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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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Mayor Dave Hodgson with the Bedfordshire flag

Happy Bedfordshire Day!

Happy Bedfordshire Day to all! November 28th - John Bunyan's birthday - is a day to celebrate our county and everything about it, from Bunyan to bricks to Bedfordshire Clangers and countless other reasons why Bedfordshire has such a rich heritage and culture to be proud of.

28 Nov 2020
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Ellen Nicholson

Healthy Lives in Pandemic Times

Our NHS is bearing the brunt of this pandemic. Would the system collapse with the influx of COVID-19 patients? What about cancer patients requiring regular treatment or those booked for routine operations? Ellen Nicholson is a nurse, health researcher for the Liberal Democrats and chair of the General Practice Nurse Forum for the Royal College of Nursing. If that wasn't enough, she's our 2021 candidate for Mount Hermon & Woking South East. In this podcast Ellen, interviewed by Adam Kirby and Dale Roberts, talks us through the digital appointment revolution, her thoughts on herd immunity and the incredible work going on behind the scenes to keep the NHS serving those who need it most.

28 Nov 2020
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How to navigate the Dacorum Local Plan Consultation

How to navigate the Dacorum Local Plan Consultation - your Plain English guide to the supporting documents. Stage 1: So, you follow the link and arrive here: https://www.dacorum.gov.uk/.../plan.../new-single-local-plan So far, so good. So much text! But there's a video. Good place to start? Well, if you want the soft-sell… Stage 2: You watch the video (3 minutes 18 sec) yep, it gives you the soft-sell and you have …thoughts, you know there are problems with this, opportunities, let's say. How to make a difference? Try this: Stage 3: Visit the Virtual Exhibition https://dacorumlocalplan.consultation.ai/ Now we're getting somewhere. Just for fun, you can move the perspective around, to pretend you're actually in a room, like WITH OTHER PEOPLE, (but without masks…) The Local Plan draft is set-out "around you" here, in (relatively) bite-size pieces: IMPORTANT: Down in the corner there is a Live Chat - so you can put your "explain this" questions in (for clarification); but watch out, bec

28 Nov 2020
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