I have just emerged from a meeting with the new Chief Constable of Bedfordshire, Alf Hitchcock, who confirmed that merger plans with Hertfordshire (or anywhere else) are 'dead.' We of course had…
Before becoming Mayor, I spent a lot of time as a campaigner and ward Councillor arguing that the Council should devolve power and responsibility away from the Town Hall/Borough Hall to local…
Yesterday I visited the Council's new 'pothole hit squad.' This is a new service we have launched to enhance the road repairs service even further. We have put a great deal of extra funding…
One of my early decisions as mayor was to cut the cost of the Council magazine 'Borough News,' halving the number of editions to 6 a year and making delivery cheaper and wider-reaching across the…
On Sunday a Council consultation on a climate change planning policy came to a close. It was significant, in that the options included, for the first time, the proposal for zero carbon growth…
The latest 'Pints in the Parishes' event is taking place tonight, at Corner 5 in Kempston Rural from around 7.30pm. If you're in the area, please come along and let me know about any issues or…
Last night the Council's Executive agreed our proposed budget. We've identified over £15 million of savings, focusing on waste and areas such as back office functions and Council PR in order to…
Bedford Borough Council is asking local residents to be vigilant after a sudden increase in the number of fly-tipped tyres in recent weeks.
The last few weeks have seen Councils taking a kicking in the national media over the issue of waste collection, with pictures of overflowing bin bags splashed across the news pages. It is very…
The prolonged period of snow and freezing temperatures was damaging to local businesses in range of ways, with town centre retailers hit, for example, by reduced numbers of people being able to get…
