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Bypass Go-Ahead Secured!
The construction of a completed western bypass will go ahead after Mayor Dave Hodgson announced that the Council has successfully overcome the array of obstacles blocking the crucial project. The…
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Bypass Go-Ahead Secured!
Bedford will have a completed western bypass after Mayor Dave Hodgson announced that the battle to overcome the array of obstacles blocking the vital project has been won. A complete Bedford…
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Bedford Town Centre Bucks National Trend with Further Fall in Vacant Shop Space
New figures show that Bedford town centre's shop vacancy rate continues to fall, bucking the national trend and outstripping neighbouring towns.
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Action on Abbey Fields Speeding
Local Liberal Democrat Borough Councillor Tim Hill has been campaigning against the "boy racers" and "speed merchants" who have been treating Abbey Fields as a race track, especially during the…
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Mayor Announces Bedford Town Centre Decongestion Plan, as Work Begins on Road Bridge Project
Mayor Dave Hodgson has announced that work is underway on a radical Town Centre decongestion plan for Bedford Town Centre, with the construction of the Council's planned new Road Bridge over the…
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Mayor Announces Bedford Town Centre Decongestion Plan, as Work Begins on Road Bridge Project
• Plans Being Drawn Up for Council's Planned New Road Bridge Linking River Street and Kingsway • £500,000 to be allocated to kickstart work on the new bridge • Plans will transform local…
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Unemployment Down by a Third in Just Over a Year as Bedford Borough Jobless Rate Falls to Lowest Level Since 2008
Mayor Dave Hodgson has welcomed the latest unemployment figures which show the jobless rate in Bedford Borough has fallen by a massive 32% since February last year. Figures published by the Office of…
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Speed Cameras for Stewartby!
Local Liberal Democrat Councillor Tim Hill has been campaigning for several years against the "boy racers" and "speed merchants" who have treated Stewartby as a race track, especially during the…
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Mayor's £1 million Commitment Confirms Bedford Borough Will Again Receive Full Benefit of Government Broadband Rollout
Following on from Bedford Borough's successful inclusion in the Government's 'Rural Broadband Programme' to roll out Superfast to 90% of premises and at least basic broadband to all, Mayor Dave…
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Local News from Eastcotts!
Following a period of continued pothole repairs, Cllr Sarah Holland is pleased to report that Greycote has now been resurfaced. The road was closed for approximately 11 days in April, during which…
