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The Annual Canvass of households, to update the Electoral Register, is now live. Each year we have to, by law, find out who is eligible to register to vote.
Communications (via email, letter or form) were sent, in stages, to all residential properties in Bedford Borough from 21st July 2022. You can respond by internet or by phone. If these options are not accessible to you, the response can be posted back. If you have received a form, please do not return it if you have responded using one of the digital methods, as we only need one response.
As required by the Government, if you do not respond, we will be required to send you another communication to remind you that you need to respond and this may also involve a personal visit to your property to obtain a response.
If you have recently moved address, it is important you look out for your communication and check whether you are registered at your new address.
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The Mayor of Bedford, Dave Hodgson, has formally opened the all-new premises of EVIOS, a British start-up business based in Stewartby, Bedfordshire, that manufactures innovative domestic charge points for electric vehicles. The opening coincides with confirmation of EVIOS’s plan to appoint up to 60 people in the local area over the next 12 months for a wide variety of roles, including app developers, production managers, electrical engineering, installations, sales, and customer support.
The Mayor officially cut the ribbon on the purpose-built Stewartby facility on 8 August, where EVIOS designs, manufactures, and ships its new home charger. At the event EVIOS’s CEO David Martell and the Mayor discussed the future of mobility and the need to promote the uptake of electric vehicles in and around Bedford.
The decision to produce the EVIOS One in Bedfordshire supports a strategic objective by the company to minimise the financial and environmental cost of delivery for UK motorists. Alongside Bedford Borough Council, EVIOS is supporting the adoption of clean mobility solutions and loaned an EV to the Mayor in the week prior to the opening to experience EV ownership first hand.
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Bedford Borough Council has issued a warning to residents and visitors over growing concerns about blue-green algae blooms that are appearing on areas of the lakes at Priory Country Park and some of the Borough’s watercourses.
Blue-green algae naturally occur on inland waters such as rivers and lakes, estuaries and in the sea. It plays an important role in freshwater and marine biodiversity but excessive amounts can result in the forming of blooms.
The forming of blue-green algae blooms produces toxins, which can kill wild animals, farm livestock and domestic pets, alongside the potential to cause skin rashes and illness if swallowed by humans. Blooms can also have a negative effect on the appearance, quality and use of the water, as well as producing an unpleasant odour.
The Council has reported their concerns to Public Health England and the Environment Agency (EA), in line with the EA’s written procedure, who will look at opportunities to resolve the issue. Local organisations that use the areas affected have also been notified.
If you notice a build-up of blue-green algae blooms on the surface of the water, you should report it to the Environment Agency’s incidents hotline by calling 0800 80 70 60.
Please feel free to forward this email bulletin on to friends and colleagues.
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