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Take part in our photo competition: Bedfordshire - A Changing Landscape
This year CPRE Bedfordshire celebrates 30 years of standing up for Bedfordshire’s countryside and greenspaces. To mark this, we are running a photography competition open to all, to build a picture of Bedfordshire’s much-loved countryside and greenspaces, and glimpse how these are changing. The theme is: Bedfordshire - A Changing Landscape.
Campaign success as Freemen’s Common saved from development
Local campaigners are delighted that Freemen's Common has been withdrawn as a possible site for development in Bedford Borough's Council's draft Local Plan 2035.
CPRE Bedfordshire asks the government to review Northill decision
CPRE Bedfordshire has asked the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to “call-in for review” Central Bedfordshire Council’s decision to approve a small but controversial scheme for 9 new houses in Bedford Road, Northill that they and Northill Parish Council believe will have a serious impact on the conservation area of Northill.
Local petition gains momentum for community right to appeal
A petition calling for a community's right of appeal against unwanted development, is gaining momentum across the country.
More houses for greenfields in Potton and Blunham
Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC)'s Development Management Committee gave the go ahead to nearly 200 new homes on the outskirts of small settlements at its meeting on 4th January.
Central Bedfordshire's Local Plan process paused
Central Bedfordshire Council has announced a pause to its Local Plan process, with its draft local plan now anticipated in April 2017.
Bedfordshire Matters magazine - latest issue out now
This edition highlights our latest work and activities in promoting and protecting Bedfordshire's countryside and greenspaces, including a special feature on our Living Countryside Awards 2016.
Leaders of Bedfordshire’s Local Authorities sign up to document calling for one million new homes across the Oxford - Cambridge Corridor
Local leaders have signed a call for a further million new homes and a population increase of 1.6 million people in the Oxford-Cambridge Corridor, which goes through Milton Keynes and Bedford.
CPRE members and volunteers invited to help celebrate CPRE's 90th anniversary
CPRE members and volunteers are invited to celebrate CPRE's 90th anniversary at Ridgmont Station.
