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Dave Hodgson at the Clapham end of the planned final section of the Bedford Western Bypass

Western Bypass - I'll use Compulsory Purchase to Ensure Final Section Will Go Ahead as Soon as Possible

I have announced this week that, with a funding mechanism in place for the crucial final section of the Bedford Western Bypass, I will use Compulsory Purchase Order powers to overcome the final main barrier to the project and secure the land needed for it to go ahead. There are three parties with landholdings on the route of the 'missing link' between the A428 at Bromham and the A6 at Clapham, including the Council, and one of them is simply being obstructive. I will have no hesitation in using a Compulsory Purchase Order to make sure the project goes ahead as soon as possible.

17 Oct 2010
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Dave Hodgson with solar panel

Solar Panels Installed in Pavenham in First Project Supported by Mayor's Climate Change Fund

This week I popped over to Pavenham Village Hall and Playing Fields to see the solar panels putting installed in the first project supported by the Mayor's Climate Change Fund. I was met by Members of the Pavenham Village Hall and Playing Fields Charity, while the guys from S.A. Solar, the Bedford firm installing the panels, were obviously also on hand. Congratulations must go to the Charity's members for pursuing this excellent project, for which they were awarded over £8,000 (50% of the total cost) from our new fund.

22 Oct 2010
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Dave Hodgson at the Clapham end of the planned final section of the Bedford Western Bypass

Delighted to be re-selected - determined to continue our crucial, ongoing work

You may have read in the local press that I was re-selected as the Liberal Democrat Candidate for Mayor of Bedford Borough at a meeting of local party members last week, and I am obviously delighted to be selected. It has been a tremendous honour to serve as Mayor of Bedford Borough over the past year. During what are extraordinarily difficult economic times we have begun the fight back against years of chronic underinvestment in road and pavement maintenance, cut Council waste and have protected front line services while keeping Council tax down. Each of these vital tasks is ongoing, and I want to carry on the job of working to make sure the Council is working for all local residents across Bedford Borough.

31 Oct 2010
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Dave Hodgson and Paul Wells of Wells and Youngs at Eagle IPA Relaunch

Latest 'Meet the Buyer' event - campaign to support local business continues

The latest 'Meet the Buyer' event, held at Bedford College and funded by the Council, saw local firms gain direct access to major businesses to build up contacts and to find out more about how they can win contracts and do business with major purchasers from the public and private sector. Buyers from companies including Wells & Young, Lockheed Martin, Autoglass, Bedford Hospital, Bourns, Bedford College, and Bedford Borough Council itself were in attendance. Meet the Buyer events are an important aspect of our ongoing drive to support the local economy, helping local firms to continue to provide employment opportunities for residents. Other key features of our efforts to help the local economy are our efforts to boost local infrastructure, including through the delivery of the final link of the western bypass, and a forthcoming campaign to encourage people to buy locally from Bedford Borough businesses.

1 Nov 2010
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Dave Hodgson at the Clapham end of the planned final section of the Bedford Western Bypass

Completion of Bypass an Essential Feature of our Drive to Help Foster Growth in Local Economy

I wrote recently in the Times and Citizen newspaper about the exciting news on the final phase of the western bypass, for which the funding package is now in place. The remaining obstacle surrounds land ownership, and the refusal of one landowner to sell land long-established as an identified section of this route for the purposes of this essential road. We can overcome this, however, using compulsory purchase powers, and will keep working to ensure the road is delivered as soon as possible. It is a crucial element of our ongoing drive to help foster growth and boost employment opportunities for residents. I touched on this point in my Times and Citizen article, which I have reproduced here for those who missed it:

2 Nov 2010
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Dave Hodgson discussing Town Centre Plans with Local residents

Town Centre Regeneration Plans - Have a Look and Have Your Say!

I was at the Harpur Suite this morning to open the Town Centre Exhibition, which is open until 7pm this evening and then again from 9am to 4pm tomorrow. The purpose of the exhibition is to display the latest plans and ideas for the development of the Town Centre, and to gather residents' views on what they want to see, and how they would like town centre development to take shape.

3 Nov 2010
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