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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.
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Government failing first time home-buyers
Responding to reports that the proportion of parents lending money to their children for housing deposits has risen to 27%, Liberal Democrat Housing campaigner Dean Crofts, said "A broken housing…
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Mayor Dave meets with Govia Thameslink
Liberal Democrat Mayor Dave Hodgson met with Govia Thameslink this morning and made clear the extent of the impact of the utter failure of the new timetables on Bedford Borough residents. Dave…
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Mayor Dave: Thameslink Meeting Confirms 'Shocking, Monumental Failure' of Current Rail Services
Commenting following a meeting this morning with with Govia Thameslink, Mayor Dave Hodgson described the current situation for rail users as a 'shocking, monumental failure.' In the meeting,…
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2018 River Festival Bigger Than Ever Before 2018
2018's Bedford River Festival will be bigger than ever before, with the Festival expanding further down the River to include St Marys' Gardens.
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Mayor Dave Writes: A Big Summer of Events Ahead
Bedford's Big High Street Showcase is back today, Saturday 2nd June, and in his May column for the Bedford Bulletin Mayor Dave Hodgson wrote about this free family event and the array of others to…
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Mayor Dave: Special Measures for Bedford Prison a Result of Government's Failure over Standards
Commenting on the news that the Government has put Bedford Prison into special measures, and done so with no announcement to the public or local representatives, Mayor Dave Hodgson has slammed the…
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Bedford's Big High Street Showcase is Back - This Saturday!
Bedford's Big High Street Showcase is back tomorrow, Saturday 2nd of June, when Bedford High Street will be taken over by a very special summer festival of fun.
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Mayor Dave Demands Urgent Meeting with Govia Thameslink over Continuing Rail Chaos
With chaos continuing on Thameslink rail services well into the second week of new timetables which remove fast intercity peak services from Bedford, Mayor Dave Hodgson has written again to Govia…
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Celebrate 40 years of Bedford River Festival!
This year's River Festival is on 14th and 15th July, and the event programme is available now from Bedford Borough Council.