Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have called for all children's play areas to be declared alcohol free zones. The Lib Dems want to see the council use its powers to impose a ban on the consumption of alcohol in play areas in order to make them safer places for children to play.
Liberal Democrats have warned that a traveller encampment that appeared at Berry Farm in Wootton Green will be the 'first of many' if the council does not take action to protect the site. Lib Dem Councillors have previously highlighted the need for a height restriction barrier at the Berry Farm car park to prevent such encampments, and are now stepping up their calls for immediate action. The Lib Dems have also criticised Bedford Borough Council for leaving the site for over a week before clearing up the mess left by the encampment.
Residents in north-west Bedfordshire villages have lost their only evening bus services after the county Council's decision to scrap the HomeHoppa service. The complete withdrawal of the HomeHoppa, which serves 19 villages in the evenings from Monday to Saturday, will leave most rural communities in North Beds with no means of travelling to or from Bedford via public transport after 5.55pm.
Liberal Democrat Borough Councillor Charles Royden has reported electricity company EDF to Energywatch for failing to provide a satisfactory service to residents in Brickhill.
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have accused Bedford and Kempston Labour MP Patrick Hall of failing to support local services after he voted to support the Government's massive post office closure programme.
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have slammed the Conservatives' public in-fighting over the important issue of new unitary councils for Bedfordshire. This follows a letter in the local press from Tory Shadow Local Government Minister Bob Neill which contradicts both the squabbling Bedford Borough and Bedfordshire County Council Tory Groups by claiming re-organisation is 'unnecessary.'
