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Monthly column: Council’s new £200 charge for vital lifeline

I have been dismayed to hear from vulnerable local residents worried at the prospect of being charged over £200 a year for the vital emergency telecare service from the council. Telecare is a...

Monthly column: Are we going in the wrong direction…?

The last 14 years were good for Bedford Borough despite the pandemic. Despite the Conservatives in Westminster cutting local government to the bone we were able to deliver so much...

Lib Dem councillor resigns following move from the area

The Lib Dem councillor for Bedford’s Riverfield Ward has resigned as his job has taken him out of the area. In a letter to Riverfield residents, Billy Thomspon (elected in May 2023) wrote that it had been...

Monthly column: Standing up for the people of Bedford Borough

I want to shine a light on what has been going on in the Council and update you about the work we are doing on your behalf. It is a mixture of good news and bad news. I had hoped this first Column might...

Lib Dems hold firm on financial mistake accusation despite chief exec apology

Bedford Borough Council has said the failure to produce financial reports on time was an “administrative oversight” by a senior officer. Following last week’s Bedford Borough Council’s...

Lib Dems accuse Mayor of “undermining” trust in politics for not keeping promises

Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have said Bedford’s new mayor’s failure to deliver on two election promises is “very disappointing” and “undermines residents’ trust in politics”....

Women’s rights charity says all-male police panel is “disappointing”

An absence of female councillors on the Bedfordshire Police and Crime Panel is “disappointing”, a charity campaigning for gender equality and women’s rights has said. The panel challenges, scrutinises...

Opinion: Bedford Borough councillors, please grow up

Early last month, there was a massive change in the political makeup of Bedford Borough Council, as a journalist this was incredibly exciting, especially as Bedford bucked the national trend. How did I feel...

Disappointment at lack of women on Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Panel

Petty squabbles break out over who’s responsible for out-of-date council document

The new mayor’s “out of date” Scheme of Delegation report highlighted by Bedford Borough’s LibDem Group has needed an update since July last year. Following...

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