Bedford Borough Council tonight reaffirmed the positive case for East West Rail and the importance of local residents' views in shaping the government project, via a vote at a Full Council meeting
A New Railway from Oxford to Cambridge and Beyond
We have elections in Bedfordshire for our new Police and Crime Commissioner on 6th May, we will still be subject to a number of Coronavirus restrictions at that time and a number of local residents have decided to vote by post in these elections.
£15,000 is available for a project to make a difference to serious violence in the Bedford and Kempston area.
The Prime Minister will address the nation this evening, but has already outlined the roadmap for easing lockdown restrictions in England to the House of Commons.
As part of the 'Bugs and Bees' project, the Council is planting new hedgerows, wildflower meadows, and reducing grass cutting in areas of the Borough.