Andrew Stunell: Tenant tax to be scrapped
"Liberal Democrats have long campaigned to reform the Housing Revenue Account subsidy and replace it with a fairer system. We've now been able to deliver on that pledge in government."
5 Oct 2010
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BEDFORD JOINS THOUSANDS OF CITIES AROUND THE WORLD IN MARKING 10:10:10
Bedford will be joining thousands of towns, cities and businesses around the world by marking 10:10:10 day this week.
5 Oct 2010
RECYCLING RATES STILL RISING AS COUNCIL VISITS NEW WASTE TECHNOLOGY PLANT
As part of the Council's ongoing efforts to find a sustainable method for treating the borough's residual waste, the Mayor, Portfolio Holder and Council officers are to visit the UK's first full scale autoclave plant for the treatment of household waste.
4 Oct 2010
Decision to call off BBC strikes a welcome one - Foster
Commenting on the decision to call off strikes by BBC staff planned for next week, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee on Culture, Media, Olympics and Sport, Don Foster said:
4 Oct 2010
£1 million Roads and Pavements Boost - The Fightback Against Years of Crumbling Roads Continues
I am very pleased to have announced an additional £1 million of funding in the current financial year for road and footpath repairs. Sadly, the former Conservative County Council left an appalling legacy of crumbling, unsafe roads, and a vast backlog of necessary works. It was clear to me that this had to be a priority for the new Council, and Liberal Democrat colleagues and I were successful in ensuring that an extra £2 million was invested in the roads last year over and above the funding level of the old County Council after we forced another £1 million into the budget. The new funding boost means an extra £2million again this year. This means more roads being resurfaced and repaired right across the Borough.
30 Sep 2010
Borough's Roads Set for Record Investment as Mayor Dave Hodgson Announces £1 Million Injection
Liberal Democrat Mayor Dave Hodgson has announced a £1 million boost for local road and pavement repairs and resurfacing. The cash injection continues the fight back against years of chronic underinvestment by the former Conservative County Council which left streets in Bedford Borough crumbling and unsafe. Thanks to Dave Hodgson and the Liberal Democrats, if the extra funding is approved by the Full Council an additional £4 million will have been invested within two years in the Borough's roads and pavements over and above the level of funding under the old Tory County Council.
30 Sep 2010