Cllr Roger Rigby has accused Bedford Borough Council of failing to acknowledge the traffic chaos as a result of concurrent roadworks across Bedford and Kempston.

Cllr Stephen Moon has announced that he has stood down as Leader of Bedford Borough Council’s Conservative Group. He will be replaced by Cllr Graeme Coombes.

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Cllr Gianni Carofano has argued that Bedford Borough Council must do more to support the town centre following the news that Marks and Spencer is to close its Bedford store on the 4th May 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.

A proposed increase in special allowances paid to Bedford Borough Councillors should be rejected, according to the Council’s Conservative Group.

Bedford town centre urgently requires a ‘vision for regeneration’ following a 4.82% reduction in footfall last year.

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’.

Mayor Dave Hodgson’s Local Plan has postponed vital strategic decisions on housing and employment growth that will ‘adversely affect Bedford’s future prosperity’, according to Conservative Leader Cllr Stephen Moon.

Liberal Democrat Mayor Dave Hodgson has been slammed for overseeing a ‘full blown recruitment crisis’ which is set to cost taxpayers £279k.