Henry Vann has warned that Christmas bonus payments for 1,431 elderly people in Bedford and Kempston to help with winter fuel bills will not be paid until nearly Easter.
The Liberal Democrat leader tells his party conference that it will be a long, slow climb out of recession but his party offers hope for the future.
Despite opposition from the Putnoe FOCUS Team and local residents the Tory councillor responsible for highways has pushed through a weight limit for rural N E Bedfordshire. This will mean more lorries having to use Wentworth Drive.
Commenting on the G20 summit, Nick Clegg said: "Gordon Brown has clearly passed the test as a host to the world. He must now prove that he can turn this deal into real help for British people."
The Liberal Democrats' Manifesto for Bedford Borough has identified 'Six to Fix' for Bedford Borough. These are the areas we have identified as being in the most urgent need of action to improve things for local residents. One of these areas is education, where standards are too low. We must raise GCSE results to above the national average.
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have called for a new era of high quality, good value local services after becoming the largest party on the new unitary council in last week's local elections. The Lib Dems won thirteen seats, overhauling the Tories, who took nine, in the process with Labour and the Independents taking seven seats each. The result saw the Lib Dems record a series of victories in urban and rural wards across the Borough as the party increased its proportion of seats on the council.
