News - Bedford Liberal Democrats

New Bedford and Milton Keynes Waterway Consortium - Honoured to be First Chair and Looking Forward to Task Ahead

I am delighted to have been elected as the first Chair of the new Bedford and Milton Keynes Waterway Consortium. Following the sterling work of the volunteer-run Bedford and Milton Keynes Waterways Trust in taking the project to a stage beyond the capabilities of a charitable trust, I am looking forward to working with the ten other partners who join Bedford Borough Council in working jointly to take make further progress.

30 May 2010

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Mayor Dave Hodgson Elected Chair of New Body to Lead Canal Project

Liberal Democrat Mayor Dave Hodgson has been elected as Chair of the Bedford and Milton Keynes Waterways Consortium, a new body set up to take on the leadership of the exciting Bedford to Milton Keynes Canal project. The consortium, which is comprised of the eleven key partners working together to deliver the project, was established this week and elected Dave Hodgson as Chair at its inaugural meeting.

30 May 2010

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Mayor Dave Hodgson and Bedford Borough Lib Dems Pledge to 'Rise to the Challenge' After Government Spending Cuts Announcement

Mayor Dave Hodgson has said that Bedford Borough will 'rise to the challenge' following the news that the Government's first round of spending cuts announced this week could require the Council to make around £3 million of urgent savings.

28 May 2010

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First 'Pints in the Parishes' event tonight!

Pints in the Parishes gets underway tonight. I'll be at the Swan in Elstow from around 7.00pm. I'm looking forward to meeting people in a local, informal setting, and giving them the chance to bend my ear about what's important to them and to their local community.

25 May 2010

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First Castle Quay Restaurant Unit Let - Set to Open in the Summer

The Castle Quay development is set to welcome its first restaurant, with one of the three units in this attractive area having been let. The 'Riverside Grill' will open in the summer, and I was delighted to welcome representatives there this week.

22 May 2010

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Council Payments Now Online as Radical Initiative to Boost Transparency Gets Underway

As part of the Liberal Democrats' ongoing drive to open up the Council since the election of Mayor Dave Hodgson, Bedford Borough Council this week became one of the first local authorities in the country to publish individual payments online.

21 May 2010

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New Bedford and Milton Keynes Waterway Consortium - Honoured to be First Chair and Looking Forward to Task Ahead

Mayor Dave Hodgson Elected Chair of New Body to Lead Canal Project

Mayor Dave Hodgson and Bedford Borough Lib Dems Pledge to 'Rise to the Challenge' After Government Spending Cuts Announcement

First 'Pints in the Parishes' event tonight!

First Castle Quay Restaurant Unit Let - Set to Open in the Summer

Council Payments Now Online as Radical Initiative to Boost Transparency Gets Underway

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