Cllr Sue Oliver tagged articles - Bedford Independent

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...

Bedford Borough councillors ‘doing alright’ but Town and Parish Councillors get complaints

Two annual updates to a standards committee said that last year there were no formal complaints received against borough councillors, and there were no entries in the Gifts and Hospitality...

Council promise not to increase fees for Bedford’s taxis and private hire vehicles… for now

Unavoidable council fees faced by Bedford Borough’s Covid-hit taxi/private hire trade won’t be increased this year – but a higher than usual increase may follow next year. The council charges...

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...

New pavement cleaning machine could help Bedford’s green spaces too

A council’s new pavement cleaning machine may help to reduce the use of harmful chemicals in the borough’s green spaces. The Beds and Bugs Project update presented to the Climat...

Covid case rate falls by 15 per cent but Bedford still above regional average

The Covid seven-day case rate in Bedford Borough has fallen by 15 per cent over the last week, but the borough is still above the East of England average. The council’s chief officer...

Bedford Borough Council rejects challenge to freeze council tax

A call from the Conservative group to freeze Bedford Borough Council tax was rejected by councillors last night (Wednesday, February 2). The Conservatives said it would be wrong...

Vaccine support programme found housebound residents ‘slipped through the net’

A vaccination support programme to contact Bedford borough residents who haven’t had a Covid jab discovered housebound residents who had slipped through...

Bedford Borough full council meeting live stream cut for seven minutes without warning

A lively debate over Bedford Borough Council’s constitution was suddenly taken off the air when the live feed of its Full Meeting was cut without warning. The live stream of the meeting on...

Disappointment as call for council and school worker pay-rise amended

Councillors have expressed disappointment that a call for a fully-funded pay rise for council and school workers has been amended after it was found to undermine a national process. A...

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