Petition Calls For Tax to Be Axed
Opposition to the Council Tax is to be highlighted this week when local Liberal Democrats present the government with a petition signed by hundreds of residents who are demanding that the tax be axed.
30 Apr 2004
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Lib Dems Champion Recycling Review Suggestions
Lib Dems on Bedford Borough Council are calling for support from all councillors to implement the findings of a new review of recycling services, in particular in ironing out the problems that occurred when the 3 stream recycling was rolled out last April across one third of the Borough. The 3 stream system: orange bags, green bins or bags and usual black bins, is due to be extended to the other households in the Borough this October.
30 Apr 2004
Council Tax Rise Amongst Highest In Country
Latest figures show Bedford Boroughs council tax rise to be the 11th highest of the country's 238 shire districts. This has sparked anger from local Liberal Democrats who campaigned to see council tax reduced and services saved for borough residents.
13 Apr 2004
Permit Scheme No April Fool
Plans by Bedfordshire County Council to postpone the start date for a permit scheme for use on it's tidy tips, whilst a new information leaflet is drawn up have been slammed by Borough Liberal Democrats as completely missing the point.
6 Apr 2004
Streets Of Shame In Putnoe
Local borough Councillor Myrtle Stewardson is naming and shaming local roads that she believes have been abandoned by Bedfordshire County Council.
6 Apr 2004
Lib Dems Rubbish County Plans To Permit Waste
Lib Dems on Bedford Borough Council have branded the new scheme which will turn the county's tidy tips into a permit only zone as rubbish.
15 Mar 2004