Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
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13 Sep 2023
News
Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
Sewage in our Rivers
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
14 Sep 2022
Royal Military Avenue Review Survey
Over 25% of residents in Royal Military Avenue, Cheriton have returned surveys giving their views on the recent works by Kent Highways in the road and their view of the impact of the work. The huge majority of results so far say the scheme has made no difference or worsened speeding in the road, and also that parking in the road is worse than before the works took place.
27 Aug 2010
Nonsuch Park Awareness Day 2010
Following the success of the first Nonsuch Park Awareness Day in 2009, a repeat event will be held on Sunday 12 September 2010 from 11am to 4pm, offering a free, active and educational day out for dog walkers, cyclists, walkers and visitors of all ages and interests in this beautiful parkland, which lies between London Road, Ewell and Ewell Road, Cheam.
27 Aug 2010
GCSE and A Level Results
I must comment on the exam results achieved by students in Bedford Borough, following the A Level and GCSE results days in the past week, and offer my congratulations to all the students for their hard work. To take one measure for GCSEs, which were published on Tuesday this week, there was a 3% rise across the Borough's maintained schools in the number of students achieving 5 A* - Cs, including English and Maths, taking this number over 50%. Meanwhile, A Level results in the Borough's maintained schools also saw a rise in terms of both the overall number of points achieved by students, and the average points achieved per subject.
26 Aug 2010
Melksham Councillor Launches Campaign To Save Library
Wiltshire Councillor for Melksham South, Jon Hubbard, has today launched a campaign to save Melksham Library after the Conservative Administration in County Hall announced a consultation exercise which proposes closing the popular town centre resource in favour of an out-of-town complex to be located by the new Melksham Oak Community School.
26 Aug 2010
War on Graffiti Continues
From Saffron Lane to Aylestone Road from there to Knighton Lane East and the surrounding streets, graffiti artists continue to strike. Lamposts, traffic boxes, street signs to the side of some homes, where ever there is space or not, no where seems to be free from the graffiti 'tag'.
26 Aug 2010
Mayor Dave turns Street Lights Green
Streetlights across Bedford Borough will now be powered by renewable energy after the Council agreed a new electricity and gas contract with suppliers.
26 Aug 2010