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Chancellor John Healey leaves 11 Downing Street to present the Autumn Budget to Parliament on October 28. Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

Bedfordshire MPs respond to the new budget by Labour Chancellor

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Fears of 'more housing and less infrastructure' under new planning rules

Clockwise from top L: Luton town hall, Central Bedfordshire Council, Borough Hall in Bedford, Milton Keynes Council

Central Bedfordshire Council opts for further talks on devolution deal

Central Beds Council HQ and Cllr John Baker

Council on track for £8million underspend - but tough challenges still lie ahead

Alex Mayer MP

£7m boost for Beds Police welcomed by MP

Alex Mayer MP

New driving test rule changes to cut waiting times welcomed by MP

Alex Mayer MP

6,700 local workers set for pay boost as living wage rise clears final hurdle

Central Bedfordshire Council headquarters - and inset CBC leader Cllr Adam Zerny

Council goes back to the drawing board after budget plan defeated

The future of a charity truck convoy, which runs through Bedfordshire, is in jeopardy due to increased costs and bureaucracy. Dunstable mayor Sally Kimondo is pictured here at least year's event. Photo by John Chatterley.

Future of truck convoy at risk due to increased costs and bureaucracy

Alex Mayer MP

Political Opinion: £1.5 Million local health funding boost

Alex Mayer MP at Leighton Buzzard Station with London Northwestern staff

London Northwestern Railway services now in public ownership
Rail services covering Leighton Buzzard have transferred into public ownership.
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Alex Mayer MP

UK’s 250th banking hub coming to Leighton Buzzard

Alex Mayer MP

MP welcomes fall in Bedfordshire NHS waiting lists

Alex Mayer MP

MP Alex Mayer gets behind National Pothole Day

Alex Mayer MP

AI I tackles Bedfordshire A&E bottlenecks - MP reacts

Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre. Picture: Chris Leaman

Council 'forced' to review Library Theatre amid £17m government funding cuts

Council's finance boss calls for MPs to help soften impact of funding shortfall

NFU Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire Chair Freya Morgan.

NFU Opinion: Bedfordshire farming leader says the ‘government has been sent a cl...

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NFU Opinion: NFU urges MPs to show opposition to family farm tax by abstaining f...

Alex Mayer MP

Political Opinion: Fare freeze relief

File photo of a Central Bedfordshire fly-tip. Picture: Central Bedfordshire Council

Call for campaign to reduce fly-tipping

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivers a speech in the media briefing room of 9 Downing Street, ahead of the forthcoming Budget. Reeves has warned that 'each of us must do our bit', signalling possible tax rises (Photo: WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Rachel Reeves says 'each of us must do our bit' — what it may cost you

All Saints Church is the venue for Leighton Buzzard Art Society's annual exhibition, which is set to feature more than 570 works

More than 570 works set to be displayed at Leighton Buzzard art exhibition

Alex Mayer MP

£32 million boost to help 8,000 get good jobs welcomed by MP

Alex Mayer MP

Political opinion: 45,000 extra Bedfordshire NHS appointments welcomed by local ...

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the Government's annual budget to Parliament on October 30, 2024 (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Rachel Reeves announces 2025 Autumn Budget date - what to expect

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Nine in 10 SMEs say labour costs risk driving up prices

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Town council's Labour group leader resigns after party political spat
The Labour group on Leighton-Linslade Town Council has appointed Jane Gibson as its new leader, following the resignation of Pat Carberry because of a party political spat.
Euan Duncan, Local Democracy Reporter

Alex Mayer MP at Grovebury Pharmacy

Opinion: Happy birthday to the NHS – here's to a fighting fit future

File photo of new houses being constructed

More new homes starting to be built in Central Bedfordshire this year

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 11: Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, arrives to attend the weekly meeting of Cabinet minsters at 10 Downing Street on June 11, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Wes Streeting opens new clinical rooms on visit to Leighton Buzzard

Alex Mayer MP

Lib Dems slam MP for refusing to support call for critical infrastructure

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Labour restores Winter Fuel Payment to millions of pensioners

The funding could benefit hundreds of schools across the country

Huge investment into 'crumbling' schools - what it means for pupils

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Political Opinion: Want a chance to meet your local Conservatives?

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Call for clarity over mental health support for young people

Clockwise from top left: Allframe, Leighton Buzzard; Independent Cllr John Baker (right) visits Woburn Mosaic; Alex Mayer MP; and Central Befordshire Lib Dems - Cllrs Leaman, Roberts and Holland-Lindsay in Leighton Buzzard High Street. Images supplied by Anthony Smith, Cllr Baker, Alex Mayer MP, and Cllr Baker.

Leighton Buzzard and Woburn hit hard by business rates hike

Alex Mayer MP

Hen heroes deserve a fairer crack this Easter says local MP

Flooding in Waterdell, Leighton Buzzard, in September 2024. Images supplied by Debbie Ward.

Government and MP criticised for 'lack of action' on Leighton Buzzard flooding

Alex Mayer MP with Gary 'Gazza' Ison

Vinyl countdown: MP backs local record shop ahead of Record Store Day

L: Central Bedfordshire Council headquarters and R: Universal Studios' theme park in Orlando

Councillor's concerns Universal Studios theme park could impact fostering

Alex Mayer MP at Leighton Buzzard Railway

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File photo dated of children playing on swings

Record number of children in Central Bedfordshire living in poverty

Alex Mayer MP

6,800 Bedfordshire workers to get £1,400 boost

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Spring Statement: relief but unconvinced - I’m still reeling from cuts
Labour’s Spring Statement wasn’t as brutal as feared - but can it undo last week’s cuts? 💰
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PIP reforms - what changes to disability benefits could mean for you

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Number of companies in Bedfordshire hits record high

File photo of a pothole.

Row over highways funding at Central Bedfordshire Council

Alex Mayer MP

Local MP welcomes extra dentist appointments

A pothole in Central Bedfordshire. Image supplied.

Council says it spends more cash fixing potholes than it gets from council

Alex Mayer MP

Alex Mayer MP: A victory for bees

Alex Mayer MP outside Leighton Buzzard Post Office

Local MP meets Post Office bosses as franchising deadline closes

Stars including Bill Bailey (pictured) are backing calls for the ban to be enacted quickly - Animal News Agency

Stars including Ricky Gervais and Dame Judi Dench need help of Leighton Buzzard ...

Central Bedfordshire Council offices.

Warning Central Beds risks becoming a 'housing estate of MK' in devolution plans

Alex Mayer MP with Grant Palmer operator

Tell Parliament how to improve buses, urges Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard MP Al...

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