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Letters: ‘Free’ car parking comes at a price

Christmas is approaching and councillors' thoughts have turned to how to support town centre businesses. Once again, there is an argument between other parties...

Green councillors dismayed that new drive-thru is approved at congestion hotspot

While works to ease congestion at the Clapham Road/Manton Lane and A6 roundabout will be completed this month, Green councillors have expressed their dismay...

Campaigners call EWR meeting “a tick-box exercise” but Bedford and Kempston MP says it was “constructive”

Bedfordians campaigning against the East-West Rail route have told the Bedford Independent a meeting with Simon Blanchflower, CEO of the East-West Rail Co (EWR Co)...

Green councillors demand cycling improvements as Bedford Borough announce £5m cycling investment

Councillors across the parties have welcomed the Borough's latest active travel grant, but Green party councillors are urging the Council to aim high to make Bedford a "truly cycle-friendly town"...

Council counters controversy over nuclear connections of new business

Bedford Borough Council has defended the warm welcome it has given a new business in the Borough, despite accusations from Green Party councillors that the firm develops nuclear weapons...

East West Rail: Local political tensions rumble on

The Conservative group continue to want a re-consultation of route options between Bedford-St Neots/Tempsford, but the Lib Dems argue if such a move occurred, East West Rail would be delayed by years...

A closer look at the Mayor’s Climate Change Fund

A total of £480,000 has been allocated to the Mayor's climate change fund until 2024, with £120,000 set aside for this financial year. The Bedford Independent takes a closer look at the scheme.

Spotlight thrown on Bedford’s 30 new Connected Kerb EV charge points

Connected Kerb, the company contracted by the council with the installation and maintenance of 30 new on-street electric vehicle (EV) charging points in Bedford, has defended its service offering...

Green energy and educational opportunities at new innovation park on former Elstow landfill site

1,800 solar panels are being installed at a new green innovation park that is transforming a former landfill site in Elstow, Bedfordshire. The Bedford Green Technology and Innovation Park will sit...

‘Utterly absurd’ that remote meetings no longer permitted say councillors

After more than a year, face to face meetings of Bedford borough’s councillors are set to begin again next week. As of 7 May, remote meetings are no longer permitted, and councillors right across the political spectrum have...

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