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Dave Hodgson with Town Bridge behind

Welcoming Vision Modular Systems - More Investment and Jobs for Bedford Borough

The news that the modular building firm Vision Modular Systems are coming here and creating up to 250 jobs is fantastic for Bedford Borough. VMS had other options for their new location, but we worked with them to show them the benefits of doing business in Bedford Borough and I am delighted that they have confirmed that they will be coming here. VMS have been responsible for a number of major construction projects including the world's tallest modular building in Wolverhampton, and will be creating a range of skilled jobs at their new plant on the Woburn Road Industrial Estate in Kempston.

23 Apr 2011
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Dave Hodgson in front of the town bridge

Saving Weekly Bin Collections in Defiance of National Shift to Fortnightly Systems

A widely-reported recent survey by the Press Association found that 59% of councils had scrapped weekly rubbish collections. The news that we're in a minority here in Bedford Borough may come as a surprise to some, but the retention of our weekly collections has been hard-won! You may recall that the Conservative Leadership of the former County Council tried to impose fortnightly collections on Bedford Borough households. I fought successfully alongside colleagues on the Borough Council to retain our weekly collections, and as Mayor, despite the financial pressures we have faced, I've found the savings to make sure we can save weekly collections. For example, instead of reducing the frequency of collections, we are reviewing the collection routes and will save over a quarter of a million pounds for local taxpayers by making them more efficient, with no impact on the level of service whatsoever. Meanwhile, our efforts to work with local residents to support them to recycle more has seen our recycling rate shoo

26 Apr 2011
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Mayor Dave Hodgson with Pavenham Solar Panels

Mayor's Climate Change Fund to support wave of exciting new projects

A wave of exciting new projects to protect our environment and cut energy bills at community facilities are set to receive support from the Mayor's Climate Change Fund. The Fund, which provides 50% of funding, up to a maximum of £20,000, for projects to reduce energy usage and help tackle climate change at community buildings, has grown in popularity as awareness has grown of the benefits its support can bring to local organisations such as schools, charities, voluntary groups, parish councils and places of worship. The latest set of applications which meet the fund's criteria include bids for measures such as solar panels, low energy lighting, improved insulation and air source heat pumps. The organisations who are set to benefit from this latest round of grants are the Community and Voluntary Service, Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity, Christ Church and Daubeney Middle, Mark Rutherford Upper and Biddenham Upper Schools.

2 May 2011
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Dave Hodgson with Town Bridge behind

Ambitious for Bedford Borough - My Speech to Last Week's Hustings Meeting

Last Week I took part in a hustings meeting at the Salvation Army Centre in Bedford. Below is the text of the short speech I delivered, setting out very briefly how we've managed to buck the national trend and save services here in Bedford Borough, while cutting council tax for the first time in recent history. It also covers briefly my ambition for our Borough, and how if re-elected as Mayor I will continue to work for the very best for Bedford Borough, and help make residents across the Borough every bit as proud as I am to call it my home. Here's the text of the speech:

3 May 2011
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Dave Hodgson with Town Bridge behind

My Record as Mayor - Delivering for Local Residents Across Bedford Borough

The key issue in the Mayoral election campaign has been the need to protect vital services for local residents while keeping tax down, at a time of real financial difficulties. In my short period as Mayor since October 2009, during which we have had to make £28 million of savings, I have prioritised the protection of services and, thanks to our approach of targetting waste and bureaucracy within the Council and focusing savings in Borough Hall rather than out in the community, we have avoided the widespread cuts seen elsewhere nearby across the country. I am proud to stand on my record, some examples of which have been uploaded onto this website in a list headed 'What a Difference a Dave Makes!" You can find it by clicking on the link at the top of the homepage here on www.mayordave.org.uk, or go straight to it here. Please have a look at some of the work I have been doing as Mayor.

3 May 2011
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Dave Hodgson with Town Bridge behind

Election Day Tomorrow - Have Your Say!

Tomorrow is of course election day here in Bedford Borough, with polls opening at 7am and remaining open right through to 10pm. Make sure you have your say in these important elections for our Borough. All forty of the council seats across newly drawn boundaries are being contested, parished areas have parish council elections, there's the referendum on the voting system and, of course, the Mayoral election.

4 May 2011
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