leighton Buzzard parks and road

Kochi. Image supplied by Zoo du Bassin Arcachon La Teste.

Adorable red panda Kochi has arrived at Woburn Safari Park

Vandyke Road Cemetery. Image: Iconic Media Group.

'Uneven pathways at cemetery unsafe for elderly and disabled'

Birds of Bray at Linslade Canal Festival. Image supplied by Chris Hines.

Petitions over animal displays at events go head to head

De Winton ‘Chaloner’ waiting to run the Leedon Flyer alongside Pedmoura on a full line service train at Page’s Park Station. Image: Leighton Buzzard Railway.

Drainage works to protect Narrow Gauge Railway after 'serious' flooding concerns

Leighton Buzzard's market cross

Have your say on draft Leighton-Linslade Neighbourhood Plan

The fallen limb. Image: Leighton-Linslade Town Council.

'Take extra care' at park as tree surgeon called to deal with tree's broken limb

Rushmere Country Park. Image: Central Bedfordshire Council.

'Incredible' year for Leighton-Linslade at Green Flag Awards
Leighton-Linslade's parks, cemetery and community spaces have been honoured by the prestigious Green Flag awards.
Jo Robinson

File photo of a person using a hosepipe (Photo Illustration by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Hosepipe ban in place for Anglian Water and Affinity users in Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire Council is running a public consultation following a call for sites for the 2050 Local Plan

The Central Beds sites near you that could be earmarked for development

The cycle lane from the leisure centre comes to a stop at Vandyke Road. Image: Chris Stevenson.

Travel links to leisure centre 'a work in progress' amid call for cycle route

The new leisure centre, pictured on opening day.

Row over transport links to new leisure centre

Local Transport Plan 4. Images: Central Bedfordshire Council.

Have your say on Central Bedfordshire Local Transport Plan

Anglian Water is asking people to save water where they can

No hosepipe ban but Anglian Water urges people to save water

Left image: Yellow lines indicate where the work will take place. Right: The culvert. Images: Leighton-Linslade Town Council.

'Essential' vegetation clearance will help reduce flood risk

Members of the North Bucks branch of the RSPB take part in a birdwatching activity at Caldecotte near Milton Keynes

Leighton Buzzard wildlife group celebrates 50th birthday with special talk

Left to right: Cara Higgs, community strategy manager at LNWR with volunteers Val Cooper, Cathy Goodyear, Diane Liness, Carole Perham, and Gordon Perham

Leighton Buzzard volunteers win Stations In Bloom award

The Environment Agency is compiling a watchlist of wate sites and cracking down on illegal dumping of waste

Public urged to report waste crime with 2 Bedfordshire sites on watchlist

Beds Fire & Rescue Service has renewed warnings about staying safe around water during the heatwave

Warning over taking paddle or swim in Bedfordshire’s open waters

Vandals damaged badger sculptures, benches and trees

Popular Leighton Buzzard beauty spot targeted by vandals for second time

A screenshot from the People's Emergency Briefing film, which is being shown in Leighton Buzzard next month as part of Great Big Green Week

Leighton Buzzard hosting screening of People’s Emergency Briefing film

Between now and March next year, 8,766 metres of metallic pipes – many of which are over 100 years old – will be replaced across the Bedford area with new plastic ones

Cadent to upgrade over 7,557 metres of gas pipelines across Central Beds

The area (circled|) earmarks the field which residents say has been designated for dog walkers

Residents barking mad at loss of green space for dog walkers in Shenley Hill

Chesterfield Crescent

Parish council launches fresh bid for 'contaminated' land in Wing

The Gulf Coast's UK-funded gas terminals Image: The Bureau of Investigative Journalism

Beds pension savers unwittingly bankrolling expansion of gas terminals in the US
Sixty local government pension funds, including Bedfordshire Pension Fund, have invested a total of £8bn into funds paying for the construction of gas ports all along the Gulf Coast, according to revelations by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ).
Josephine Moulds and Simon Lock, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism via John Guinn, Local Democracy Service

Lindslade car boot site. Photo: Google Maps Street View

Traffic safety concerns remain around popular car boot site at Linslade

The starling was the most frequently spotted bird across Bedfordshire as part of the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch. Photo: Ben Andrew

More than 8,000 people take part in Big Garden Birdwatch across Bedfordshire

Beavers are back in Bedfordshire. Picture: Chiew Loo

Watch as beavers return to Bedfordshire

The British Hen Welfare Trust is looking to find new homes for 61 caged hens and 140 barn hens in Great Brickhill

Rehoming event taking place in Great Brickhill to help more than 100 hens

The Hawkstone Farmers Choir appearing on Britain's Got Talent - Richard Heady from Drayton Parslow is second row on the left

Drayton Parslow farmer hits right notes with choir on Britain’s Got Talent

An automated pump site at Campton has been upgraded to provide real-time monitoring and fault communication

'Small but important' flooding interventions and highways improvements

The fire in Bletchley, with photo courtesy of Josh Gallop, and inset a Central Bedfordshire Council recycling bin

Kerbside dry mixed recycling collections to resume after waste site fire

Collections of kerbside dry mixed recycling across Central Bedfordshire have been disrupted due to a fire at a waste transfer station in Bletchley

Recycling collections suspended across Central Bedfordshire following fire

Otter Falls Enclosure at Woburn Safari Park. Photo: Woburn Safari Park

A new generation at Otter Falls: Why two tiny pups matter more than you think

The event was part of work aimed at reducing issues such as fly-tipping, dog fouling and bin contamination.

Councillors clean-up council housing areas in Leighton Buzzard

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