Battle for Play Areas Alcohol Ban to Continue
The campaign to see alcohol banned from play areas will continue after the issue was deferred once again by Bedford Borough Council's Licensing Committee.
30 Jun 2008
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Lib Dems Step Up Call for Play Areas Alcohol Ban
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have stepped up their calls for alcohol to be banned from children's play areas. At a meeting tonight, Bedford Borough Council's Licensing Committee will discuss the Lib Dems' proposal for all play areas across the borough to be declared alcohol free zones. Lib Dems on the committee will be seeking a commitment from the council and the police that they will work together to remove alcohol completely from these most unsuitable sites.
26 Jun 2008
Labour tries to foist nuclear waste on local councils
Henry Vann has criticised the government proposals over procedures for selecting sites for the long term storage of nuclear waste.
25 Jun 2008
Grass Cutting Contractor Should be Replaced
Putnoe Liberal Democrat Councillors are calling for action to tackle the incredibly poor grass cutting carried out this year in Putnoe and other areas.
22 Jun 2008
Payphone Consultation Descends into Farce as BT Refuses to Take Calls
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have repeated their demands for BT to reveal how and why they chose the 28 payphones that are due to be removed across the borough. The telecommunications giant continues to withhold this information as the closure of a consultation period on the removals approaches on June 25th. The process descended into farce this week with confirmation from BT that its consultation team working on the payphone removals cannot be contacted by telephone.
21 Jun 2008
Borough Council Misses Recycling Target
Bedford Borough Council has failed to meet its own modest targets for increasing participation in both the orange bag and green bag recycling schemes. The council pledged to increase the number of households taking part in the schemes by 5 per cent by March 2008, and has fallen well short of its target in both cases.
20 Jun 2008