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Bedford (borough)

Bedford (borough)
Administration
Full nameBedford
Official nameBedford
Settlement typeunitary authority and borough
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent areaEngland
RegionEast of England
Ceremonial countyBedfordshire
Admin HQBedford
Government
Typeunitary authority
Governing bodyBedford Borough Council
Executive mayorDave Hodgson
Liberal Democrats
MPsAlistair Burt (C)
Nadine Dorries (C)
Patrick Hall (L)
Geography
Total Area0 sq mi (  km2)
Demography
Total Population  Ranked  
Density (pop.) /km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnicity85.5% White
8.1% S.Asian
2.9% Black
1.3% Chinese or other
2.2% Mixed
Other information
Time zoneGMT (UTC)
- Summer (DST)British Summer Time (UTC)
ONS code00KB
NUTS 3UKH22

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Bedford is a unitary authority with the status of a borough in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. Its council is based at Bedford, which is also the county town of Bedfordshire. The borough contains a single urban area that comprises Bedford and the adjacent town of Kempston, surrounded by a rural area with many villages. The borough is also the location of the Wixams new town development, which received its first residents in 2009. Unlike most English districts, Bedford's council is led by a directly elected mayor of Bedford, who has been Dave Hodgson since October 16, 2009.

The District of Bedford was formed on 1 April 1974 as a merger of the existing borough of Bedford, along with Kempston urban district and Bedford Rural District. In 1975 the district was granted a royal charter granting borough status as North Bedfordshire. The borough was renamed as Borough of Bedford in 1992. Over half of the former municipal borough of Bedford is unparished, however Brickhill is a parish, and Queens Park as well as Cauldwell & Kingsbrook elect their own urban community councils who have similar functions to parish councils. The rest of the district including Kempston is parished.

The Department for Communities and Local Government have reorganised Bedfordshire's administrative structure as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, meaning that Bedford Borough Council became a unitary authority in April 2009. This means Bedford Borough has assumed responsibility in areas such as education, social services and transport which were previously provided by Bedfordshire County Council.

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5.23 min. | 3.0 user rating		 Presenting part 2 of Youthcast's epic film of the Bedford River Festival 2010. Featuring interviews, parades, live music, a load of rafts, even more people, and a lot more besides, please leave a comment and 'like' it if you do! YouthCast Bedfordshire would like to thank Bedford Events and Bedford Borough Council for their support of this production. Don't forget also to find out how Youthcast Bedfordshire can help you - visit our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/youthcastbedfordshire) or visit our website (www.youthcast.org.uk) Thanks!
11.90 min. | 5.0 user rating		 BBC Look East Report on Save Our Middle Schools in Bedford Borough from Wednesday 10th June 2009
2.10 min. | 0 user rating		 This short video shows Bedford Borough residents what they can put in their orange-lidded recycling bin or orange sacks. Items include: paper and cardboard, cartons, plastic bottles, plastic food packaging, aluminium and steel cans, aluminium foil, empty aerosols and worn out clothing and shoes. To find out more about waste and recycling in Bedford Borough go to www.bedford.gov.uk/recycling.
1.27 min. | 0 user rating		 Rhys scores for luton borough youth v bedford panthers after a great run and cross from henry niven
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BBC Three Counties Radio with Bedford Borough Mayor Frank Branston on Monday 15th June 2009
5.02 min. | 0 user rating		 Karim scores for luton borough youth u12 v bedford panthers
0.18 min. | 0 user rating		 Bedford Borough Council contractors in the process of destroying an old, HEALTHY horse chestnut tree. The location is the green opposite the row of shops along Brickhill Drive, Bedford. So much for saving the planet. Bedford Borough Council also wasted thousands of pounds of council tax money on a hideous sculpture which stands on the market square mean while basic amenities such as bus shelters by Bedford Town Football Ground (Cardington Road) are ignored.
2.22 min. | 0 user rating		 josh scores f or luton borough youth u12against bedford panthers
0.13 min. | 0 user rating		 Mayor Dave Hodgson went to Podington Garden Centre in the run-up to Christmas 2010 to launch his 'Buy in Bedford' Campaign. The campaign encourages people to use local businesses across the borough, supporting the borough economically, protecting the environment and helping our communities to retain their unique character
0.45 min. | 5.0 user rating

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Hispanic population surges in New Bedford - SouthCoastToday.com Tweet this news
SouthCoastToday.com--JPG--- JOHN SLADEWSKI/The Standard-Times--- ++ NEW -BEDFORD- ---- Central Food Market on South First St. is the largest food store in the area that caters specifically to the Hispanic and Latino community carrying mostly ethinic food - Date : Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:13:52 GMT+00:00
School officials react to video plea against bullying by Westport girl - Westport-News Tweet this news
Westport-News--UPDATE: The principal of -Bedford- Middle School in Westport has emailed students' families to alert them about the YouTube video posted by one of the school's eighth-grade students in which the girl says she has been a target of - Date : Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:35:09 GMT+00:00
Bedford schools facing hard decisions - Roanoke Times Tweet this news
Roanoke Times--Like other regional school systems, -Bedford- County is struggling with state and federal funding cuts and must now confront the prospect of closing schools and eliminating positions. By Duncan Adams "We have a school, we have a co - Date : Sun, 27 Mar 2011 02:53:11 GMT+00:00
2011 Boys Volleyball Preview: Dream job for New Bedford's Jeff Longo - SouthCoastToday.com Tweet this news
SouthCoastToday.com--NEW -BEDFORD- � The master may be gone, but he's only a phone call away. That's a comforting thought for Jeff Longo, the new boys volleyball coach at New -Bedford- High School, who has some big shoes to fill this season taki - Date : Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:13:35 GMT+00:00
Earthquake: How would Bedford County respond? - Shelbyville Times-Gazette Tweet this news
Shelbyville Times-Gazette--And while Scott Johnson, director of -Bedford- County Emergency Management Agency, says that we are not in a major impact zone, a federal study estimates that west Tennessee would suffer serious damage and casualties during a la - Date : Sun, 27 Mar 2011 05:02:37 GMT+00:00
SouthCoast Sports Calendar - South Coast Today Tweet this news
South Coast Today--GREATER NBYBL LOOKING FOR SUPPORT: Greater New -Bedford- Youth Baseball League is looking for umpires, scorekeepers, managers and coaches. Call Jeff at (774) 451-1204. Brian Rose Baseball Spring Training Clinic: Former Red Sox pitcher t - Date : Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:11:28 GMT+00:00
NE Editorial Roundup - NECN Tweet this news
NECN--That disbelief may have been partially suspended Monday, when the Patrick Administration chose a preferred commuter rail route linking Boston to Fall River and New -Bedford- using the existing Stoughton line. The Stoughton line makes more sense than - Date : Sat, 26 Mar 2011 17:16:23 GMT+00:00
Hurley new Bedford Junior High principal - Monroe Evening News Tweet this news
Monroe Evening News--Mr. Hurley possesses the ability to “successfully lead -Bedford- Junior High to meet the challenges of the future,†Dr. Magrum added. Mr. Hurley was named principal after the board of education unanimously approved the appointment - Date : Sat, 26 Mar 2011 08:03:35 GMT+00:00
Youth groups implore New Bedford legislators to fight for funding - SouthCoastToday.com Tweet this news
SouthCoastToday.com--NEW -BEDFORD- � Sixteen-year-old McKaila Coulter chided a trio of lawmakers for their tardiness, then told them they needed to work "10 times harder" to ensure youth programs in the city were spared the state's - Date : Sat, 26 Mar 2011 04:19:08 GMT+00:00
New Bedford should be proud - South Coast Today Tweet this news
South Coast Today--I would like to thank Lisa Bergson of WHALE, and all others who worked to have New -Bedford- nominated as one of the top "2011 Destinations of Distinction." Since 2000, the National Trust for Historic Preservation&apos - Date : Sun, 13 Mar 2011 05:24:37 GMT+00:00

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Independent Other Control
2009 9 7 13 7 0 No overall control

Districts of the East of England

Babergh * Basildon * Bedford * Braintree * Breckland * Brentwood * Broadland * Broxbourne * Cambridge * Castle Point * Central Bedfordshire * Chelmsford * Colchester * Dacorum * East Cambridgeshire * East Hertfordshire * Epping Forest * Fenland * Forest Heath * Great Yarmouth * Harlow * Hertsmere * Huntingdonshire * Ipswich * King's Lynn and West Norfolk * Luton * Maldon * Mid Suffolk * North Hertfordshire * North Norfolk * Norwich * Peterborough * Rochford * St Albans * St Edmundsbury * South Cambridgeshire Southend-on-Sea * South Norfolk * Stevenage * Suffolk Coastal * Tendring * Three Rivers * Thurrock * Uttlesford * Watford * Waveney * Welwyn Hatfield Counties with multiple districts: Cambridgeshire - Essex - Hertfordshire - Norfolk - Suffolk

Unitary authorities of England

DistrictsBath and North East Somerset * Bedford * Blackburn with Darwen * Blackpool * Bournemouth * Bracknell Forest * Brighton and Hove * Bristol * Central Bedfordshire * Cheshire East * Cheshire West and Chester * Cornwall * County Durham * Darlington * Derby * East Riding of Yorkshire * Halton * Hartlepool * Herefordshire * Isle of Wight * Kingston upon Hull * Leicester * Luton * Medway * Middlesbrough * Milton Keynes * North East Lincolnshire * North Lincolnshire * North Somerset * Northumberland * Nottingham * Peterborough * Plymouth * Poole * Portsmouth * Reading * Redcar and Cleveland * Rutland * Shropshire * Slough * Southampton * Southend-on-Sea * South Gloucestershire * Stockton-on-Tees * Stoke-on-Trent * Swindon * Telford and Wrekin * Thurrock * Torbay * Warrington * West Berkshire * Wiltshire * Windsor and Maidenhead * Wokingham * York
CouncilsBath and North East Somerset * Bedford * Blackburn with Darwen * Blackpool * Bournemouth * Bracknell Forest * Brighton and Hove * Bristol * Central Bedfordshire * Cheshire East * Cheshire West and Chester * Cornwall * County Durham * Darlington * Derby * East Riding of Yorkshire * Halton * Hartlepool * Herefordshire * Isle of Wight * Kingston upon Hull * Leicester * Luton * Medway * Middlesbrough * Milton Keynes * North East Lincolnshire * North Lincolnshire * North Somerset * Northumberland * Nottingham * Peterborough * Plymouth * Poole * Portsmouth * Reading * Redcar and Cleveland * Rutland * Shropshire * Slough * Southampton * Southend-on-Sea * South Gloucestershire * Stockton-on-Tees * Stoke-on-Trent * Swindon * Telford and Wrekin * Thurrock * Torbay * Warrington * West Berkshire * Wiltshire * Windsor and Maidenhead * Wokingham * York



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