Environment and Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee tagged articles

Councillors ask for more detail from leisure operator over question of value for money

Councillors have questioned whether Bedford Borough Council is getting value for money from its leisure services contract after officers confirmed the authority remains fully exposed...

Officer referred to monitoring officer following rebuttal in tennis court debate

A debate over Bedford borough’s revamped tennis courts took an unexpected turn when a councillor complained he had received a “rebuttal” from a council officer – and asked whether...

Grant Palmer pull out of contract tender for bus route due to “relationship breakdown”

A local bus operator has revealed it pulled out of a recent Bedford Borough Council contract tender due to a breakdown in its working relationship with the authority. Last week's Environment and...

“Put bureaucracy in the bin” says councillor in pursuit of new cycle paths

Central Bedfordshire Council needs to "put bureaucracy in the bin" to deliver some projects, a senior councillor has said at the Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee...

Council says bus operator issues are “complete rubbish”

Claims Bedford Borough Council is having issues with a local bus operator are “complete rubbish”, a senior council officer has said. The comment came in response to a councillor saying the “controversies” are out on the internet...

Environment and Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Councillors ask for more detail from leisure operator over question of value for money

Officer referred to monitoring officer following rebuttal in tennis court debate

Grant Palmer pull out of contract tender for bus route due to “relationship breakdown”

“Put bureaucracy in the bin” says councillor in pursuit of new cycle paths

Council says bus operator issues are “complete rubbish”

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