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Questions for Hospital & Police Bosses
Last night, Lib Dem Group Leader Michael Headley questioned both the Bedfordshire Police Chief Constable and Bedford Hospital Chief Executive at a council meeting.
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Vote Now: Throwaway Shopping Bags
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have launched an online opinion poll to gather views on the future of throwaway shopping bags. The online poll can be found at www.bedfordlibdems.org , on the right…
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Overcrowding at Bedford Hospital increases risk of superbug outbreak
Local Liberal Democrats have warned that crowding in Bedford Hospital is increasing the risk of an outbreak of superbug infections.
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Stewartby Air Quality Scandal: Lib Dems Demand Immediate Action
As news emerges that Stewartby is on the brink of being chosen as the County Council's preferred location for a new waste incinerator, the shameful scandal of poor air quality in the village…
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Council Committee Gets Same Treatment as Residents as Mayor Confirms Garages Demolition
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have attacked the Mayor's decision to ignore the recommendation of the Council's Scrutiny Committee and confirm the decision to demolish the garages on Bradgate…
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MRSA at Bedford Hospital Still Too High
The Bedford Hospital Trust's Annual Healthcheck 2006/07 from the Healthcare Commission has shown that it has under-achieved in its target for year on year reductions in MRSA levels.
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Lib Dem Success on Carrier Bags
A Liberal Democrat proposal to tackle the environmental cost of throw away shopping bags has received overwhelming support at a Bedford Borough Council meeting. The successful motion could lead to a…
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Cardington Developer Must Meet its Responsibility over Shed Maintenance say Lib Dems
Bedford Borough Council Planning Committee this week approved an application for a 425 home development behind Cardington airship sheds, and Liberal Democrats have responded by warning that the…
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Tories at each others' throats over Unitary Councils
Open warfare has broken out between leading Conservatives over the government's decision to set up a new Unitary Council covering the Mid and South Bedfordshire District Council areas (as well as one…
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Judicial Review decision makes huge costs likely for Bedfordshire Council Tax Payers
The Liberal Democrats have slammed the County Council's decision to carry on with its ever more expensive judicial review of the government's decision to abolish it and set up two new "Unitary…