East West Rail (EWR) tagged articles

“Terrifying” railway viaduct plan would put trains “50ft in the air” say residents

Residents have spoken of their fear of “terrifying” proposals to build a new railway viaduct north of Bedford for the controversial East West Rail project. A public consultation exercise launched...

Letters: Councillors’ own communities and environments are under threat

At the recent EWR Public Q & A with the Mayor and members of the Borough Council, I was astonished at the callous and patronising nature with which some of the attendees were treated. Residents...

Letters: Whatever your views, make sure you respond to East West Rail consulation

Whatever your views are on East West Rail please respond to this current consultation directly to East West Rail Co. From my experience in planning the earlier pre-planning stage you reply at, the greater...

Letters: No-one should rest on the council’s laurels over commissioned East West Rail report

The report issued by the mayor was not issued by East West Rail, nor has it been agreed by them. It is written by a consultant that Bedford Borough Council (BBC) employed called SLC...

“No need to demolish Poets’ homes” says rail consultant’s report into East West Rail

Bedford's Mayor, councillors and campaigners have welcomed a report that has shown that the East West Rail service could run effectively using just the existing four lines, and avoid the need to...

Letters: Renhold is united against East West Railway

These photos demonstrate the strength of feeling in Renhold, so many residents have a 'Stop the Railway' poster on display. As all will by now be aware, huge swathes of beautiful countryside, ancient...

Nature-loving six-year-old urges PM to reconsider East West Rail route

A young resident from Rehold has written to the Prime Minister to ask him to reconsider the East West Rail route. Nature-loving Jacob Harker, aged six, who lives with his family in Renhold, sent the letter to Boris Johnson...

Monthly column: Council to hold public meetings on EWR consultation response

As you may know, the East West Rail Company is currently consulting on the route alignments for the Oxford to Cambridge route. This consultation covers a number of different areas including...

Letters: New station in Bedford is not a new idea

With reference to Stuart Bolton's letter (letters 30th April) in which he states, "It has recently come to light that Bedford Borough Council has offered to pay for the Midland Road Station rebuild...

Letters: Consulted – are you kidding me?

As a resident of the rural part of Bedford Borough, I can genuinely say I have never felt so disappointed and upset at our supposed elected representatives and the lack of transparency from them and...

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