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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
Council Continues to Over Deliver Affordable Housing in the Borough- Cllr Holland
More than 300 affordable homes were delivered in Bedford Borough during 2010/11, more than 50% above the Council target according to new figures.
29 Mar 2012
Hitchin Town Hall - March 2012
The saga of this major asset of the town, that has been neglected and run down by the Conservative-run Council, continues to drag on. In the past the Council has failed to support the work being done to bring our Town Hall up to modern day standards.
CB
28 Mar 2012
Lights Out in Hitchin?
THE Conservative-run County Council has rejected carefully-costed Lib Dem proposals to reverse plans to switch off some of the streetlights between midnight and 6am. These could include road junctions.
CB
28 Mar 2012
Hitchin Sorting Office
The Royal Mail has decided to leave its present sorting office site in Hitchin and is in the process of selling the site. It seems apparent that the current building will not remain and that a new development will be placed on this important site in the town centre.
CB
28 Mar 2012
Making Sure the Council Practises What it Preaches on the Environment Vol 74. - Water
T he Council often dispenses advice on a range of environmental matters to householders, and I know that while people recognise that there is a valuable role for the Council in providing information and guidance on these things, what they cannot stand is any sort of hypocrisy. Quite simply, the Council should practise what it preaches. That's why we've made sure that the Council takes a huge range of actions to get its own house in order, for example by switching off lights and IT equipment when they're not being used, using energy efficient hand dryers instead of paper towels in the toilets, banning bottled water for meetings and ensuring that more recycling takes place in Council buildings. Another area where the Council needs to practise what it preaches is water use. This is obviously something at the forefront of everyone's mind at the moment, with the ongoing drought conditions. So, I was pleased to welcome representatives of Anglian Water to Borough Hall yesterday to sign a 'Water Promise' on behalf of
28 Mar 2012
Bulkington garage conversion approved by planners
An application to change a garage at Tudor Cottage on Bulkington's High Street went to the planning committee on March 28th. Despite objections from the parish council, which was concerned about the effect of the rebuilding of the garage on the street scene, the scheme was permitted by a majority vote. The building was described as a 'studio', and a condition was included ensuring it remains as part of Tudor Cottage and can't be sold off as separate accomodation.
28 Mar 2012