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Borough Councillor welcomes scrutiny in council’s role of making things “easier for residents”

A Bedford Borough councillor has said she welcomes scrutiny in making sure the council sticks to its role of making things easier for the people it serves. Cllr Jane Walker (Conservative...

Mayor and councillors clash over funding of MK canal project

A borough councillor has accused Bedford’s mayor of making a U-turn on his plans for the Bedford to Milton Keynes Canal Project. During yesterday’s Executive Meeting (November 13) councillor...

Monthly column: If we make our voices heard they can have an impact on those in power

Sometimes the strength of public feeling can have an impact on those in power if we make our voices heard. When Mayor Tom Wootton and his Tory Cabinet made the decision to axe the Bedford River Festival...

Monthly column: Putting a spring back into Bedford’s step with £9m for GPs

We all know that Bedford Borough is suffering from a serious lack of GPs, leisure facilities that have been left in a state of disrepair, a Town Centre that needs smart and effective regeneration and poor...

Mayor’s “bold” investment plan for Borough criticised as “reckless” borrowing

Bedford Borough's Conservative council has agreed a funding package to secure new roads, GP surgeries, improved leisure facilities and a new primary school. The investment plans have been described by the...

Bedford Mayor says he looks forward to “working constructively” with new Mid Beds MP

Bedford's elected Conservative Mayor, Tom Wootton, has invited the new MP for Mid Bedfordshire, Alistair Strathern to Borough Hall following the Labour candidate's victory. While acknowledging that the...

“You’re trying to worry people,” says Bedford Borough Mayor after rejecting calls for concrete survey list

Bedford Borough Mayor has claimed that publishing a list of schools and council-owned buildings that need crumbling concrete checks will just “worry people”. But, the Borough's...

Mayor launches annual Christmas card competition

As our thoughts begin to turn to the festive season, it's time the launch the Mayor's annual art competition, with the winning design appearing on Mayor Tom Wootton's official Christmas card...

Bedford Mayor told “on a daily basis” to scrap Bedford BID

The mayor of Bedford Borough has expressed disappointment at Bedford BID, the organisation set up to promote Bedford Town Centre, after being told "virtually on a daily basis" to "scrap...

Monthly column: A vision of our town centre’s future

What do you think of when you think of Bedford Borough? For a lot of readers, it will surely be the River Great Ouse, a fantastic asset that it is at the heart of what makes our part of the world...

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