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Councillor Sarah Gallagher in Shortstown

Chancellor must use budget to boost community policing

Responding to a report from the Home Affairs Select Committee called 'Policing for the future', Bedford Borough Liberal Democrat Crime and Policing spokesperson Councillor Sarah Gallagher said "Unnecessary Conservative police cuts have already made our streets less safe. The Home Office's own analysis shows that police cuts have likely contributed to the rise in serious violent crime, yet the Conservatives continue to squeeze forces' budgets."

29 Oct 2018
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Conservatives want fracking - what about Wiltshire?

The government's drive for more fracking and their determination to over-ride any local opposition has hit the headlines recently. A few years ago licenses were issued for exploration in Wiltshire. Nothing happened at the time, but will the threat return? Here's a message from Friends of the Earth:

28 Oct 2018
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Liberal Democrats Gain a County Council Seat in Hertfordshire in a By-Election in the Three Rivers Rural Division

The Three Rivers Rural Division resulted from boundary changes and an additional county division that was added in 2017 in response to Hertfordshire's growing population. In the 2017 county council elections, which were overshadowed by Theresa May's snap election call, the Conservative who held the former Chorleywood Division won the new division but with a majority of only 153 votes.

28 Oct 2018
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