It looks like Carelessness...
Bedford Tory Agent Stewart Lister has defected to run Frank Branstons campaign in the forthcoming Mayoral campaign.
29 Aug 2002
National News
Green scheme dumping is rubbish!
Bedford needs to see more recycling and waste reduction - that's the view of local Lib Dems. Recent moves by the council to cut key trials of a scheme to encourage recycling of green waste have therefore been met with dismay.
27 Aug 2002
100 Days of Inaction
100 days have passed since the Tories became the largest group on the borough council taking 24 out of the 54 borough council seats. Lib Dem councillor Christine McHugh is asking "They promised action and all we've had is dither - why?"
15 Aug 2002
Where Are The Buses?
Lib Dems on Bedford Borough Council are backing the Bedford Association of Senior Citizens in pointing out that the local bus network needs a radical overhaul to provide more buses on more routes to benefit the people of Bedford.
13 Aug 2002
A600 Re-routing Battle
Developers have recently submitted an application to build over 1,000 homes on the former RAF Cardington site in Shortstown. Plans include a community centre, school, supermarket and pub.
10 Aug 2002
Tories Put Politics Before Saving Greenfields
At Monday nights (29 July) planning meeting Cllr Michael Headley proposed an alternative site for housing in place of the controversial sites at Norse Rd and North Brickhill. The site South of Cambridge Road, adjoining the by-pass was put forward as a replacement location.
1 Aug 2002