Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
News
Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
Sewage in our Rivers
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
14 Sep 2022
Tongwell Lake Overgrown Vegetation Cut Back
Cllr Douglas McCall got the Council to cut back bushes around Tongwell Lake.
16 Aug 2015
Action on Yarl's Wood report needed immediately
We welcome the HMIP* report on Yarl's Wood, which mirrors the All Party Parliamentary report into detention findings and comes as no surprise to us having met and heard about what happens in Yarlswood from women who are or have been detained there. But the report must not just sit on shelves and inboxes.
16 Aug 2015
Tory Council – let us ignore Rugby’s empty shops
The Liberal Democrats' Cllr Neil Sandison consistently raises the drop in footfall in Rugby's Town Centre and proposes ways to address the problem - see http://rugby.lib.dm/a9Qkm and http://rugby.lib.dm/a3Zm2. When the town's cabinet met last (June 2015) Neil was the only councillor to raise the 12% drop in visitors to the town centre.
RA
15 Aug 2015
Mayor Dave's Village Tour 2015 Kicks Off this Weekend!
Tomorrow, Saturday 15th August sees Mayor Dave Hodgson's Village Tour 2015 kick off with a series of open street surgeries in rural villages in the north of Bedford Borough. Mayor Dave has held a village tour every summer since he was elected as Mayor in October 2009, during which he holds open street surgeries in villages right across the Borough.
14 Aug 2015
Mayor's Congratulations as Borough Students Buck National A Level Trend
Mayor Dave Hodgson has offered his congratulations to students after yesterday's A Level results publication revealed an increase in the number of local young people achieving top grades. Based on returns from the 7 upper schools, provisional A Level results show 42% of pupils achieved one or more A* - A grades, an improvement on last year. This improvement stands in contrast to the national pitcture, with the proportion of students across the country achieving a top grade falling slightly.
14 Aug 2015
Could Jeremy Corbyn be right?
I never thought I might be saying this about a left-wing politician, but is it possible that the current frontrunner in the Labour leadership election might actually be right? At least, in part.
SP
14 Aug 2015