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Mayor Announces Pot Hole Blitz
Lib Dem Mayor of Bedford Borough, Dave Hodgson, has announced a £120,000 investment to repair more potholes and improve the borough's roads. The funding will be used to pay for two additional…
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99% of Bedford Borough Pupils Get The School of Their Choice
Bedford Borough Council has made sure that over 99% of parents have secured a place for their child at a school of their choice.
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Bedford Borough Ward Renamed
Following a long campaign by local Liberal Democrat Cllr Tim Hill and Stewartby Parish Council, Bedford Borough Council has approved the name change of Elstow Ward to Elstow and Stewartby Ward.
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£1bn childcare investment to deliver much needed help for parents in Bedford Borough
Families in Bedford Borough are to get greater financial support for childcare thanks to a major new initiative; from Autumn 2015 the government will meet 20% of childcare costs for working families.
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The Higgins Bedford will Re-Open from Dawn to Dusk on 21st June 2013
Lib Dem Mayor of Bedford Borough, Dave Hodgson, said: "The opening of The Higgins Bedford is a tremendously exciting event for Bedford town centre, marking the creation of a major cultural…
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A Big 'Well Done' to Our Local Schools
In my latest monthly column for the Times and Citizen newspaper, I took the opportunity to say a big 'well done' to our local schools for the truly remarkable run of Ofsted school inspection outcomes…
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Bedford Borough Council Lib Dem Group wins Environmental Award
Just in time for its 3rd birthday, the pioneering Mayors Climate Change Fund has won the Bedford Borough Liberal Democrat Group an award for the Liberal Democrat 'Green Council Group of the Year'.
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£700 tax cut for working people
Yesterday's Budget announced that the Income Tax Personal Allowance will be raised to £10,000 in April 2014 - delivering in full the top Liberal Democrat priority one year sooner than had been…
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Stay Safe and Say No to Cold Callers
Bedford Borough Council Environmental Health & Trading Standards are urging people to stay safe in their own homes by saying a firm "No" to cold calling doorstep traders.
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Number Thirteen is Open for Business
Sunday night saw the official opening of 'Number Thirteen', the brand new 'front-of-house' facility for Bedford Corn Exchange and high quality new town centre cafe-bar. The Council has invested in…
