Radical Free Parking Plan to Boost Bedford 7th February 2019 Bedford town centre would be given a ‘huge boost’ under plans from the Council’s Conservatives to provide 2 hours free parking every day. Local News
Councillors’ Pay Rise Proposal ‘Unacceptable’ 5th February 2019 A proposed increase in special allowances paid to Bedford Borough Councillors should be rejected, according to the Council’s Conservative Group. Local News
‘Vision’ Required to Revitalise Bedford 31st January 2019 Bedford town centre urgently requires a ‘vision for regeneration’ following a 4.82% reduction in footfall last year. Local News
Bedford Mayor’s Airlander Tax Break Slammed 17th January 2019 A decision by Bedford’s Mayor to award tax relief to a business which paid its directors and management over £1.2m in 2017 has been called ‘bizarre’. Local News
Bedford Mayor’s ‘Vision-Free’ Housing Plan Slammed 7th December 2018 Mayor Dave Hodgson’s Local Plan has postponed vital strategic decisions on housing and employment growth that will ‘adversely affect Bedford’s future prosperity... Local News
Bedford Mayor’s ‘Recruitment Crisis’ Exposed 6th November 2018 Liberal Democrat Mayor Dave Hodgson has been slammed for overseeing a ‘full blown recruitment crisis’ which is set to cost taxpayers £279k. Local News
Support for Bedford’s New Visitor Information Centre 16th October 2018 A new Visitor Information Centre (VIC) for Bedford opening tomorrow (17th October) has been welcomed by Cllr Roger Rigby. Local News
‘Time is Running Out’ for Midland Road 15th October 2018 Bedford Borough Councillor David Fletcher has spoken of the despair of the Midland Road community following an ‘explosion’ of street drinking, anti-social... Local News
Bedford Mayor’s New Housing Plan is ‘Catastrophic Failure’ 27th September 2018 Bedford Mayor Dave Hodgson has ‘ducked responsibility’ by shortening his revised Local Plan for housing to the year 2030. Local News