Changing things for the better Friday, 5 April, 2024 If you believe that outcomes are independent of your actions, you’ll stop trying to overcome challenges – nothing you do matters and it’s always someone else’s fault. In a nutshell, that has been modus operandi for Bedford Borough Council in the last decade and that’s what we inherited when we took office in May last year. A Council that had been neutered, unwilling to tackle challenges head-on... Local News
Flooding Issue Resolved in Carlton 10th September 2017 The flooding of the car park at St Mary's Church in Carlton has been resolved following action from Cllr Alison Foster. Local News
Wixams Train Station Delay Slammed 3rd July 2017 Wilshamstead Cllr Graeme Coombes is demanding answers as to why the estimated cost of a train station for Wixams has spiralled out of control. Local News
‘No Excuses’ if Bedford Mayor’s Restructure Fails to Deliver 19th June 2017 There will be ‘no excuses’ if Bedford Borough Council fails to realise significant savings from an efficiency programme devised by private consultants. Local News
Cllr Alison Foster Opens Outdoor Classroom for Harrold-Odell Country Park 16th June 2017 Harrold Ward Cllr Alison Foster attended the Friends of Harrold-Odell Country Park (HOCP) summer social on 12th June and was pleased to be able to officially... Local News
Bedford Conservatives Welcome ‘Number 13’ Café Outsourcing 14th June 2017 Bedford Borough Cllr Roger Rigby has welcomed the decision of the Council at last to seek private management for the failing ‘Number 13’ café / bar. Local News
New Playground for Harrold 14th April 2017 Cllr Alison Foster this week attended the opening of a new playground for housing association residents in Harrold. Local News
Sea of Yellow in Biddenham 13th April 2017 Spring has well and truly sprung in Biddenham after Cllrs Roger Rigby and Jon Gambold used their Council Ward Funds to plant 8000 daffodils. Local News
Cllr Roger Rigby: Illegal Encampment Protections Needed 27th March 2017 Bromham & Biddenham Cllr Roger Rigby has called on Bedford Borough Council to implement ‘physical or legal’ measures to protect a site from illegal encampments. Local News
Cllr Graeme Coombes Positive In Face of Wixams Station Setback 23rd March 2017 Wixams and Wilstead Cllr Graeme Coombes is not giving up hope for the delivery of the long-awaited Wixams railway station, despite the project missing out on a... Local News
Our plan to cut immigration 4th December 2023 Our plan to deliver the biggest cut in net migration on record. National News
What the Autumn Statement means for you 22nd November 2023 What the Autumn Statement means for you… National News
We’re delivering on our five priorities 20th November 2023 INFLATION HALVED: PRIORITY DELIVERED. And we've cut the small boat crossings by 33%. National News
Rishi Sunak: One year of taking long-term decisions to deliver the change we need 25th October 2023 Find out about Rishi's first year delivering long-term solutions to secure a brighter future. National News
CPC23 Address from Rishi Sunak 4th October 2023 Long-term decisions for a brighter future: find out what Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said to wrap up Conservative Party Conference 2023 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Johnny Mercer 4th October 2023 Find out what Johnny Mercer, Minister of State and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs said to CPC23 here. National News