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Tories offer inadequate sticking plaster for the NHS
Bedford Borough Health spokesperson Councillor Wendy Rider has branded the Tory Government's NHS spending plans as an "inadequate sticking plaster".
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£2 Million Boost for Road & Pavement Work in Bedford Borough This Year
An extra £2 million will be spent on road and pavement improvement work across Bedford Borough in the current year, after a further funding boost was agreed by Mayor Dave Hodgson's Cabinet this week.
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Mayor Dave: While Government Still Fails to Take Responsibility for its Rail Failings, Passengers Need Improvements Now
Commenting following news of the resignation today of Charles Horton as Chief Executive of Govia Thameslink Railway, Mayor Dave Hodgson has said that it's right that senior figures should take…
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Liberal Democrat success at Putnoe Library footpath
Putnoe Councillors Michael Headley and Rosemary Bootiman the Liberal Democrat Focus Team are pleased that the footpath outside Putnoe Library has now been fixed.
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Mayor Slams Government's Major Rail Downgrade for Bedford
Mayor Dave Hodgson has slammed the Government following its decision to almost entirely remove Bedford from the intercity rail network under the next East Midlands Trains Franchise. The specification…
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Now open – a new public car park on the south side of the river in Bedford
Now open - a new public car park on the south side of the river in Bedford, giving visitors to Riverside Bedford and the town centre another parking option. Just like the other town centre…
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Let's end homelessness - back the new plan from Crisis
Crisis have launched a new plan to end homelessness within ten years.
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More Free Family Fun in Bedford this Weekend with the International Kite Festival!
Spectacular kites from around the world will take to the skies above Bedford this weekend, on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th June, for the annual International Kite Festival.
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East Midlands Rail Franchise Invitation To Tender
A summary of the government's specification for the next East Midlands rail franchise, published yesterday: Bedford is almost entirely removed from from the intercity rail network. We'll be a stop on…
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On its 40th Anniversary, River Festival to be Bigger and Better Than Ever
2018's Bedford River Festival will be bigger than ever before, with the Festival expanding further down the River to include St Marys' Gardens.
