Talking to residents across the different parts of the Borough, it is clear that a common concern for our communities is speeding traffic. Speeding motorists can blight our neighbourhoods,…
My latest monthly column for the Times and Citizen, published in last week's edition, looked at Christmas shopping and the prospects for Bedford Town Centre this Christmas and in the future. For…
In addition to regular truancy patrols across the borough, this month, Bedford Borough Council, in partnership with Bedfordshire Police, has carried out a crackdown on children truanting from…
Commenting on the Coalition Government's announcement that it will accept the recommendations of the Vickers report into banking, including separating retail and casino banking, Co-chair of the…
A new service which allows local residents to track the exact location of gritting lorries in Bedford Borough is now available on the Council website.
Amongst the decisions taken at the recent Council Executive meeting, I'm pleased to report that we committed an additional £400,000 for home adaptations and improvements which help people with…
Bedford Borough Council has just completed works around Goldington Green that should see the protected green is now safe from illegal encampments. New posts have gone up around the green, an…
Below is the very recent article by Liberal Democrat Mayor Dave Hodgson in the Times and Citizen.
Liberal Democrat European justice & human rights spokeswoman and London MEP Sarah Ludford has welcomed the endorsement by the European Parliament of a new EU Directive guaranteeing all criminal…
As statistics reveal that one in six fire deaths last year occurred in December, the Fire Kills campaign is reminding people that some of their favourite festive traditions such as cooking Christmas…
