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9 November 2026
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Richard Fuller.

Bedford leaders welcome MP’s letter to the Chancellor calling for “OxCam Arc rethink”

North East Bedfordshire MP, Richard Fuller (Conservative), has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer ahead of today's budget to call for a rethink of plans for the...
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East West Rail Company responds to MP’s criticsm

The company set up to deliver the £mutli-million rail link between Oxford and Cambridge via Bedford has defended its staff salaries following criticism from a local MP...
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Richard Fuller.

Residents still in limbo as MP calls out high salaries on the East West Rail ‘gravy train’

An MP in Bedfordshire has called on his former department to impose "better financial discipline" on the East West Rail Company after it wa. revealed over 25 employees are...
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Local plan for more Bedford homes and jobs now with Government for public examination

Bedford Borough Council's Local Plan 2040, which will see where increases in homes and jobs across the Borough will be, has been passed to the Government’s Planning Inspectorate...
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Letters: Is East West Rail Bedford’s Eton mess?

Bedford local authorities once upon a time used to write saying there was no case for a rail link east of Bedford and the old route had blockages on it. Now they reject...
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Councillors voice objection to six-track East West rail option through Bedford

Labour councillors have again voiced their objections to the six-track option put forward by the East West Rail Company. Bedford Borough Council’s Executive heard last week (Wednesday...
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East West Rail chief makes personal pledge to publish update “as soon as possible”

The chief executive of East West Rail Co (EWR) has said that she will be in a position to update local communities on the chosen route in the "early part of 2023". In the...
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Letters: East West Rail – the public deception continues

A few days ago, Beth West, the CEO of East West Rail, issued a statement following the Chancellor’s announcement in respect of supporting major projects currently underway...
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Letters: EWR’s route E choice out of Bedford need not impact Poets area

Jeremy Hunt has confirmed in his 'budget' of yesterday (17 Nov) that UK's major infrastructure works should proceed apace. EWR is cited. There are many reasons why I consider EWR (plus...
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Letters: An open letter to the government and East West Rail Company

The sheer arrogance of East West Rail and the government is unacceptable. The people of Bedford Borough continue to suffer due to their lack of direction and communication...
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