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 […]
Hitchin Road re-opened to traffic a few hours behind schedule but in readiness for the weekend. While the five-day closure brought with it traffic chaos, it allowed the groundworks construction teams to achieve projects that will mean that future disruption can be confined to off peak hours and should mean traffic lights will only be […]
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 […]
Due to the late notification of the road closure to Arriva, the 97 service from Stotfold to Hitchin/Letchworth and reverse will not include Fairfield next week with the exception of the 8.04 a.m. that takes pupils to Etonbury School and the afternoon return. We are aware this will inconvenience workers and cause a major problem […]
A second attempt at completing major road works involved with the school and new housing development start on Monday December 3 at 9 am and will last all week. Having the Stotfold/Hitchin Road as a one-way through road proved totally unworkable and the works planned for last week was aborted at an early stage. Starting […]
Due to unforseen circumstances, the proposed traffic works from today (Wednesday, November 28) to Sunday (December 2) has been cancelled and traffic flow will be as per normal. Revised operations for the outstanding works will be notified once this has been agreed by the contractor and CBC.
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 […]
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 […]
The accounts of the Fairfield Parish Council have been given a clean bill of health by the Government appointed auditor. Town and Parish Councils accounts are audited twice each year, once by a council appointed independent auditor and then the Government appointed auditor. Each year the external auditors are required to undertake additional audit […]
