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A Very Big Coffee Morning
This morning was of course Macmillan Coffee Morning, a major nationwide charity event, and for me it was a reminder of the remarkable way in which local residents, groups and businesses in Bedford…
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Waste and Recycling: Getting the Best for Local Households
My latest monthly article for the Times and Citizen was on the subject of waste and recycling, following the agreement of new contracts which will enable our waste to be treated more…
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Mayor's Climate Change Fund and Rural Grant Awards for Array of Great Projects
This week two committees of my Executive - the Rural Affairs and Sustainability Committees - have awarded funds to a range of excellent projects which will bring lasting benefit to local…
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Bedford Memory Walk 2012
As what passed for 'summer' this year clings on for a few final days of dry, warmish weather, I was delighted for all involved with the excellent Bedford Memory Walk at Bedford's Priory Country Park…
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Village Tour 2012 - Thank You
My Village Tour 2012, during which I held 63 open street surgeries in villages across the Borough's rural areas, is now over, and I want to thank everyone who came out to speak to me. The fact that…
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Get Along to the Riverside North Consultation Event and Have your Say
Following an exhibition and consultation event earlier in the year to gather views about what residents and visitors to Bedford would like to see included in the Riverside North development,…
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Jobs Hub Open and Already Getting Results
Yesterday I was at the new Jobs Hub on Greyfriars for its official opening. The Jobs Hub is an innovative project, which we believe is the first centre of its kind in the country, to help people into…
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Village Tour 2012 Continues this Weekend
My 2012 Village Tour continues this weekend with open surgeries on Saturday at Briar Bank Park in Wilstead, Biddenham, Great Denham and Bromham. For all the details of this weekend's sessions, click…
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Keeping up the Momentum on the Bypass 'Missing Link'
We have moved another step closer to the delivery of the crucial 'missing link' of the Western Bypass, after I signed off the formal decision to authorise Compulsory Purchase Order proceedings for…
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Funds in Place for Bus Station Regeneration
While everyone has their own views and ideas on improvements which are desired or required for Bedford Town Centre, there is one opinion that seems to be shared almost universally. This is of course…
