Cllr Jim Weir tagged articles - Bedford Independent

Great Denham residents face ‘mind-boggling’ maintenance costs of £1,257 per light

A local councillor has slammed estate management companies for the "iniquitous and mind-boggling" charges faced by residents in Great Denham. Cllr Jim Weir...

Great Denham developer to repair decorative feature after ‘miscommunication’

Planning officer says “live somewhere else” if you want to own a car on former Rushmoor site

Buildings at the former Rushmoor School site will become blocks of one- and two-bed apartments – but if you have a car then you should look for somewhere else to live. That was...

Council planners dismiss CPZ parking concerns

Parking in a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) is not a concern for Bedford Borough Council’s planning officers when they consider planning...

Disgust as Great Denham Silent Tommy statues vandalised three times

Residents of Great Denham have reacted in disgust as their Silent Tommy statues have been vandalised for the third time. Bedfordshire Police are now calling on anyone who may have...

Police and crime panel told there are just seven officers in Beds’ Rural Policing Team

There are just seven police officers and one sergeant in Bedfordshire’s Rural Policing Team, a meeting was told. The Bedfordshire police and crime commissioner (PCC)...

Fears for isolated new mums as health visiting service struggles with demand

There’s been such a massive increase in the number of vulnerable babies and children receiving health visitor support that the rest of the service has been buckling under the strain, a meeting heard...

Flats for homeless people plan approved with acclaim

A plan to convert a former college building into supported flats for homeless people in Bedford has been greeted with acclaim by councillors. Rogers Court, on the corner of Kingsway and Cauldwell Street

You may be the jewel in the crown but your lorries are ‘devastating’, councillor tells science park

A councillor made a passionate plea for his colleagues to vote against a plan that would “devastate” Sharnbrook. The owners of Colworth Science Park to the west of the village had applied to Bedford Borough Council to build an advanced manufacturing facility and a brand new national...

Petition calls for better flood defences across Bedford Borough

A petition calling for improved flood defences in Bedford Borough was presented at a full Borough Council meeting last week (13 January) as councillors praise those who helped protect homes and support those...

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