Budget Approved with All Party Support
We were very pleased to receive all party support for on Wednesday for the Council budget, which is now approved and will see...
4 Feb 2011
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Supporting the Resilient Residents of Howbury Street
You may have heard through the local media of the problems which arose as the Council was resurfacing Howbury Street in Castle...
8 Feb 2011
Building an Early Head of Steam for River Festival 2012!
Yesterday I hosted a breakfast meeting with thirty seven businesses about River Festival 2012, talking about the potential for the festival to be the biggest and best ever and introducing the firms to the variety of ways in which they can get involved and support the event. Next year's event will be held on the weekend before the Olympics, and we have already set the Council's budget for the event for the coming financial year and the year after, in order to secure its status and enable early preparation for what should be a fantastic occasion. Establishing the budget has also enabled us to secure key infrastructure which will be in high demand for the olympics. For example, there are only so many porta-loos in the country, but don't worry, as we have made sure we won't be caught short!
16 Feb 2011
Saving Our Libraries
The rigorous, ongoing process of stripping out waste and finding every possible efficiency saving across all parts of the Council and its activities is certainly a major task. However, I only have to consider for a moment what we have to lose if we don't succeed in continuing to find the vast savings required to remind me how important it is. Once vital services are lost, it is hard to see them coming back. To take just one example of a key service which I am simply not prepared for us to lose in Bedford Borough our libraries, for instance, are fantastic community facilities which must be protected.
17 Feb 2011
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
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