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Liberal Democrats back fairer taxes
Liberal Democrat Spring Conference today backed plans to increase the threshold at which people start paying income tax from current levels to £10,000.
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Lib Dems Demand End to Incinerator as Covanta Concerns Increase
Dramatic news has emerged which has raised serious doubts over the plans of Tory-run Bucks County Council for a giant incinerator at Rookery Pit near Stewartby. It is reported that Buckinghamshire…
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Further Details of Toxic Tory Legacy Revealed: Cost of Restoring Elstow Landfill Site Could be up to £10 million
Further details of the damaging financial legacy left to local taxpayers by the Conservative County Council have been exposed with the revelation that the cost of restoring a landfill site at Elstow,…
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Statement on Yarl's Wood legal challenge
Henry Vann has backed calls for a judicial review into the incarceration of innocent people in Yarl's Wood Immigration Detention Centre.
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Children's Commissioner reports on Yarl's Wood
The Children's Commissioner has published a report highlighting ongoing concerns and maintaining the view that 'the detention of children for immigration control should cease'.
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New Recycling Bins an Immediate Hit with Town Centre Shoppers
New recycling bins in Bedford Town Centre introduced by Liberal Democrat Mayor Dave Hodgson have seen just over ½ tonne of plastic bottles and drink cans collected in less than two months. The new…
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Police authority merger 'likely to cost £20m'
Henry Vann has uncovered figures in a recent parliamentary report suggesting that the proposed merger of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Police Authority is 'likely to cost £20m'.
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Over a Quarter of a Million Pounds Granted to Bedford Borough's Voluntary Sector
Bedford Borough Council's Grants Committee, chaired by Mayor Dave Hodgson, met last week and allocated £276,000 to voluntary sector groups carrying out a wide range of extremely important functions…
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Police authority move confirms proposals to merge with Hertfordshire
Local fears that Bedfordshire Police is set to be merged with the Hertfordshire Force have increased after Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Bedford and Kempston Henry Vann uncovered a bid…
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Borough Budget Protects Frontline Services and Keeps Council Tax Bills Down
Bedford Borough Council's approved budget has brought down the Council Tax increase for residents from a forecast 11.5% before Mayor Dave Hodgson's election in October to a below-inflation 2.3% after…
