On its 40th Anniversary, River Festival to be Bigger and Better Than Ever
2018's Bedford River Festival will be bigger than ever before, with the Festival expanding further down the River to include St Marys' Gardens.
7 Jun 2018
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Government failing first time home-buyers
Responding to reports that the proportion of parents lending money to their children for housing deposits has risen to 27%, Liberal Democrat Housing campaigner Dean Crofts, said "A broken housing market that routinely relies on parents lending cash to young home-buyers flies in the face of fairness."
7 Jun 2018
Mayor Dave meets with Govia Thameslink
Liberal Democrat Mayor Dave Hodgson met with Govia Thameslink this morning and made clear the extent of the impact of the utter failure of the new timetables on Bedford Borough residents. Dave reminded them that Bedford rail users have been hit doubly hard by the daily chaos currently taking place, because these failing services are those we have left *after* the government has taken away peak-time fast intercity trains.
6 Jun 2018
Mayor Dave: Thameslink Meeting Confirms 'Shocking, Monumental Failure' of Current Rail Services
Commenting following a meeting this morning with with Govia Thameslink, Mayor Dave Hodgson described the current situation for rail users as a 'shocking, monumental failure.' In the meeting, Thameslink revealed that train times will be varying from day to day until a reduced timetable is introduced in at least four weeks' time.
6 Jun 2018
2018 River Festival Bigger Than Ever Before 2018
2018's Bedford River Festival will be bigger than ever before, with the Festival expanding further down the River to include St Marys' Gardens.
4 Jun 2018
Mayor Dave Writes: A Big Summer of Events Ahead
Bedford's Big High Street Showcase is back today, Saturday 2nd June, and in his May column for the Bedford Bulletin Mayor Dave Hodgson wrote about this free family event and the array of others to come during a big summer of events ahead for Bedford Borough.
2 Jun 2018