Local News In Brief
Snippets of news from around Bedford Borough on what your Lib Dem Councillors and Campaigners have been up to recently:
Snippets of news from around Bedford Borough on what your Lib Dem Councillors and Campaigners have been up to recently:
Motorists in Bedford Borough will no longer need to make sure they have the right cash to pay for a parking ticket from 1st November. Instead, all they will need is a mobile phone!
The team behind Bedford in Bloom were celebrating into the early hours of this morning after coming top of the class at the national Britain in Bloom awards in Birmingham last night.
A belated thanks to Martin, Jayne and Michael and all their team at the Plough, and also of course to everyone at the pub on Tuesday night for the warm welcome on Tuesday evening at the latest 'Pints in the Parishes.' I enjoyed discussing a number of issues facing residents in Bolnhurst, Keysoe and other villages nearby. Speeding came up as a problem, as it did more commonly than any other issue during my recent village tour. I have a meeting with the Chief Superintendent next week, and will be discussing again how the Council can work most effectively with the police on effective speeding enforcement across the Borough.
Mayor Dave Hodgson declared that Bedford Borough 'must not be allowed to become a honey pot for criminals' after the Conservatives questioned the use of CCTV in the Borough. Mayor Dave was speaking to the Council's Scrutiny Committee, after the Tories called for a review into two recent Council decisions to extend the use of targeted, effective CCTV in Bedford Borough.
Motorists in Bedford Borough are being offered the chance to get their MOT certificate without the fear of unnecessary repairs as well as helping to freeze council tax.