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Sales of plastic bags drop 90% since fee was introduced
Sales of single-use plastic bags have fallen by 90% since the introduction of the 5p charge in 2015, new figures have revealed.
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Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service receives national accreditation
Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service, the oldest county records office in the country, has again been awarded Archive Service Accreditation.
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The Countdown is on - Less than a Year Until River Festival 2020
There is now under a year until Bedford River Festival 2020, which will take place on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July next year.
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Tory cuts to schools are failing our children
Liberal Democrats have slammed the growing inequality in our schools following the release of an Education Policy Institute (EPI) report. The report shows that it would take over 500 years to close…
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Mayor Dave Hosts Meeting with Maldives Ambassador to the UK
Mayor Dave Hodgson welcomed the Maldives Ambassador to the UK to the Mayor's Parlour in The Old Town Hall in Bedford this week, where they discussed the welcome given to the Maldives 2012 Olympic…
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The Government's ‘Serious Violence Strategy’ is neither serious nor a strategy
Responding to the Home Affairs select committee report into the youth violence epidemic, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Ed Davey MP said "Youth violence is an epidemic, and the Home…
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Mayor Dave Writes: Transporting Bedford... and Cutting Congestion
In his July column for the Bedford Indpendent, published earlier this month, Mayor Dave Hodgson wrote about the disruption caused by Network Rail's closure of Bromham Road Bridge. Mayor Dave writes…
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Prison violence getting worse all the time
Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson Wera Hobhouse has urged the new Justice Secretary to adopt a better approach to criminal justice, as new official figures show assaults and self-harm in prison…
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Summer Holiday Fun at The Higgins Bedford
There is lots on for the whole family at The Higgins Bedford during the summer holidays, with activities and workshops for both children aged 5 and above and teenagers aged 12 to 16 years old.
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Swinson: I am a candidate for Prime Minister
In a speech at the press conference to announce the new Liberal Democrat Leader in London earlier this week, in which Jo Swinson was elected, she said:
