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Lib Dems Call for Halt to 'Headlong Rush' Towards a New Giant Incinerator for Rookery South Pit

Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats are demanding that plans for a giant incinerator at Rookery South Pit near Stewartby are assessed on equal terms along with other waste treatment options to ensure that a cleaner, more environmentally friendly solution to the problem of waste disposal is used. At last night's meeting of the Implementation Executive the Lib Dems won approval for their proposal that such an assessment be made a condition of the Borough Council's support for any further spending by the County Council on the project to procure a new waste treatment site.

3 Jun 2008
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New Leader for Bedford Borough Lib Dems

Cllr Dave Hodgson is the new leader of Bedford Borough Liberal Democrat Group. He succeeds Cllr Michael Headley, who led the group for nine years. Cllr Headley remains the group's Scrutiny Spokesman, as part of a formidable team of spokespersons revealed by the Lib Dems today.

9 May 2008
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Anger as Car Park Users Fined Due to Ticket Machine Error

Users of a town centre car park have been left fuming after being slapped with fines thanks to a council error which has made it impossible for the correct ticket to be purchased. Ticket machines at St Peter's Street car park have not been re-programmed correctly following the introduction of new evening parking charges imposed by the borough council. With all tickets becoming invalid at 6pm regardless of the amount paid, many motorists have been hit by penalty notices through no fault of their own, causing anger and confusion.

29 Apr 2008
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'Flawed' Borough Policies Open Door to a Future of Damaging Development

Controversial new policies for the future development of Bedford Borough have been branded 'deeply flawed' by Liberal Democrats. The Core Strategy and Rural Issues Plan, passed at last week's meeting of the borough council but opposed by the Liberal Democrats, imposes weak environmental standards on the 17,500 new homes due to be built in the borough by 2021 and could permit over-development and urban sprawl across unsuitable sites.

23 Apr 2008
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