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FINE FOR MAN CAUGHT FLY-TIPPING
A man caught fly-tipping in Bedford Borough has been fined a total of £500 at Bedford Magistrates Court.
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Seeking a United Front Against Petrol and Diesel Price Unfairness in Bedford Borough
At tomorrow night's meeting of the Full Council, I will be proposing a motion which seeks a united front across the Council in the fight for fairer petrol and diesel prices for Bedford Borough. The…
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(Street) Party Time! Support for Neighbourhoods Planning Jubilee Celebrations
With the Queen's Diamond Jubilee now just a few months away, we have announced that the Council will be holding a number of public workshops to help local neighbourhoods who want to celebrate the…
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More money back in your pocket
The Liberal Democrats believe you should keep more money that you earn. That is why we believe the tax-free threshold should raise to £10,000, saving working people £700 a year and making sure…
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A Council Tax Freeze
On Wednesday next week, a meeting of the Full Council will consider the budget which has been proposed by the all-party Executive. After we delivered a small council tax cut last year, I am pleased…
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Liberal Democrats fighting for greater tax cuts for hard working families- Cable
A message from Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills:
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE POTHOLE HIT SQUAD!
Bedford Borough Council's Pothole Hit Squad service is celebrating its first birthday this month as new figures show they filled more than 5,000 potholes during 2011 - nearly three times the…
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A Year of the Pothole Hit Squad: 5,000 potholes repaired
It was a year ago this month that we introduced a new, 'rapid response' Pothole Hit Squad service in order to repair more potholes, more efficiently, right across the Borough. We invested in new…
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Mayor Dave Hodgson- Unfair Fuel Prices Need to Stop!
Mayor Dave Hodgson is calling on all Councillors in the Borough to back him in asking the Chief Executive of Bedford Borough Council to write to fuel retailers and suppliers in Bedford to ask them to…
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BBC should not harm local and regional broadcasting – Foster
Commenting on Chairman of the BBC Trust, Lord Patten's speech at the Oxford Media Convention, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party Committee on Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, Don…
