"Government wrong to force super clinics on Bedford" says Henry Vann
People in Bedford are happy with their personalised, local GP healthcare according to a new Healthcare Commission report.
5 Aug 2008
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Campaign to Stop Unwanted Developments Continues as Council is Forced into Mowsbury Housing Plans U-turn
Bedford Borough Council has performed a dramatic U-turn over its plans for a 270-home housing development on the site of Mowsbury Golf Course. The proposals have been withdrawn just two weeks after being submitted as part of the process of allocating sites for development in the Borough between now and 2021. Local Liberal Democrats have welcomed the news after fighting a vigorous campaign against the plans. With Council plans for unnecessary and damaging developments at various other key sites still in place, the Lib Dems have vowed to fight on to prevent harmful overdevelopment in Bedford Borough.
5 Sep 2008
Liberal Democrats celebrate 100 years of the basic state pension
This afternoon the Liberal Democrats celebrated the 100th anniversary of the basic state pension from which many people in Bedford have benefited and continue to benefit.
15 Sep 2008
Henry Vann talks to ITV Anglia
Henry Vann, Liberal Democrat parliamentary campaigner for Bedford and Kempston, spoke to ITV news today at the Liberal Democrat party conference in Bournemouth.
15 Sep 2008
Lives placed at risk by failure to maintain street lights
Dozens of street lamps are broken across Brickhill streets and Liberal Democrat Parish Councillor Wendy Rider has called for urgent action to be taken to have them fixed. Cllr Rider reported over 50 failed street lights in Brickhill over a week ago and is furious that action has still not been taken to mend lights at dangerous locations.
29 Sep 2008
Hospital and Primary Care Trust occupancy rates "deeply worrying"
Henry Vann, Bedford and Kempston parliamentary campaigner for the Liberal Democrats, has highlighted statistics released by the Department for Health that reveal that Bedford health trusts have a worryingly high level of bed occupancy.
2 Oct 2008