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
Wixams School Update 17th November 2015 Wilshamstead Cllr Graeme Coombes has provided the following update with regard to the proposal for a new school in Wixams: Local News
Wilstead and Wixams Gypsy & Traveller Update 16th November 2015 Cllr Graeme Coombes has been working with Bedford Borough Council officers, Bedfordshire Police and Gallagher, the Wixams development group, to ensure that... Local News
Credit Where Credit is Due for Priory Country Park Café 11th November 2015 Bedford Borough Council has failed to acknowledge the efforts of a former councillor in bringing forward the planned café for Priory Country Park, according to... Local News
Calls for Solution to ‘Unbearable’ Ampthill Road Traffic Misery 20th October 2015 Kempston Central & East Cllr Anthony Boutall has urged Bedford Borough Council to explore every possible option to end the ‘unbearable’ traffic congestion on... Local News
Cllr Mark Smith to Push for Kempston Rural Speeding Solution 19th October 2015 Kempston Rural Cllr Mark Smith will continue to try to find a solution to a speeding problem on Wootton Road, stretching from the junction with Ridge Road to... Local News
Call for Wootton A421 Signage Improvement 5th October 2015 Cllr John Wheeler has appealed to the Highways Agency to address insufficient signage for Wootton on the A421. Local News
Concerns Over House Building Plans for Clapham 30th September 2015 Clapham Cllr Jane Walker has labelled plans to build 800 – 900 homes in Clapham as ‘too much’ for the village to take. Local News
Cllr Roger Rigby: Bedford Bus Station Interior 'Feels Austere' 14th September 2015 Cllr Roger Rigby has written to the Bedfordshire on Sunday outlining his dissatisfaction with the current state of Bedford Bus Station’s interior. Local News
Bedford Bus Station Public Convenience Evening Closures Exposed 11th September 2015 Cllr Roger Rigby has hit out at Bedford Borough Council for the lack of public conveniences open in the evening for Bedford Bus Station and Allhallows car park... 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