Bedford Building to be torn down

The former Bedford Methodist School building, which is due to be demolished. (Stabroek News file photo)

Twenty vendors at Bourda Street will have to be relocated temporarily to facilitate the demolition of the Bedford Building, the City Council said in a statement yesterday.

The council added that the building has been unsafe for a number of years and poses a threat to the lives of passers-by and occupants of neighbouring buildings.

A call was issued for persons who have abandoned structures to remove them, since they serve as a