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Councillor Jon Abbott delivering the petition to save Clapham Post Office to a member of staff at the Post Office HQ

Clapham’s fight to save Post Office intensifies with petition hand delivered to Post Office HQ

The campaign to keep Clapham’s Post Office in its dedicated building has gathered further momentum, as local cllr Jon Abbott (Lib Dem, Clapham and Oakley) hand-delivered a petition...
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(l-r) Mayor Tom Wootton, NIsh and Clapham residents, and Phillipa Simms outside the post office on Clapham High Street. Image: Tom4Change/Facebook

Clapham campaign grows to keep Post Office in dedicated building

A community campaign has been launched to oppose plans to relocate Clapham’s historic High Street Post Office into a nearby convenience store, with Bedford mayor Tom Wootton...
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Bedford Hospital Image: Dr Robert Oakley

NHS to foot bill for new Bedford Hospital car park along EWR route, says councillor

East West Rail is to charge the NHS £35 million for a new Bedford Hospital car park, a senior borough councillor has said. But an EWR spokesperson says details have yet to be agreed...
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Workers wearing hi-vis jackets working on a rail line as part of the EWR project Image: EWR Co

Councillors asked to think again on support for East West Rail route

Bedford borough councillors have been asked to reconsider their support for East West Rail’s Route E which a resident said will "have a devastating effect on the environment". During the...
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All-weather pitch proposal gives pause to 500-homes development in Clapham

A planning decision on 500 new homes north of Bedford has been delayed due to a sports pitch. Bedford Borough Council’s Planning Committee (March 25) was assessing an outline planning application...
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