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
Bedfordshire NHS Chiefs in ‘Complete Failure’ to Manage Finances 5th March 2015 The Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (BCCG), the body responsible for organising local NHS services, is set to record a staggering loss of £40m for the... Local News
Cllr John Mingay and Cllr Kristy Adams Tackle Verge Parking on Risborough Road 4th March 2015 Newnham Councillors John Mingay and Kristy Adams have received confirmation from the Borough Council that work on protecting the grass verges on Risborough Road... Local News
Cllr Coombes Seeks Meeting to End Wixams Train Station Delay 3rd March 2015 Cllr Graeme Coombes has spoken to the Bedfordshire on Sunday of Wixams residents’ ‘disappointment’ that plans for a train station serving the development seem... Local News
Bedford Labour Councillors in ‘Political’ Attack on Academies and Independent Schools 2nd March 2015 Conservative Cllr Jane Walker has slammed Bedford Borough Council’s Labour and Liberal Democrat administration for stating that the ‘interests of children’ are... Local News
Liberal Democrats Fail to Acknowledge GCSE Challenge in Bedford 27th February 2015 Cllr John Mingay has highlighted the failure of Bedford Borough Council’s Liberal Democrats to address below average GCSE results in Bedford. Local News
CCTV for Willington 26th February 2015 Great Barford Ward Cllr Stephen Moon has contributed £500 from his Borough Council Ward Fund for CCTV in Willington. Local News
Great Denham Development Agreement 25th February 2015 The Borough Council’s Planning Committee has agreed changes proposed by David Wilson Homes to the development agreement for the settlements at Great Denham and... Local News
Improved Wilstead Bus Stop Access for Elderly and Disabled 24th February 2015 A bus stop in Wilstead has been upgraded to improve accessibility for elderly and disabled bus users as part of the Borough Council’s Bus Stops Improvement... Local News
Cllr Tom Wootton: Staploe Gypsy & Traveller Site Update 23rd February 2015 Cllr Tom Wootton has welcomed a decision of the Borough Council’s Planning Committee to refuse a planning application for a permanent Gypsy & Traveller site at... 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