No new cemetery road for Honeypot Lane
Lib Dem councillor Karen Chilvers is claiming victory as a controversial road to serve the proposed extension to the London Road cemetery was kicked into the long grass last night.
14 Jun 2012
National News
Pints in the Parishes in Upper Dean Tonight
Pints in the Parishes comes to one of Bedford Borough's most northerly villages tonight. I''ll be at the Three Compasses in Upper Dean from around 7.30, so if you're in the area please do come along and raise any issues of concern, interest or anything else you want to discuss.
13 Jun 2012
Keep Calm and Carry On Litter Picking
The borough council's campaign to get us all litter-picking over the Jubilee weekend is thought to have been a success, except that Cllr Anna Jones was found going it alone in Upper High Street. She wasn't without company though as several residents stopped to chat.
13 Jun 2012
Ed Davey: Electricity Market Reforms will Keep the Lights On, Bills Down and the Air Clean.
Keeping the lights on, consumers energy bills down and creating cleaner electricity to help tackle climate change, are the three goals of ambitious draft electricity market reform legislation published today.
13 Jun 2012
Ed Davey: Electricity Market Reforms will Keep the Lights On, Bills Down and the Air Clean.
Keeping the lights on, consumers energy bills down and creating cleaner electricity to help tackle climate change, are the three goals of ambitious draft electricity market reform legislation published today.
13 Jun 2012
'Local food is the recipe for economic success' says MP
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed a report which suggests that local 'food webs' offer a road to economic success. Tim has argued that Cumbria's unique food offer helps to put the area in the shop window of the world.
13 Jun 2012