A reminder that Dickens Boulevard will be closed to through traffic from Kipling Crescent and the Palmerston Way/Bronte Avenue roundabout for three days next week, starting on Monday, to allow traffic calming measures to be installed at the Nightingale Way and Disraeli Place footpaths. Concerns were expressed sometime ago as to the blind spot for […]
To allow re-surfacing works on Hitchin Road following all the works, the road will be closed from 20,00 hours and 06.00 hours from Monday, February 25 for five nights. The works will be phased over five nights. Phase 1: Mon and Tues nights: Eliot Way roundabout northside: No left turn out of Eliot Way return […]
Fruit trees experts were left scratching their heads as to the identity of an Apple trees in the East Orchard. Our own consultant, Bob Lever, had identified the types of all our other trees in both East and West Orchards but was stumped by one tree. He invited colleagues from the East of England Orchard […]
The parish council and Ward Councillor Steve Dixon have been speaking to CBC Planning enforcement regarding the inconsiderate and dangerous parking from the new site off Eliot Way as well as the mud on the road. A CBC Enforcement Officer discussed these various issues with the site foreman yesterday (Thursday, January 24). The contractor parking […]
Justifiable concerns have been raised regarding the non-manning of the temporary Pelican Crossing at the Eliot Way/Ruskin Drive entrance for the new Fairfield Lower School. We have confirmed with Central Bedfordshire Council today (Tuesday, December 11) that the crossing will be manned from 8am to 9.30am each morning and from 2.30pm to 4pm in the […]
The failure of the traffic lights between Dickens Boulevard and Hitchin Road last night (December 5) may have been caused because the lights were tampered with. Police are now investigating the matter, as it has been referred to them after Central Bedfordshire Officers passed on evidence. Bedfordshire Police are also investigating another incident involving a […]
Evening and Weekend appointments are now available for patients of both Arlesey and Larksfield Medical Centres under an Extended Hours agreement. Plus there is now a walk in Urgent Treatment Centre at the Cauldwell Centre at Bedford South Wing Hospital for the treatment of minor injures and illnesses. The extra appointments are available at […]
Fairfield Community came together for Sunday’s (November 11) Commemoration of the Centenary of Armistice Day. In a service led by Rev Neil Whitmill of Fairfield Community Church more than 500 residents heard readings from Cubs, Evie Morris and Jacob Keddie and from Mrs Pauline Wade before the playing of the Last Post by 16-year-old […]
A formal complaint against five Parish Councillors made by the four Directors of Fairfield Hall Management Company, and sent via their solicitors, has been dismissed at the initial assessment stage following a 10-month inquiry by an Independent Person appointed by Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC) and the Interim Monitoring Officer for CBC The complaints were received […]
