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EWR Co announces new CEO as campaign groups launch petition to pause project

East West Railway (EWR) Company has announced the appointment of David Hughes as chief executive officer, who will take over from Beth West on 3 June. David joins EWR from ARUP...

Letters: Open letter from BFARe to the Transport Select Committee

The Transport Select Committee did not hear evidence from their East West Rail project witnesses so much as it heard side-stepping and prevarication. No clearly defined examples of...

Bedford rail boss says they oppose EWR home demolition

The rail boss at Bedford Borough Council has stated, to “avoid any doubt," that the council opposes demolishing homes to make way for a six-track East West Rail route. Cllr Michael Headley...

Transport Secretary calls for Bedford stretch of East West Rail to be scrapped

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said that he believes the remaining phases of the East West Rail project should be scrapped. Speaking to LBC earlier this week...

Letters: How will Bedford Borough Council limit negative environmental impact of East West Rail?

I watched the recent Borough Executive meeting and was disheartened by the new Rail Strategy. This failed to mention how the Borough Council is going to limit the negative environmental...

Letters: I am unimpressed with Bedford Borough Councillors backtracking over EWR support

I was one of the residents who recently attended the Borough Council’s Executive to participate in the item that discussed East West Rail. I came away unimpressed. It is obvious that...

Mayor’s rail strategy for Bedford Borough met with scepticism

Bedford Borough's Mayor, Dave Hodgson, has outlined his rail priorities for the area with an updated rail strategy that he says takes into account recent developments within the sector. The strategy outlines...

Hundreds attend informal East West Rail information sessions

Drop-in sessions, designed to give Bedford residents a clearer picture of plans to create an Oxford to Cambridge rail line through Bedford have seen hundreds of visitors. Two sessions for Bedfordians...

Letters: Protect Poets campaigners respond to MP’s meeting with rail minister

We, Protect Poets campaign group were, to say the least, very disappointed with Mr Yasin’s feedback following his meeting with [Wendy Morton MP]. This was a pre-arranged...

Bedford MP describes meeting with rail minister as “most disappointing” of his parliamentary career

Bedford and Kempston MP, Mohammad Yasin (Labour) has described his meeting this week with the rail minister, Wendy Morton, as the most disappointing he's had since becoming...

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