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Labour caves in to Liberal Democrat pressure to toughen up on knife crime - but misses out Bedfordshire

Mon 18th Aug 2008

New plans to tackle knife crime will not be introduced to Bedfordshire according to an announcement by the Labour government.

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Call for Demolition of 'Tinderbox' Factory Building

Sat 9th Aug 2008

Following the 18th fire in just six years at the former Forrester Foods factory in Dallas Road, Kempston, Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have called for the site to be pulled down.

Fire at Forrester Foods Building, Dallas Road August 08

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"Prison overcrowding in Bedford a stain on John Howard's name" says Henry Vann

Fri 8th Aug 2008

Bedford Prison is the eleventh most overcrowded prison in the country according to a report by the Prison Reform Trust.

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"Government wrong to force super clinics on Bedford" says Henry Vann

Tue 5th Aug 2008

People in Bedford are happy with their personalised, local GP healthcare according to a new Healthcare Commission report.

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"Knife crime on our doorstep" says Lib Dem parliamentary campaigner

Tue 5th Aug 2008

Knife crime is worse in Bedfordshire than the national average according to figures unearthed by the Bedford and Kempston Liberal Democrats.

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Pressure for U-Turn on Council's Post Office Charge Grows

Thu 31st Jul 2008

With local communities across Bedford Borough fighting to save their local post office, pressure is mounting on Bedford Borough Council to remove the charge on the payment of council tax bills at the post office. The charge was introduced in April 2006 in the face of fierce opposition from the Liberal Democrat Group. Each of the other political groups supported the charge, however, and its introduction has been extremely damaging for local post offices.

Post Office sign (photography: Simon Hobson)

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Bedford's older people let down by Labour

Tue 29th Jul 2008

"Labour is letting down the elderly in more ways than one" says Liberal Democrat parliamentary campaigner.

Bedford PPC Henry Vann with elderly resident (photography: Paul Whitehead)

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Borough Council Set to Block Phone box Closures after Lib Dem Councillors' Objections

Thu 24th Jul 2008

Bedford Borough Council is set to step in and prevent the loss of several payphones across the borough after Liberal Democrat Councillors raised objections to BT's proposed removals.

Cllr Charles Royden with Carron Road Payphone

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