Hitting the Heights!
Last week I was invited along for a sneak peek inside 'The Heights,' the new development of the old BT Building between St...
21 Feb 2011
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Visit to Tree Survey - Witnessing Another Key Step Towards Delivery of the Bypass
As I have reported here on mayordave.org.uk previously, we are making real progress towards delivering the essential final...
2 Mar 2011
Bedford Borough Bin Bonanza
Many residents living in larger households contacted me after I became Mayor about the Council's refusal to provide additional orange or green recycling bins or even bags to use alongside bins when they became full. Having campaigned for many years to make it easier for residents to use the recycling collection schemes, for example for new recycling facilities at blocks of flats and for a wider range of materials to be included, I have been determined as Mayor to continue to support residents to recycle. I therefore changed this policy, as residents who want to recycle must be supported to do so. Anyone who wants additional capacity to recycle more, either via more green or orange bags or a bin, can have it.
6 Mar 2011
Digging in for the Exciting Bedford River Valley Park Project
On Sunday I was delighted to help out at a fantastic event organised by the Forest of Marston Vale Trust, which saw volunteers...
9 Mar 2011
Restricting the Council's Own 'Snooping' Powers
You may have read in yesterday's Times and Citizen newspaper, or heard on Heart FM this morning, about my reforms to the...
11 Mar 2011
Network Rail Must Respect Riverside Right of Way Over Footbridge
Network Rail is seeking to pull down the footbridge over the Bedford to Bletchley railway line along the riverside path in Bedford, near the Prebend Street Bridge. This may not mean much to those people who don't use that path, but the many people who do know it and who use this important route between the town centre and Queens Park and Kempston will know that this means people will have to use the path under the bridge. That would be fine, were the clearance under the bridge on the path not just 4 foot 9 inches, and liable to flooding which makes it impassable.
12 Mar 2011