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Works to St Mary's Garden Now Underway
Works to improve the river walk between Prebend Street and Town Bridge are now underway.
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Apprenticeship Challenge is Set- 2016 in 2016!
A major summit of Local leaders in Apprenticeships convened by Mayor Dave Hodgson has concluded with key partners in education, training and commerce challenging themselves and each other to deliver…
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New Buildings for Kempston Rural Lower School
Lib Dem Mayor of Bedford Borough, Dave Hodgson visited Kempston Rural Lower School on Wednesday 18th December to turn the last nut in the steel framework to launch the construction of new buildings…
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Introduction of Mayor's Free Parking Deal Sees 60% Jump In Visitors to Lurke Street
New figures show the number of people using a town centre car park has risen by a phenomenal 60%, since the Mayor's Free Parking Deal was introduced last month.
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2014 to See Further Progress on Key Borough Infrastructure Projects
Writing in his monthly column in the Times and Citizen newspaper, Mayor Dave Hodgson has looked back at some of local economic highlights of 2013, and identified some of the challenges and…
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Superfast Broadband Coming to Over 8,000 Borough Homes
More than 8,000 homes in Bedford Borough will receive 'superfast broadband' by 2016 as part of a new local broadband project that has successfully secured Government funding.
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Merry Christmas
Writing before the Christmas break, Dave Hodgson has wished wished a very Merry Christmas to all:
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More Good News for East West Rail as Government Report Backs Bedford – Cambridge Link
Mayor Dave Hodgson has welcomed the government's support for the principle of the central section of the East West Rail link, from Bedford to Cambridge. The East West Rail Consortium, which comprises…
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Mayor Dave Joins Kempston Rural Lower Pupils and Staff to Mark Construction Start for New Site
Mayor Dave Hodgson last week joined staff and pupils of Kempston Rural Lower School to turn the last nut in the steel framework and mark the launch of construction of new buildings for the school.…
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Broadband Project To Ensure 2MB Access for All and Superfast for an extra 8,000 homes
Details were announced this week of the project which will see 8,000 additional homes in Bedford Borough receive 'superfast broadband' by 2016 and all homes have access to a minimum 2MB broadband.…
