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Footbridge Removal Could be 'Recipe for Chaos' New!

Fri 18th Jul 2008

Bedford Modern School plans to remove the footbridge over Manton Lane and replace it with a toucan crossing. Liberal Democrat Councillors have responded to the news with a warning that a crossing could increase the existing congestion along the busy stretch of road.

Cllr Charles Royden and Cllr Wendy Rider by Manton Lane Footbridge

Wootton Roadworks Farce 'Beggars Belief'

Wed 16th Jul 2008

Residents in Wootton have been left fuming after the County Council's road contractor left road maintenance works unfinished after striking two water mains, one of which continued to spew out water over a week after being burst. The works on Potters Cross remain incomplete despite the legal notice for the works stating that they would be finished by July 7th. The legal notice for the works also stated that the entire road would be resurfaced, when in fact just a few metres have been repaired.

Roadworks sign

Henry Vann slams Labour spending

Tue 15th Jul 2008

According to a recent report by the Institute for Public Policy Research, Bedford is in the region that gets the least funding: 18 per cent per person below the national average according to the Barnett formula. Meanwhile, London gets 28 per cent more per person than the national average. That's a spending difference of 46 per cent.

Bedford Suspension Bridge on River Ouse (photography: Season Prater)

Labour and Conservative MPs betray the public over expenses

Wed 9th Jul 2008

Last week, a number of Labour and Conservative MPs voted against full disclosure of their expenses by voting to keep their expenses closed. They rejected the possibility of allowing their salaries to be determined by an independent external committee.

Nearly £4m of cash for city centre improvements remains unspent

Savage Post Office Closures in Bedford Borough Announced

Tue 8th Jul 2008

Post Office Ltd has announced that eight local branches in Bedford Borough are to close as part of the Labour Government's savage cull of 2,500 branches nationwide. The list of branches to be closed has changed slightly from the one released accidentally due to an internet blunder in November last year, with the branch situated in the Budgens store on Kimbolton Road reprieved but with the Stewartby and 193 Goldington Road (Junction with Polhill/Newnham Avenue) branches added.

Post Office sign (photography: Simon Hobson)

Kimbolton Road Post Office Saved - For Now

Tue 8th Jul 2008

The post office situated in the Budgens store on Kimbolton Road in Bedford is not amongst the list of branch closures released today, despite having been included in the list published accidentally last year in an internet blunder. It is the only branch in Bedford Borough that has been removed from the original closures list. De Parys Lib Dems have led an intensive campaign to save the branch, in conjunction with post office staff and unions CWU and Unite.

Cllr David Sawyer outside Kimbolton Road Post Office

Lib Dems Object to Marston Eco-Town

Sun 6th Jul 2008

Responding to the Government's Consultation on Eco-Towns, Bedford Borough Lib Dems have objected to the proposed development for the Northern Marston Vale. The submission also calls for all new housing developments to be built to high standards of environmental sustainability, and not just a select few eco-towns.

Building an energy efficient house. (photography: Courtesy of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory at the United States of America's Department of Energy)

Bedford Borough Lib Dems Continue to Fight to Keep Our Weekly Collections - See TV Coverage

Sat 5th Jul 2008

Speaking on Anglia Television News, Bedford Borough Liberal Democrat Group Environment Spokesperson Cllr Paul Whitehead has explained some of the reasons why fortnightly collections are completely unsuitable for Bedford Borough.

Wheely Bin (photography: Season Prater)
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