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MP accused of misleading residents on lack of progress on Bedford to Bletchley rail services

A Bedford MP has been accused of misleading residents regarding the progress of train services on the Bedford to Bletchley line, while other MPs and campaigners...
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A similar station to this is proposed at Wixams. Image: Bedford Borough Council

Wixams station on the right track after planning is approved

Plans for Wixams' new train station are still on track after planning was approved by Bedford Borough Council’s planning committee. The committee voted in favour last...
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Drivers given advance warning of Paula Radcliffe Way resurfacing

Drivers are being given advance warning of lane closures during resurfacing works that are planned for Paula Radcliffe Way this summer. Signage will be put in place shortly...
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Childhood obesity on the rise in Bedford as budget cuts threaten council’s ‘active travel’ team

One in three borough Year 6 children live with excess weight, and council redundancies could make it harder to fund safe environments for them to exercise, a councillor...
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An artist's impression of the improvements to the Black Cat roundabout/ A428.

High Court oral hearing will decide if A428 dualling can go ahead

A High Court oral hearing is due to be held to establish whether work can begin on a multi-million-pound project to dual the A428 from the Black Cat roundabout in Bedfordshire to Caxton Gibbet...
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Thameslink train in the station

Bedford rail passengers given advance notice as industrial action halts all services on 1 and 3 February

Bedford rail passengers are being given advance warning that there will be no train services running on Wednesday 1 and Friday 3 February due to industrial action...
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East West Rail (EWR) jacket

East West Rail Company responds to MP’s criticsm

The company set up to deliver the £mutli-million rail link between Oxford and Cambridge via Bedford has defended its staff salaries following criticism from a local MP...
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Richard Fuller.

Residents still in limbo as MP calls out high salaries on the East West Rail ‘gravy train’

An MP in Bedfordshire has called on his former department to impose "better financial discipline" on the East West Rail Company after it wa. revealed over 25 employees are...
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A similar station to this is proposed at Wixams. Image: Bedford Borough Council

Council confirms Wixams station is priority of its rail strategy plans

A new train station at Wixams is one of four priorities set out by the Bedford Rail Strategy, and its planning application is “going well”. Jon Shortland, chief officer for planning...
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Councillors voice objection to six-track East West rail option through Bedford

Labour councillors have again voiced their objections to the six-track option put forward by the East West Rail Company. Bedford Borough Council’s Executive heard last week (Wednesday...
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