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
The Eurozone crisis explained: How not to get distracted by smurfs doing star-jumps
The Eurozone crisis isn't, by common consent, a sexy topic rich with comic potential. Important, yes. A rib-tickler, no. So kudos, immense kudos, to comedian John Finnemore who performed a pretty acute summary for BBC Radio 4′s The Now Show this week. In just 6 mins and 35 secs. Enjoy…
14 Jun 2012
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream, For Ice Cream... [Warning: May Contain Stick]
Kent Trading Standards is advising consumers of a product recall by R&R Ice Cream Ltd. The recall is a precautionary measure as three varieties of its multipack Chokablok ice cream sticks, purchased from Tesco and One Stop stores may contain fragments of broken lolly stick.
14 Jun 2012
RENEWABLE ENERGY OPEN DAY
The Mayor of Bedford will open the Priory Renewables Demonstration Centre, at Priory Country Park Visitor Centre, Barkers Lane, Bedford at 11am, on Sunday 17th June.
14 Jun 2012
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
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