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Sir Menzies Campbell: Home Secretary must take account of extradition report
Commenting on the Home Affairs Select Committee report on the UK-US extradition treaty, former Liberal Democrat Leader, Sir Menzies Campbell said:
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WATER BUTT OFFER FROM COUNCIL DURING DROUGHT
The Environment Agency has declared that most of the South East and Eastern England is in an official state of drought after 15 months of below average rainfall. Around 25% of a household's energy…
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Written Ministerial Statement: The early years foundation stage- Teather
Sarah Teather MP (Minister of State for Children and Families): I am publishing the reformed Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) which will take effect from 1 September…
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CONSULTATION UNDERWAY FOR DOG CONTROL ORDERS IN THE BOROUGH
Dog owners may soon receive a £75 fixed penalty notice if they don't clean up after their dog as well as keeping them on leads in designated areas in Bedford Borough.
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Boost for Sporting Activity on the River- Mayor Dave Hodgson
Dave commented recently on making more use of the river: We are all rightly proud of the beautiful River Great Ouse in Bedford, but there is one way in particular in which we can make even…
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DEVELOPERS TO SEEK PUBLIC OPINION ON PROPOSALS FOR RIVERSIDE NORTH
Coplan Estates and Denne, the Council's appointed partners for the Bedford Riverside North site, will be holding a public consultation exercise on their initial proposals for this important riverside…
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Roaming charges down again in time for summer holidays - Duff
Last night, Euro-MPs and EU Member States achieved a breakthrough in their talks to reduce the costs of using mobile phones abroad.
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Bringing Bedford Park Café Back into Use- Mayor Dave Hodgson update
Comments from the Mayor's website- "A number of residents have contacted me in recent times to ask if and when the Bedford Park Café building will be brought into use as a café, and my response to…
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Citizens' Initiative: progress towards participatory democracy in Europe
The Citizens' Initiative comes into force on 1 April of this year. Introduced by the Lisbon Treaty, this new instrument will allow citizens to direct issues to the European Commission with a view to…
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CRC simplified to save businesses millions- Ed Davey
Millions of pounds will be saved for businesses through ambitious new proposals to simplify the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme, (CRC).