Proposed Council Budget: Investment in Key Services and a Council Tax Freeze
Mayor Dave Hodgson ...
20 Jan 2012
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Historic powers in the Localism Act pass down to communities
A host of new powers to put communities back in charge of their own affairs has become a reality as the Coalition Government's localism agenda takes another major step forward.
20 Jan 2012
STRING OF SPEED LIMITS TO BE CUT AS MAYOR ANNOUNCES REVIEW RESULTS
Mayor of Bedford Borough, Dave Hodgson, has announced the results of his speed limit review across Bedford Borough.
20 Jan 2012
Stephen Williams: Miliband talks while Liberal Democrats deliver
Responding to Ed Miliband's comments on the Andrew Marr Show, Co-chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party Treasury Committee, Stephen Williams said:
19 Jan 2012
Help Bedford Accelerate with Faster Broadband- Mayor Dave
Bedford Borough Council has launched a consultation on an exciting project which is set to improve the availability of fast broadband speeds for communities in the Borough. The project will particularly target rural areas where broadband speeds and availability can be very poor.
19 Jan 2012
Tackling Speeding in Our Communities: String of Limits Cut in Response to Local Concerns
As I've written here previously, as I talk to residents across the Borough it is striking how often the issue of speeding traffic on our residential roads comes up as a primary concern of people in all of our communities. Key to bringing speeds down to safer levels is of course enforcement, and while this is a police responsibility we are working with the police and the Chief Constable has reassured me that he shares effective enforcement as a priority. As far as the Council is concerned, we oversee speed limits on local roads across the Borough, in consultation with the police, and in response to the number of concerns raised with me I launched a review of speed limits across the Borough last year.
18 Jan 2012
