The Tory Government has announced a 29% cut in the main grant for Bedford Borough Council, in a move described by Mayor Dave Hodgson as a 'devastating blow for local services.'
DB Schenker Rail UK have recently announced 3 longterm contracts that will save a total of 2 million lorry miles - better for the environment and better for Britain's roads.
Norman Lamb, MP for North Norfolk and the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Health, recently called on the Government to commit to introducing comprehensive waiting time standards for people with mental illness.
Amidst extraordinary scenes in the Berkhamsted Town Council Chamber on Monday evening, 14th December, 2015, criticism of the Conservative Group's poor record on governance and administration was made the subject of a vote of "No Confidence". This was proposed by the Conservative Member, Cllr John Higgins, and seconded by Liberal Democrat Cllr Mrs Freda Earl.
Not to be outdone by Tring, on the 23rd December, the Cowper Society presented Bach's Weihnachts-Oratorium (Christmas Oratory) in Berkhamsted's St Peters Church in the High Street.
Starting as early as August, DB Schenker Rail UK has been co-ordinating and fine tuning its high speed rail freight delivery services to cope with the Christmas rush.
