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Saving Our Libraries
The rigorous, ongoing process of stripping out waste and finding every possible efficiency saving across all parts of the Council and its activities is certainly a major task. However, I only have to…
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Building an Early Head of Steam for River Festival 2012!
Yesterday I hosted a breakfast meeting with thirty seven businesses about River Festival 2012, talking about the potential for the festival to be the biggest and best ever and introducing the firms…
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Supporting the Resilient Residents of Howbury Street
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…
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MAKING IT EASY TO HAVE A RIGHT ROYAL KNEES UP!
Bedford Borough Council is offering extra help to local residents who want to celebrate the Royal Wedding by holding their own street parties.
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STREET LIGHTS GOING GREEN IN MILTON ERNEST
Work to upgrade street lights in Milton Ernest is underway as part of plans to introduce part night lighting.
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Budget Approved with All Party Support
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…
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New Chief Constable Confirms - There Will be NO Merger
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…
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Real Devolution in Action!
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…
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New Pothole Hit Squad Hits the Ground Running (and Repairing)
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…
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End for Council Magazine in further £45,000 Saving from Council PR
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…