Political Column, Author at Bedford Independent

Terms & Conditions… have you dotted the i’s and crossed the t’s?

In the latest legal column from Woodfines, Lily Burton a solicitor in their Corporate Commercial team, gives an insight into drafting Terms & Conditions...

Have your say about Coronavirus in Mayor Dave’s survey

While the coronavirus infection rate, in Bedford Borough, has declined since mid-June, there has been an increase in new infections in the last two weeks. This mirrors what has been happening...

Oven-ready Brexit? PM didn’t even turn the oven on, says MP

Coronavirus has claimed nearly 650,000 jobs since March. Sectors that were already struggling, like retail and hospitality, have little resilience to...

View from the villages: Planning

Planning, it’s never far from the headlines nationally, or locally. The rule book rewritten in 2012 and the Regional Spatial Strategies abandoned. Eight years on and the headlines are full of talk...

“Thank you, Bedford” says Mayor Dave Hodgson

I would like to thank everyone for playing their part. The last four months have been difficult. We have had one of the highest rates of positive...

Lawyers and the legal system in lockdown

In the latest legal column from Woodfines, Nathan Taylor-Allkins, Senior Associate in their Road Transport, Crime & Regulatory team gives an insight into how he has been balancing work...

Without Covid test and trace we’ve only got half the information

We were promised a world-beating test and trace system with a shiny new app by June 1 at the latest. But in yet another massive U-turn, the government...

View from the villages: Shared space

Cycling and walking is having a ‘moment’ since lockdown with the decrease in traffic as many residents in the Borough, me and my family included...

Thanking our volunteers

This week is Volunteer Week 2020, (1 - 7 June) and I wanted to take the opportunity to thank all of the volunteers in the Borough. This year my thank you is even bigger than...

Policing the pandemic

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 were subject to a further, significant amendment on 13 May 2020 following...