Cllr Graeme Coombes tagged articles

Bitterness, anger, threats and allegations in the air as council debates its East West Rail route response

A last ditch Conservative bid to get Bedford Borough Council to lobby for the Government to think again over a controversial new railway north of the town has been overwhelmingly rejected. A four-hour meeting was full of...

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...

Councillors, Mayor and MP call for consultation extension on East West Rail

The current deadline for responses to the latest East West Rail (EWR) Co consultation is due to end on 9 June. However, local councillors and Bedford’s MP have urged EWR and the transport minister to extend...

Covid sticker envy as councillors celebrate latest virus statistics

Vaccination sticker envy came to the fore at a meeting where councillors were in a happy mood after hearing some good news on the state of the battle against covid in Bedford...

Analysis: Over 61,000 Bedford Borough residents now vaccinated

Over 61,000 Bedford Borough residents had already received their first COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine dose by 14 March according to new data released yesterday (Thursday)...

Wixams station shunts one step closer to 2024 opening

Wixams residents are one step closer to having their long-promised station after the Wixams Station Board recommended the project can proceed to the next planning stage...

Tories hit out at ‘political’ vote which exposed group’s division on East West Rail route controversy

Bedford Council’s Conservative leader slammed the Liberal Democrats for gutter politics over taking a recorded vote on the divisive issue of the proposed route of the East West Rail...

Proposed Council budget sees vital services protected but Council Tax will rise

Continuing Government cuts to local authorities, plus the added pressure of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, mean that Bedford Borough Council must save £10.9million in the 2021/22 financial year...

‘Don’t blame Luton for Bedford being in tier 2’ say council leaders

Councillors have hit back at claims that Bedford has been dragged into tier 2 coronavirus restrictions by Luton.Before the second national lockdown, which...

Council still facing “difficult decisions” despite further £2.65m emergency funding

Bedford Borough Council says they're still facing "difficult decisions" due to the financial impact of coronavirus on the local area. The comments come as the Government has announced...

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