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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
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Fireworks in the sky

Christmas Lights Switch On and Sticking up for Our Town

Tonight is the night of the big Christmas Lights Switch-On and Fireworks show on the Embankment. It's very cold, but at least it's dry, so hopefully there'll be a good turnout for what is always a popular event. I have a little inside information about the fireworks display, and without giving anything away, I can promise it will be spectacular. With this event tonight, the free parking offer in the Council's car parks all week and a bigger and better than ever Victorian Christmas Fair coming up, there's a lot going on to make Bedford an exciting place to be in the run-up to Christmas. How sad, then, that I had to defend Bedford this morning live on the radio against those who would seek to talk our town down.

24 Nov 2010
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Cllr Karen Chilvers

"Mind the (Parking) Gap" says Cllr Karen Chilvers

Fearful of a significant time gap in between the adoption of Rollason Way and the introduction of parking restrictions, Brentwood West's Cllr Karen Chilvers has launched petition for local residents to let the council know how they feel.

24 Nov 2010
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Highwood Hospital - where a development of 250 homes is planned

Highwood Hospital - the fight continues

With the controversial Highwood Hospital site plans being approved by Tory and Labour members of Brentwood Council, Liberal Democrat councillors in Brentwood North are continuing their fight to get the best deal possible for the area.

24 Nov 2010
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IFS/Mirrlees Review calls for LVT

The independent Insitutute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has published its findings on the reform of UK taxation. It includes the replacement of business rates and Stamp Duty Land Tax by "a land value tax for business and agricultural land" - but only "if practicable".

24 Nov 2010
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