Bedford Borough's Rich Sporting Pedigree
An extract from Mayor Dave Hodgson's own website about Bedford's sporting past and future:
6 Jun 2012
National News
Andrew Stunell: £145 million boost to help communities tackle empty homes
A further multi-million pound cash boost for communities will help tackle the blight of empty properties and bring thousands of homes back into use, Communities Minister Andrew Stunell announced today.
6 Jun 2012
Staggering £110m of reserves being held by the County Council!
Despite continual pleas to consider the use of earmarked Reserves, a report to the next meeting of the County Council's Cabinet published by the Director of Resources shows that the Conservative Administration has now shamefully siphoned over £110m into the reserves whilst approving cuts to services and savings of £26.9m.
6 Jun 2012
Holt crossing
Holt's new pedestrian crossing recently opened after taking nearly a month to construct. Although Wiltshire Council paid most of the £22,000 cost a significant proportion came from local fundraising. The crossing means that children getting to the village primary school will have a safer journey.
5 Jun 2012
Rotary Clubs + Borough Council Fun Day, Saturday 29th September
Epsom Rotary Club and Ewell Rotary Club are working together with the borough council to stage a Fun Day on Saturday 29th September at Hook Road Arena to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Borough.
4 Jun 2012
Lib Dems Slam Blue Badge Delays
Brentwood Lib Dem County Councillors David Kendall and Barry Aspinell have slammed Essex County Council over the delays some residents are experiencing with their Blue Badge applications. The County have said some of the delays are out of their control however the Liberal Democrats believe they could have been far more proactive in trying to address the problem. The issues have arisen following new legislation which has seen Independent Medical Assessments (IMA's) replacing the previous medical assessments completed by the individuals' General Practioner. Essex County Council have appointed Essex Cares to undertake the IMA's for the County's Blue Badge scheme.
4 Jun 2012