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Community Award Presented
Dave Ledsom was a local businessman and a stalwart of Bedford Rugby Club. Today I went along before today's match for the presentation of the Dave Ledsom Civic Award, launched by Bedford Borough…
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Recycling in Flats Set to Rise after Success of Lib Dem Initiative
A Liberal Democrat initiative to help Bedford Borough residents in blocks of flats to recycle their waste is set to be rolled out across the Borough after recycling rates rocketed at a number of…
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Incinerator Plan must be Scrapped say Lib Dems, as Costs Spiral to over £1 billion
With the projected costs for the planned incinerator near Stewartby spiralling to far in excess of £1 billion, Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats are calling for the plans to be scrapped in favour of…
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Down your street
We were visited by Ros Scott today, a grass roots campaigner I've known for many years. Ros is from Suffolk where she was active in local issues such as her children's schools, she then became a…
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Figures Reveal One in Six Looked After Children in Bedford Borough Move at Least Three Times a Year
Latest figures from Bedford Borough Council have revealed that one in six looked after children move three or more times a year. The figures show that the number of children moving repeatedly within…
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Messing about on the river
Today I joined a trip down the river with some other councillors. The Council are thinking hard about how best use can be made of this great and currently underused asset that Borough has.
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Support from Colchester MP Bob Russell
Bob Russell, who is MP for Colchester which has a large armed services population, dropped by for a cup of tea and to support my campaign for a fair deal for the troops on Tuesday. We were joined by…
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Biddenham fete
I went along to the Biddenham village fete today and enjoyed the fete where I met with friends and the sunshine. There were lots of interesting stalls including produce and crafts such as jewellery.…
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Time to Stop Short-Changing our Troops, says Dave Hodgson
Dave Hodgson was born on an armed forces base where his father taught the children of soldiers and he is passionate in supporting the men and women of our armed services, who daily put their lives in…
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Allotments Open Day
On Saturday I was invited to Mile Road allotments to help judge some prizes! Although I am sometimes known tongue-in-cheek as "Farmer Dave" due to my relatively late conversion to gardening, I will…
