Mayor's Rallying Cry in Support of Local Traders on Small Business Saturday
Today is Small Business Saturday across the UK, and Mayor Dave Hodgson has issued a rallying cry for people to support Bedford...
6 Dec 2014
National News
Rugby – one borough but two constituencies
A constituency for Rugby was created in 1885 when Gladstone was prime minister and lasted right the way through to 1979.
6 Dec 2014
The Boundary Commission fails Warwickshire
In the last general election almost 300,000 people voted in Warwickshire. Of these
6 Dec 2014
Rugby is becoming like a Polo – the town with a hole in the middle
In March the chancellor, George Osborne, announced plans for the first of a new wave of "garden cities" at Ebbsfleet in Kent. Small for a city, with "only" 15,000 new houses, Ebbsfleet will be based around a major railway station on the Channel Tunnel route. The development will consist of a series of "villages" each with new schools and medical centres. Fast buses running on "bus-only" track will link the villages with the centre. In other words the development is being planned with education, health and transport services all being provided at the same time.
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6 Dec 2014
2,600 Extra Sofas And Mattresses To Be Dumped On Portsmouth Streets
Plans in the Conservative, Labour and UKIP budget proposed for Portsmouth City Council could see 2,600 sofas, mattresses and fridges dumped on city streets. That was the warning issued today by Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Portsmouth's Lib Dem Leader.
6 Dec 2014
Autumn Statement – Liberal Democrats working in Government for a Stronger Economy and a Fairer Society
Danny Alexander has announced a new approach to housing, £2.3billion investment in flood defences and £15billion road improvements - part of the 2014 National Infrastructure Plan. He has set out a clear delivery plan for each of the key infrastructure sectors for the next five years including 1,400 flood defence projects, tackling the country's housing crisis, investing in our rail network and investing in sustainable energy.
6 Dec 2014