Waste and Recycling: Getting the Best for Local Households
My latest monthly article for the Times and Citizen was on the subject of waste and recycling, following the agreement of new...
25 Sep 2012
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Mayor's Climate Change Fund and Rural Grant Awards for Array of Great Projects
The installation of these solar panels, at Pavenham Village Hall changing rooms, were part-funded by one of the first grants made...
23 Sep 2012
Bedford Memory Walk 2012
As what passed for 'summer' this year clings on for a few final days of dry, warmish weather, I was delighted for all involved with the excellent Bedford Memory Walk at Bedford's Priory Country Park on Sunday that conditions were fair. This is not just because I was taking part (although it was most welcome!), but because it helped a great local charity event in aid of the Alzheimer's Society to be an even greater success than it otherwise might have been.
19 Sep 2012
Village Tour 2012 - Thank You
My Village Tour 2012, during which I held 63 open street surgeries in villages across the Borough's rural areas, is now over, and I want to thank everyone who came out to speak to me. The fact that so many residents took the opportunity to raise the important matters for them and for their community is much appreciated.
18 Sep 2012
Get Along to the Riverside North Consultation Event and Have your Say
This photo was taken at the public consultation event held earlier in the year ...
14 Sep 2012
Jobs Hub Open and Already Getting Results
Yesterday I was at the new Jobs Hub on Greyfriars for its official opening. The Jobs Hub is an innovative project, which we believe is the first centre of its kind in the country, to help people into work, training or enterprise. Its town centre location, open-door drop-in approach and unique capacity to link people with the services or support they need is designed to make a real difference for residents during these difficult economic times.
7 Sep 2012