The Government has slashed promised infrastructure funding for Bedford and the Marston Vale by nearly half, although the requirement for the area to take an additional 16,000 new homes remains
Bob Russell, who is MP for Colchester which has a large armed services population, dropped by for a cup of tea and to support my campaign for a fair deal for the troops on Tuesday. We were joined by the Eastcotts Councillor Sarah Holland who is a member of the British Legion and volunteers as a welfare officer for the Legion.
We were visited by Ros Scott today, a grass roots campaigner I've known for many years. Ros is from Suffolk where she was active in local issues such as her children's schools, she then became a local councillor and now she's a Baroness (sits in the House of Lords) and is President of the Liberal Democrats.
Today I joined a trip down the river with some other councillors. The Council are thinking hard about how best use can be made of this great and currently underused asset that Borough has.
It's hard to believe that today saw just the first Bedford Italian Festival, but that's the case.
Dave Ledsom was a local businessman and a stalwart of Bedford Rugby Club. Today I went along before today's match for the presentation of the Dave Ledsom Civic Award, launched by Bedford Borough Council, to Mrs Ledsom.
