You may have heard through the local media of the problems which arose as the Council was resurfacing Howbury Street in Castle last week. As the crew undertook the resurfacing as part of the…
Bedford Borough Council is offering extra help to local residents who want to celebrate the Royal Wedding by holding their own street parties.
Work to upgrade street lights in Milton Ernest is underway as part of plans to introduce part night lighting.
We were very pleased to receive all party support for on Wednesday for the Council budget, which is now approved and will see frontline services protected and even a small Council tax cut of…
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…
