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Mayor Dave Hodgson B&Q

Investment in Bedford Borough: New Jobs and New Choice for Shoppers

Mayor Dave Hodgson has welcomed the progress at the site of the new B&Q store near the Kempston Interchange Retail Park. The new store is part of an £18.5 million develipment which will create 150 new jobs, and is yet another example of major employers investing in Bedford as Mayor Dave's campaign to bring jobs and economic groth continues. B&Q will open the new store later in 2013, and follows other major retailers such as Waitrose, Morrisons and Go Outdoors in choosing Bedford Borough for investment.

4 Mar 2013
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Dave Hodgson with Town Bridge behind

Keeping Council Tax Down, Saving Services and Investing in Our Future

Earlier in the month I wrote on here about the all-party support for our 2013/14 Council budget, which in tough times saves services for residents, freezes annual Council tax once again and invests in schools and infrastructure. The budget was the subject of my monthly article in the Times and Citizen newspaper, which appeared in last week's edition. If you didn't see it, here's the full piece:

27 Feb 2013
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New Bus Boost- Information at Your Fingertips!

The Lib Dems are making bus services easier and more convenient to use, by putting live information about local services at your fingertips. 'Real time information' about how long it will be before your bus arrives at your stop can be checked via the Council's website at home, or as you wait at the stop, using any smartphone or tablet. Mayor Dave has also rolled out more live information boards at bus stops which use the same technology to give bus users accurate information about how far away their bus is.

22 Feb 2013
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