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Mayor Dave solar panels
Prior to COP26, I wrote to the Prime Minister to express how important tackling the climate emergency was and how we needed joined-up government to achieve net-zero. I have committed the...
Bedford Town Centre from above
Bedford's Local Plan 2040 has become the subject of controversy with less than a week until local elections, with Conservative Councillors calling on Bedford Borough's elected mayor...
28 - 30 Meadway, Bedford Screenshot Google Streetview (C)Google 2023 Image capture May 2019
A proposal to help meet the “urgent need” for supervised accommodation for Bedford’s vulnerable young people has been submitted to the borough council. If approved, the change of use application...
Bedford town centre
Bedford Borough Council's Town Centre consultation has had over 900 respondents already but more people are being urged to take part so a true reflection of views across Bedford are...
Alistair Burt
February: There is a chance that by the time this article reaches publication there may be yet more changes, but as Brexit gets closer I continue to firmly believe in the importance of avoiding ‘no deal’. 
A McDonald’s drive-thru has been approved for Bedford, for the second time. Bedford Borough Council’s planning committee granted permission for the McDonald’s drive-thru at...
The 2020/21 Budget proposed by Mayor Dave Hodgson’s Executive was approved at a Full Council meeting last week with no votes against. However, it wasn't...
I would like to thank the many local residents who have contact me, either by email or social media or spoken to me whilst I have been out...
Mohammad Yasin MP speaking in the House of Commons
With the cost of living crisis ongoing, this Budget was an important moment to change course and unleash Britain’s potential. I wanted to hear a carefully considered plan to move...
Prince Ankit Love, Emperor of India. Image: Supplied by the candidate
Prince Ankit Love, Emperor of India, is standing in next month’s Mid Bedfordshire by-election to highlight his “dissatisfaction with the government’s action on the air pollution pandemic...”
A Bletsoe man has been given three months to move out of his log cabin home and another month to remove it from the site after losing an enforcement appeal...
Mohammad Yasin MP in Parliament
I want the government to succeed in fighting the biggest crisis in peacetime history, to save lives and protect livelihoods. As an Opposition MP, it felt important to provide constructive support to the Government, only challenging...