Bedford Bus Station Regeneration- Plans Unveiled
Bedford's decades-long wait for a new, improved bus station is nearly over, with a planning application for a major regeneration of the site now submitted.
8 May 2013
News
Good News for Villager Transport Service
Lib Dem Mayor of Bedford Borough, Dave Hodgson and The Villager Community Transport Service have announced a deal which will see £60,000 of Council funding used to help purchase a new vehicle for the vital rural transport service.
3 May 2013
Bypass Blockage - Highways Agency Must Act
I have written here on numerous occasions about the importance for the borough of the final phase of the Bedford Western Bypass. It will bring numerous benefits, making Bedford even better connected, encouraging new economic growth and employment and quite simply making it easier for all road users to get around!
1 May 2013
Check Your Pay Slip
Today is pay day for millions of people across Britain, which means they will receive their first pay slip since the Income Tax personal allowance was raised from £8,105 to £9,440. When Liberal Democrats came into power in 2010 this was just £6,475.
30 Apr 2013
Cllr Tim Hill calls on Anglian Water to Complete Work
Local Lib Dem Cllr Tim Hill has called for faster action from Anglian Water, after winning their agreement to carry out vital repairs to prevent flooding at Broadmead Lower School and Park Crescent in Stewartby.
30 Apr 2013
The Higgins Bedford Opening - Just one of a Series of Important Developments Coming up for Bedford Town Centre
My latest monthly column for the Times and Citizen looked at the forthcoming opening in June of the redeveloped Higgins Bedford art gallery and museum. The opening of the major cultural attraction is an exciting development, and is just one of many coming up which are crucial for our town centre if it is to thrive in the future amidst of a series of extremely tough challenges for town centres right across the country. In case you missed it in the paper, here's a copy of the full article:
29 Apr 2013