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Ox-Cam Arc

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Developer submits plans for 802-acre garden community near Tempsford

Plans for a new 4,400-home garden community on an 802-acre site at Little Barford have been submitted to Bedford Borough Council, marking the first phase of a proposed government-backed...
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Northampton MP presses ministers for East West Rail link to Universal

Northampton South MP Mike Reader has launched a campaign for direct rail services to the planned Universal resort, arguing the town should not miss out on the opportunities the project will bring...
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Letters: Who is more influential on Ox-Cam Arc proposal than Bedford’s own Mayor?

I read the Mayor’s latest published criticism of the government’s Ox-Cam Arc proposals with incredulity. At the Borough Council meeting, and in the local Liberal Democrats newsletter, the...
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Letters: Where have all Bedford’s rail experts come from?

Bedford seems to be embarrassed by a sudden glut of self-certified rail experts of which I am sure East West Rail company must be jealous. Paradoxically, these rail enthusiasts...
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Charities call for urgent Oxford-Cambridge Arc rethink to protect environment

Several high-profile charities have called upon Bedfordians to take part in the Ox-Cam consultation so the Government includes wildlife and countryside protection in its development...
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