Commenting after Monday's Full Council Meeting at which the Lib Dems forced the Mayor and his Cabinet to look again at their plans to pay £1.2 million pounds for a Ground Source Heat Pump at the private Riverside Square Development, Cllr David Sawyer said:
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have reacted with astonishment to the Council's plans to spend £1.2 million on a Ground Source Heat Pump at a private development in Bedford Town Centre rather than on energy efficiency improvements at council buildings or affordable rented housing.
Christine McHugh has delivered her "Save Bedford Hospital" petition to the Department of Health. There were 4,000 signatures. Christine said "I want to thank everyone who has signed the petition. This is a massive response. However, this is just the start and the campaign continues. We are still collecting more signatures, which we will deliver as a second batch."
Christine McHugh and Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have called on the council to make the leap forward needed to tackle climate change. Christine is calling for the adoption of "zero carbon growth" planning policies.
Christine McHugh and Dan Rogerson MP (Lib Dem spokesperson on Housing) met with the Chief Executive of BPHA and discussed a number of local housing issues including the need for affordable homes to help sustain rural communities.
Commenting on the Labour Group's call for Bedford Borough Council to re-affirm its opposition to the dumping of nuclear waste in the same week that the Labour Government gave the go-ahead for a new wave of nuclear power stations in the UK, Liberal Democrat Group Leader Michael Headley said:
