Porter Blacks Building Set for Revamp with Support from Heritage Regeneration Scheme
The long-derelict former Porter Blacks building on the corner of Bedford's High Street and Dame Alice Street is among three...
3 Oct 2015
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Mayor - Council Funding Shortage Reaching Crisis Levels
Mayor Dave Hodgson has outlined the depth of the looming crisis facing local services as Government cuts and rising demand for services combine to create an unprecedented funding gap.
29 Sep 2015
Mayor's Village Tour to Conclude Tonight with Street Surgeries Tonight at Stevington, Pavenham and Oakley
Mayor Dave Hodgson's annual Village Tour is to conclude tonight with open street surgeries at Stevington, Pavenham and then Oakley with half-hour sessions beginning at 5.30, 6.15 and then 7pm respectively. Oakley is the 61st and final village on the Mayor's Village Tour 2015, which has seen over two hundred people speak to Mayor Dave directly in their village, discussing a range of local and wider issues.
18 Sep 2015
Mayor Issues Warning on Council Funding Pressures
Mayor Dave Hodgson has echoed a stark warning from the Local Government Association (LGA) that local services are being placed under severe threat not only by unprecedented government cuts but also spiralling cost pressures imposed on Councils. The LGA has calculated that Councils face an additional £10 billion of cost pressures by 2020, with over £6 billion of this comprising government policies to be implemented over the period.
16 Sep 2015
Cllr Sarah Holland Launches New Surgery
Sarah is launching a new surgery time, to make sure it continues to be easy for local residents to get in touch.
14 Sep 2015
Mayor Issues Warning on Council Funding Pressures
Mayor Dave Hodgson has echoed a stark warning from the Local Government Association (LGA) that local services are being placed under severe threat not only by unprecedented government cuts but also spiralling cost pressures imposed on Councils. The LGA has calculated that Councils face an additional £10 billion of cost pressures by 2020, with over £6 billion of this comprising government policies to be implemented over the period.
11 Sep 2015
