Enjoy River Festival 2016 - This Weekend!
Bedford River Festival is taking place this weekend! This huge, free festival for people of all ages to enjoy takes place...
15 Jul 2016
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Mayor's River Festival Thanks After Record-Breaking Weekend
Mayor Dave Hodgson has issued a resounding 'thank you' to all volunteers, staff and visitors following a record-breaking...
19 Jul 2016
Questions Raised over Marginalisation of Bedford in NHS Review Affecting Hospital's Future
Severe concerns that Bedford Borough is being marginalised by a major review of local health services which could affect the future of Bedford Hospital were raised by Mayor Dave Hodgson and councillors at a full council meeting this week.
22 Jul 2016
Waging War on Weeds!
The combination of extremely warm and very wet weather we have experienced this year has of course caused rapid growth of weeds on roads and pavements. Mayor Dave Hodgson has today announced a 'War on Weeds' programme of targeted action by the Council to tackle this extraordinarily rapid growth.
25 Jul 2016
Mayor Dave Writes: Fighting the Plans to Close Maternity Services at Bedford Hospital
In his column for the July edition of the Bedford Bulletin, Mayor Dave Hodgson wrote of his disgust at the plans to close maternity services at Bedford Hospital and to force the 3,000-plus mothers who give birth there every year to travel longer distances away from home and from family to Milton Keynes.
25 Jul 2016
Mayor Dave Joins Forces with Other Council Leaders to Demand Better Thameslink Rail Services
Mayor Dave Hodgson is joining forces with other Council leaders to demand a better service for beleaguered rail users on the Govia Thameslink and Great Northern routes. The group of Councils north of London, representing well over a million people, are calling on the Government to ensure Govia raises standards on behalf of passengers across the routes.
26 Jul 2016