A ballot of local businesses in the town centre has backed the renewal of the Bedford Business Improvement District (BID) for a further five years.
Business ratepayers in Bedford with a business of the required rateable value to be eligible to vote were issued with a postal ballot to say whether or not they supported the renewal of the BID.
The outcome of the ballot saw a majority of the Business ratepayers in the proposed BID area who voted in the ballot, both by aggregate rateable value and number voting, support the proposal.
The full result which follows was declared on Friday 18th October 2019.