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
Bedford Lib Dem Parking Price Freeze is 'Cynical Con Trick' 21st January 2014 The Liberal Democrat administration at Bedford Borough Council has increased parking charges 41 times since it has been in power. Local News
Conservatives Challenge Lib Dems to Make Sunday Parking Free in Bedford 9th January 2014 Bedford Borough Conservative Cllr Roger Rigby will present a motion at the Council’s meeting next week calling on Sunday parking charges to be scrapped in the... Local News
Council Tax Freeze Can Ease the Burden on Residents in Bedford Borough 2nd January 2014 Bedford Borough Conservative Councillor John Mingay has written to the Times & Citizen and the Bedfordshire on Sunday to argue that the Council should accept... Local News
Bedford Borough Residents' Priorities Must Drive Health Review 6th November 2013 Bedford Borough Conservative Group Leader Cllr Stephen Moon has said it is ‘essential’ that the interests of Bedford Borough's resdents are at the forefront of... Local News
Bedford Borough Mayor Performs Three Point Turn on Parking Charges in Bedford 18th October 2013 Bedford Borough Conservative Group Leader Cllr Stephen Moon has criticised the Mayor for refusing to reduce car parking charges in Bedford after claiming it... Local News
Bedford Borough Council's Cash Cow Camera Vans 'On the Prowl' for Fines 3rd October 2013 Bedford Borough Conservative Councillor Roger Rigby has welcomed comments from the Local Government Minister Eric Pickles who has questioned the motives of... Local News
Taxpayers in Bedford Borough 'Foot the Bill' for Mayor's Leisure Services Mess 19th September 2013 Bedford Borough Councillor Roger Rigby has slammed the Council’s Liberal Democrat Mayor for failing to realise planned savings within the Council’s leisure... Local News
Liberal Democrats Refuse Rural Wind Farm Protections for Bedford Borough 18th July 2013 The refusal of Bedford Borough Council’s Liberal Democrat administration to implement a policy for wind turbines is leaving rural residents vulnerable to... Local News
Floods in Harrold Ward 11th June 2013 Cllr Alison Foster has requested works to alleviate flooding in Harrold, Odell, Wymington and Podington. 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