Keeping the Borough Moving During the 'Big Freeze'
The inability to update this website during and after the weekend of the 18th and 19th December meant I wasn't able to comment...
30 Dec 2010
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New Year's Free Parking Boost for Sales Shoppers and Town Centre Traders
The prolonged period of snow and freezing temperatures was damaging to local businesses in range of ways, with town centre retailers hit, for example, by reduced numbers of people being able to get into town. To support traders and give local shoppers a boost, we offered free parking on Boxing Day in all town centre multi-storey car parks, with the offer to be repeated on New Year's Day.
31 Dec 2010
Loads of Rubbish? Not Here, Thanks to Frontline Staff
The last few weeks have seen Councils taking a kicking in the national media over the issue of waste collection, with pictures...
14 Jan 2011
Budget Proposals - Cutting Tax and Protecting Frontline Services
Last night the Council's Executive agreed our proposed budget. We've identified over £15 million of savings, focusing on waste...
20 Jan 2011
Real Action on the Environment - Pursuing Zero Carbon Growth for Bedford Borough
On Sunday a Council consultation on a climate change planning policy came to a close. It was significant, in that the options...
25 Jan 2011
New Pothole Hit Squad Hits the Ground Running (and Repairing)
Yesterday I visited the Council's new 'pothole hit squad.' This is a new service we have launched to enhance the road repairs...
27 Jan 2011
