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Outrageous 3.1% increase in rail fares planned for January
It has been announced today that rail fares will increase by 3.1% in January.
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Mayor Dave to Put Right Notorious County Council Failure as Manton Lane Footbridge to Return
Mayor Dave Hodgson has announced that as part of comprehensive traffic decongestion plans a new footbridge will be installed over Manton Lane in Bedford. A previous footbridge was replaced over ten…
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Mayor's SoupFest Thanks
Mayor Dave Hodgson has congratulated everyone involved following another successful SoupFest event to raise money in support of the homeless locally.
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Bedfordshire Day Greetings From Mayor Dave!
Mayor Dave Hodgson has wished everyone a Happy Bedfordshire Day, and declared that he is 'proud of Bedfordshire and proud that Bedford is the county town.' The Bedfordshire flag has been flying from…
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Homelessness Awareness Week - What's On in Bedford
This week is Homelessness Awareness Week, and there are a range of events and activities taking place in and around Bedford:
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Older People in Bedford Borough urged to get Flu Jab
Bedford Borough Council is urging its residents aged 65 and over to take up their free NHS flu vaccination before winter sets in.
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WATCH - BBC News Report on Bedford Bucking the Trend
Bedford Town Centre's record of bucking the trend in the face of the crisis for UK High Streets was the focus of a report on BBC Look East last night. In his introductino, the newsreader declares…
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Reducing climate changing gases demands real leadership
Reacting to news that climate-changing gases in the atmosphere have reached a new high, former Liberal Democrat Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Davey said "Climate change comes…
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Changes at top of HEART Multi-Academy Trust Indicative of 'Severe Problems' with its Now-Halted Restructuring Process
Following the resignation of HEART Multi Academy Trust (MAT) Chief Executive Clare Smith, Mayor Dave Hodgson has said that the changes at the top of the organisation are indicative of the severe…
