Brickhill Borough Councillors Update - From Wendy Rider and Charles Royden
Click here for the May 2018 Councillors Report from Councillor Wendy Rider and Councillor Charlie Royden.
30 May 2018
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Celebrate 40 years of Bedford River Festival!
This year's River Festival is on 14th and 15th July, and the event programme is available now from Bedford Borough Council.
31 May 2018
Mayor Dave meets with Govia Thameslink
Liberal Democrat Mayor Dave Hodgson met with Govia Thameslink this morning and made clear the extent of the impact of the utter failure of the new timetables on Bedford Borough residents. Dave reminded them that Bedford rail users have been hit doubly hard by the daily chaos currently taking place, because these failing services are those we have left *after* the government has taken away peak-time fast intercity trains.
6 Jun 2018
Government failing first time home-buyers
Responding to reports that the proportion of parents lending money to their children for housing deposits has risen to 27%, Liberal Democrat Housing campaigner Dean Crofts, said "A broken housing market that routinely relies on parents lending cash to young home-buyers flies in the face of fairness."
7 Jun 2018
All the ways you can get help with the cost of living
Over the last few months, Mayor Dave Hodgson has announced a number of schemes and grants aimed at supporting Bedford Borough residents through the cost of living crisis. Some of the actions taken include helping to create a network of Warm Spaces, providing grants to a number of charities and organisations, as well as continuing to offer 100% Council Tax support to the most vulnerable residents. The key schemes are outlined below:
6 Jan 2023
Happy Christmas
Happy Christmas!
25 Dec 2022