Thoughts on the Spending Cuts
We all know that the spending cuts are a fact of life and that the Country simply has to save money. The announcements on October 20th outlined those, but as usual, the devil will be in the detail.
30 Nov 2010
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Shock at lack of safety checks for "Lighting Up Brentwood"
Liberal Democrat councillors have expressed the most severe concerns at the lack of Criminal Record Bureau checks for volunteers for the Lighting Up Brentwood event on 2nd December.
30 Nov 2010
Pints in the Parishes at The Swan in Bromham tonight!
The latest 'Pints in the Parishes' event is taking place tonight, at The Swan in Bromham from around 7.30pm. If you're in the area, please come along and let me know about any issues or concerns you have about your local area, Council services or anything at all you want to discuss.
30 Nov 2010
Keeping the Borough Moving in the Snow and Ice
With these freezing temperatures set to stay with us for at least the rest of the week, my priority is obviously to make sure the Council is doing all it can to help people stay safe and to keep the Borough moving during the cold weather. As far as keeping the Borough moving is concerned, we managed to beat the national grit shortage by locating a supply of salt in Sweden in the summer, and we have gone into this winter with 133% more grit than our previous maximum stock level. The gritters have been out 6 nights in the past seven, and you can find out when and where they will be gritting (along with information on school transport and any school closure information) at www.bedford.gov.uk/wintergritting or by following @grittertweets on Twitter.
30 Nov 2010
Average Speed Cameras for the M25 between Junctions 9 and 10.
Motorists who take risks by speeding through a new road scheme between junctions 9 and 10 of the M25 in Surrey face the...
30 Nov 2010
Average Speed Cameras for the M25 between Junctions 9 and 10.
Motorists who take risks by speeding through a new road scheme between junctions 9 and 10 of the M25 in Surrey face the prospect of fines and penalty points on their licences. Average speed cameras are now in operation on a 2.7 mile stretch of the motorway just East of junction 10 (A3 Wisley), where work has just started on an extension to the M25 variable speed limit.
30 Nov 2010