Mayor Dave Hodgson has welcomed the merger of the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP) and Northamptonshire Enterprise Partnership (NEP), which recently received approval from Government.
In his column for the September issue of the Bedford Bulletin, Mayor Dave Hodgson has written about the bad deal which Bedford's rail users get on the Thameslink line. He calls on the government, which has 'considerable powers at its disposal', to start doing its bit on behalf of beleaguered commuters.
Mayor Dave Hodgson has said that the flawed work of the Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes Healthcare Review, which culminated in proposals to close maternity services at Bedford Hospital, must be scrapped altogether and not continued within the successor STP (Sustainability and Transformation Plan) process.
Mayor Dave Hodgson has congratulated Bedford Borough students who received their GCSE results on Thursday.
This month Priory Country Park visitor centre has taken on a new lease of life with a brand new café!
Rail fares are set to go up again for Bedford and Kempston commuters, with the Government announcing that another 1.9% increase is on the cards.
