Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats are calling on the Borough Council to step in and ensure residents are given a choice of an extra bin or bags for recycling in the wake of the County Council's reckless decision to withdraw the orange recycling bags.
Bedfordshire County Council has dealt a blow to thousands of recyclers across Bedford Borough by deciding to take away their orange recycling bags. Having up to now provided the bags for recycling and garden waste, the County has decided that it will no longer provide the bags because of the cost. They want to force people to use bins instead, a move which may remove thousands of people from the recycling scheme at a stroke with many residents unable to store another wheelie bin in addition to their black bin.
Nick Clegg was elected leader of the Liberal Democrats on 18 December 2007, defeating Chris Huhne by 511 votes after a closely fought contest.
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have responded to new proposals from the East of England Regional Assembly on Gypsy and Traveller caravan pitches by calling on the Council and Central Government to "get on with it" as one of a series of measures needed to tackle the problem of unauthorised encampments.
Bedford Borough Lib Dems have slammed the "breathtaking hypocrisy" of local Tories over Post Office Closures.
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have launched the campaign to Save Bedford's Post Offices after the closure hitlist for the local area was revealed thanks to an internet blunder. Local Lib Dems have obtained a map published briefly on the post office website by mistake which appears to show that seven branches are identified for closure in Bedford Borough as part of the government's plans to close 2,500 post offices nationwide. This news comes in spite of the fact that the closure plan for Bedfordshire is not due to be announced formally until July 2008, with a "public consultation" to follow before closures are confirmed.