Lib Dems Call For Increased Fare Subsidies
"Door to Door concessionary fares must not be allowed to rise above 60 pence" demand local Liberal Democrats.
5 Sep 2002
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Rescue Bid For Green Waste Scheme
Lib Dems on Bedford Borough Council are calling for urgent action to save the Borough's green waste recycling scheme. Funding for the scheme is set to end once the initial trial period finishes early in the Autumn. Despite Lib Dem proposals for a last minute rescue package, which would see the trial scheme extended for another twelve months, the council has failed to agree to any plans for further funding.
4 Sep 2002
It looks like Carelessness...
Bedford Tory Agent Stewart Lister has defected to run Frank Branstons campaign in the forthcoming Mayoral campaign.
29 Aug 2002
Green scheme dumping is rubbish!
Bedford needs to see more recycling and waste reduction - that's the view of local Lib Dems. Recent moves by the council to cut key trials of a scheme to encourage recycling of green waste have therefore been met with dismay.
27 Aug 2002
100 Days of Inaction
100 days have passed since the Tories became the largest group on the borough council taking 24 out of the 54 borough council seats. Lib Dem councillor Christine McHugh is asking "They promised action and all we've had is dither - why?"
15 Aug 2002
Where Are The Buses?
Lib Dems on Bedford Borough Council are backing the Bedford Association of Senior Citizens in pointing out that the local bus network needs a radical overhaul to provide more buses on more routes to benefit the people of Bedford.
13 Aug 2002