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
Cllr Alison Foster: Council Plan Needed to Prevent Unauthorised Encampments 31st October 2016 Harrold Ward Cllr Alison Foster has written to the Bedfordshire on Sunday to back Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner in calling for a joint approach... Local News
Cllr John Mingay: Pharmacies Should be Integral to NHS Plans 21st October 2016 Newnham Ward Cllr John Mingay has expressed his concern after it was announced yesterday that pharmacies in England will see their budgets reduced over the next... Local News
Protests Over Riverside North ‘Bridgegate’ Scandal 13th October 2016 Angry residents have hit out at Bedford’s Mayor for his role in what is becoming known as the ‘Bridgegate’ scandal. Local News
Bedford Borough Bin Collections Plan Rubbished 10th October 2016 Bedford Mayor Dave Hodgson has been slammed for rushing to bring in fortnightly bin collections following a public consultation which has been branded a ‘fait... Local News
Cllr David Fletcher: Historic Street Lamp Removal ‘Vandalism’ 9th October 2016 Castle Ward Cllr David Fletcher has hit out at the Borough Council over the removal of a historic street lamp in Bedford’s York Street. Local News
Bedford Travel and Tourism Centre to Close 23rd September 2016 Mayor Dave Hodgson has been slammed for closing Bedford’s Travel and Tourism Centre just 18 months after it opened as part of the £8.8m redevelopment of the Bus... Local News
Priory Country Park Café Opens 24th August 2016 Newnham Ward Cllr John Mingay has welcomed the opening of a new café in Bedford’s Priory Country Park. Local News
Committee to Dig Into Roman Remains in Bedford 4th August 2016 Bedford Borough Council’s Environment & Sustainable Committee has agreed to review with archaeologists the exciting excavation of a Roman structure in Manton... Local News
Illegal Wixams & Wilstead Gypsy & Traveller Sites Must Stop 26th July 2016 Cllr Graeme Coombes has challenged Bedford Borough Council to adopt a strategy to deal with illegal Gypsy & Traveller encampments. 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