http://www.nebedslibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from North East Bedfordshire Liberal Democrats en-GB North East Bedfordshire Liberal Democrats http://www.nebedslibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 North East Bedfordshire Liberal Democrats 2010-03-14T10:24+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.nebedslibdems.org.uk/news/000032/lib_dems_demand_answers_over_new_recycling_contract.html Bedfordshire County Council's decision to award a four-year contract for household recycling to be sorted in Milton Keynes instead Elstow has raised many more questions than it answers say Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats. The decision, which has been approved by the new unitary authorities set to assume the County Council's functions from 1st April 2009, was made without any public debate or scrutiny and the Lib Dems are demanding answers to a series of important questions. 2008-12-16T17:00+00:00 http://www.nebedslibdems.org.uk/news/000031/bedfordshire_residents_denied_a_fair_deal_as_front_line_policing_suffers.html Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have responded to the news that Bedfordshire Police has been branded the poorest performing force in England and Wales, by calling on the government to start giving local residents in Bedfordshire a fair deal for policing. 2007-10-12T10:30+01:00 http://www.nebedslibdems.org.uk/news/000030/bedford_borough_lib_dems_seek_open_honest_debate_on_europe.html Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats set out their desire for an open and honest debate on Britain's position in Europe at a meeting of the Full Council on Wednesday night. On a night when a motion calling for a referendum on the narrow technical issue of the EU Reform Treaty was unsuccessful, Liberal Democrats outlined their desire to see the debate opened up and called for a referendum on whether Britain should remain a Member of the European Union. 2007-10-10T09:00+01:00 http://www.nebedslibdems.org.uk/news/000028/crime_prevention_is_a_central_theme_in_the_liberal_democrats_local_election_campaign.html Liberal Democrat Leader, Sir Menzies Campbell, has highlighted the Party's crime initiative. He dropped in on Liberal Democrat-controlled Sutton to meet police officers and council staff who work together at the town's police station to provide neighbourhood wardens, drug and alcohol abuse services, wardens, truancy liaison officers and domestic violence services. "Preventing crime is very much a liberal issue," he said, during the visit. 2006-04-26T13:52+01:00 http://www.nebedslibdems.org.uk/news/000027/duff_welcomes_new_eu_spending_in_east_of_england.html Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament Andrew Duff has welcomed the agreement reached last night to increase the European Union budget for the years 2007-13. 2006-04-05T14:25+01:00 http://www.nebedslibdems.org.uk/news/000026/stunning_by_election_victory_for_the_lib_dems.html Roger Baines, from Broom has been elected as the new councillor for the Houghton, Haynes, Southill and Old Warden ward. 2006-03-17T11:29+00:00 http://www.nebedslibdems.org.uk/news/000024/lib_dems_worry_about_county_councils_youth_service.html At this weeks County Council meeting Cllr Susan Gaszczak expressed her concerns at the £270k investment in the Youth Service. 2006-02-17T14:10+00:00 http://www.nebedslibdems.org.uk/news/000023/lib_dems_slam_smoke_and_mirrors_budget_from_the_county_council.html 2006-02-17T14:08+00:00 http://www.nebedslibdems.org.uk/news/000022/lib_dems_criticise_county_councils_borrowing.html At this weeks County Council meeting Lib Dem Cllr Gordon Willey criticised the County Council's borrowing. The Tory run County Council voted to borrow £35million pounds to finance projects throughout the county. 2006-02-17T14:06+00:00 http://www.nebedslibdems.org.uk/news/000021/lib_dems_persuade_county_council_to_totally_oppose_police_merger.html At Thursday's meeting of Bedfordshire County Council Lib Dem leader Cllr Peter Blaine successfully proposed an amendment committing the Council to total opposition to government plans to merge Bedfordshire Police with neighbouring forces. 2005-12-16T13:37+00:00 http://www.nebedslibdems.org.uk/news/000020/lyons_report_shows_council_tax_remains_unfair.html Commenting on the Lyons report on local government reform, Liberal Democrat Local Government Spokesperson, Sarah Teather MP said "Lyons' research shows that no amount of tinkering with council tax - extra bands, revaluation or discounts - will make it fair." 2005-12-16T13:35+00:00 http://www.nebedslibdems.org.uk/news/000019/replacing_county_council_senior_officers_to_cost_315000.html In response to a question asked by Liberal Democrat Leader, Cllr Peter Blaine at last Thursday's County Council meeting, the Tory Leader of the Council has admitted that losing 4 out of the 7 senior County Council officers and replacing them will cost Council Tax payers £315,000. 2005-12-16T13:34+00:00 http://www.nebedslibdems.org.uk/news/000018/lib_dems_demand_action_on_fly_tippers.html Lib Dems On Bedford Borough Council have urged the Executive to make use of new powers to fine fly-tippers. 2005-11-08T15:00+00:00 http://www.nebedslibdems.org.uk/news/000017/council_plans_extra_charges_to_pay_tax_at_post_offices.html Bedford Borough Council is looking at new plans which could see people charged extra for paying their council tax via the borough's post office network. 2005-11-08T14:52+00:00 http://www.nebedslibdems.org.uk/news/000016/liberal_democrat_prospective_mayoral_candidate_selected.html Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have selected Christine McHugh as their prospective candidate for the Bedford Mayoral election in 2007. Christine was second in the Mayoral election in 2002, beating both the Tory and Labour candidates but missing out to "Better Bedford's" Frank Branston. 2005-09-28T16:32+01:00