Cllr Abu Sultan tagged articles - Bedford Independent

Monthly column: New Labour Group leader pledges to put residents and the borough first

I am honoured to have been elected as Group Leader of Bedford Labour Group following its recent Annual General Meeting. I will strive to repay the faith my colleagues have shown in me and lead the Labour Group on Bedford...

Endsleigh Road has CCTV installed to tackle anti-social behaviour and fly-tipping

People living on Endsleigh Road, Bedford will see a CCTV unit on their street to help tackle anti-social behaviour and persistent fly-tipping. The area has been designated...

Chief constable says “more work to be done” in light of knife crime statistics

Bedfordshire Police’s chief constable has said there’s more work to be done to tackle knife crime as figures show the county ranks among the highest in England for offences. The analysis of Office for National Statistics (ONS) data by...

Councillors, volunteers and children plant hundreds of spring bulbs in Caldwell ward

Children from Cauldwell Primary School joined councillors and volunteers to plant hundreds of bulbs to brighten up their area come next Spring. The bulbs were funded through the ward...

Bedford Green councillors win motion to protect Borough’s mental health services

Bedford's Green Party councillors have won a motion put forward at Wednesday's full council meeting to help protect the Borough's mental health services. The motion, which was...

Monthly column: If we make our voices heard they can have an impact on those in power

Sometimes the strength of public feeling can have an impact on those in power if we make our voices heard. When Mayor Tom Wootton and his Tory Cabinet made the decision to axe the Bedford River Festival...

Clapham gets new ‘village green’

A village near Bedford has a new ‘village green’ after satisfying a council committee that all the relevant criteria had been met. A report presented to the General Purposes Committee...

Letters: Mayor Wootton, please think twice about banning taxis from bus lanes

Cauldwell Councillors on behalf of Bedford Borough Labour Group are writing to express our deep concern and opposition to the proposed changes to the Ampthill Road bus lane. These changes would...

New bus shelter installed on Ampthill Road

Cauldwell Ward councillors Abu Sultan and Fouzia Atiq have welcomed the installation of a new bus shelter on Ampthill Road near Bedford Hospital. The pair have...

Letters: Bedford celebrates Bangladeshi Heritage Day

When Great Britain handed control over the Indian sub-continent back to its people in 1947, two states were formed. India and Pakistan - which was an amalgamation...

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