Exciting Times in Bedford Town Centre!
Along with the recent opening of the Higgins, and the work beginning on the Bus Station Regeneration Project, there are more exciting things happening in Bedford town centre.
12 Jul 2013
National News
MP welcomes tax deal which reduces inequality
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that by 2014 an estimated 28,990 of the poorest Cumbrians will be lifted out of paying tax altogether and an estimated further 200,200 will have their tax bills cut.
12 Jul 2013
Chelmsford's Mayor raising money for charity
There will be a charity Steak Night Thursday 18th July at 7pm to raise money for the Mayor's charity The J's Hospice
12 Jul 2013
Nine Remploy factory closures announced
The five remaining Remploy factories in Scotland are to close, the UK government has announced.
11 Jul 2013
Tanni Grey-Thompson: Disability benefit cuts hurting and threatening memory of Paralympics
Lady Grey-Thompson said there was no sign the new welfare system was easier to use or that technology was going to save money
11 Jul 2013
MP slams decision by minister to remove vascular services from Morecambe Bay
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has this morning criticised Conservative Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who has announced that vascular services will be removed from the Royal Lancaster Infirmary and centralised at 3 sites in Carlisle, Preston and Blackburn.
11 Jul 2013