Labour tries to foist nuclear waste on local councils
Henry Vann has criticised the government proposals over procedures for selecting sites for the long term storage of nuclear waste.
25 Jun 2008
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Grass Cutting Contractor Should be Replaced
Putnoe Liberal Democrat Councillors are calling for action to tackle the incredibly poor grass cutting carried out this year in Putnoe and other areas.
22 Jun 2008
Payphone Consultation Descends into Farce as BT Refuses to Take Calls
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have repeated their demands for BT to reveal how and why they chose the 28 payphones that are due to be removed across the borough. The telecommunications giant continues to withhold this information as the closure of a consultation period on the removals approaches on June 25th. The process descended into farce this week with confirmation from BT that its consultation team working on the payphone removals cannot be contacted by telephone.
21 Jun 2008
Borough Council Misses Recycling Target
Bedford Borough Council has failed to meet its own modest targets for increasing participation in both the orange bag and green bag recycling schemes. The council pledged to increase the number of households taking part in the schemes by 5 per cent by March 2008, and has fallen well short of its target in both cases.
20 Jun 2008
Bedford Hospital failing to meet national hygiene standards
Bedford Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Henry Vann has called for a more local accountability at Bedford hospital, in response to news that it is one of the 103 NHS trusts that are failing to meet Government standards on hygiene, according to independent government watchdog, the Healthcare Commission.
17 Jun 2008
Bedford Lib Dems Pick Henry Vann as Parliamentary Candidate
Bedford and Kempston Liberal Democrats have selected Henry Vann as their parliamentary candidate to fight the next general election, expected by 2010. Henry was selected at a packed hustings meeting open to all Lib Dem members in Bedford and Kempston on Wednesday night.
13 Jun 2008