We have all seen the images of the harm done to wildlife and our environment by plastics waste that have increasingly appeared in the media in recent times. We all know of the damage it does, yet there is still an obscene amount of unnecessary plastic waste across our society.
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrat's Crime and Policing spokesperson Councillor Sarah Gallagher has challanged the Homes Secreatry Sajid Javid to end the cuts to police numbers.
Mayor Dave Hodgson has insisted that if Theresa May's claim that 'austerity is over' means anything at all, the Tory Government must use its forthcoming budget to change course dramatically over its plans to continue with massive, punishing cuts for local services.
This week, Bedford Borough Community Safety Partnership is running a 'Week of Action' in the Midland Road and Tavistock Street areas.
Commenting on the Inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal, which heard today how successive Prime Minister's had denied to accept any responsibility, former Liberal Democrat Health Minister Norman Lamb said "It is disgraceful that victims of the contaminated blood scandal have had to fight so hard, for so long, in order to get a full and open and inquiry, and the compensation they deserve. It is vital that the inquiry maintains its commitment to explore these crucial questions in a truly robust and independent manner, and that it delivers a fair outcome for the victims."
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