Bedford Borough Council is hoping to ease congestion on Bedford's busy Ampthill Road with a bid for £5.1 million of funding to enable improvements to the road to be made.
It's time to book your place at the Liberal Democrats' autumn conference, to be held in Brighton (17 to 20 September)....
As of July 19th, you can now walk directly from Camber to Folkestone and Folkestone to Ramsgate via the England Coast Path. The coastal stretch has been given coastal access rights by order of the Secretary of State. You can find a map of the exact route, which includes Sandgate, at - http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/england-coast-path/plan.
In September 2015 the then-Prime Minister, David Cameron, appointed the first minister for Syrian refugees - Richard Harrington. I would like to say that this showed his leadership on the biggest issue of our times and demonstrated the Government's dedication to tackling it. Unfortunately, the appointment was in response to mounting political and public pressure for the Conservative government do more and gave Cameron something to announce whilst visiting a refugee camp in Lebanon. Frankly, whatever the reason for the appointment it was a welcome step giving politicians someone to hold to account and helped ensure better coordination and leadership across government departments. Less than a year on, and with a new Conservative Prime Minister in place, the role has been scrapped. It looks like a go at compassionate conservatism was short-lived. May's spinners have been desperately trying to make people believe that the abolition of this role is an 'upgrade'. They will have a hard job of that.
Cllr Gareth Kane has today objected to the proposed demolition of the historic Uptin House on Stepney Road, to be replaced by more student accommodation. The text of his objection letter reads:
Local Lib Dems will be out with Pride this weekend across England, supporting their LGBT+ communities at Pride events. You're welcome to join us to show support, and take part in our Human Rights campaign. Details are as follows; details for Brighton Pride, and our Manchester Pride parade with Baroness Lynne Featherstone, will be published soon.