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All the gripes, groans and grizzles about Bedford

New Bypass
Part of the A421 bypass is now open reducing journey times across town.
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Nicky H 22 December 2009

The Great Parking Peril Escape
Those of you who follow this blog may recall an earlier posting entitled "Park At Your Peril" (11 August 2008). It seems I am not the only prospective victim of parking in the lay-by next to St Mary's Church, Goldington Road. In this week's Times & C
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Paul H 08 October 2008
Rate Payers or Rent Payers?
Bedford faces the lose of Clayton's, a large and long established clothing shop, from The Arcade. Other retailers may join the exodus as rent demands skyrocket beyond acceptable levels. The outcome? An already underperforming town centre declines eve
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Paul H 20 September 2008
Are you faking passion?
Summer holidays are over, but isn't it great to be back to work, back to the job for which you feel utmost passion and 100% commitment? I mean, why did you even need a holiday? Why leave, even for one week, that job you love so much? Unless, of course, you
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Kassia G 08 September 2008
Why So Secretive?
I suppose it's becoming a habit: relying on the internet to supply most of the answers we want. The local reference library is excellent, but on a Bank Holiday weekend and up against a publishing deadline it is just not a viable resource. What I want
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Paul H 26 August 2008
Park At Your Peril
I do park responsibly, honest gov'nor. I even go out of my way to do so. However, this effort is not being aided by the nabobs of our County town. Indeed, it strikes me that they are more intent on filling their coffers than acting either rationally or
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Paul H 11 August 2008
Greenwash
I see that a large, well known and highly profitable supermarket in Cardington Road is about to stop supplying its customers with plastic carrier bags at no charge. I welcome the move, of course. Why wouldn't I? Well, let me see … Their in-store a
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Paul H 31 July 2008
There is None So Blind ...
Bedford Hospital has a wonderful Diabetes Centre housed adjacent to the main site at Rye Close. Who would want to reduce its effectiveness in dealing with a huge and growing problem in UK society? In a single visit to the Centre patients can have the
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Paul H 28 July 2008
A Bumpy Ride
The leisurely pace of the road repairs around St Cuthbert's Church has been a source of frustration and annoyance for months. Bedfordshire Highways has the power to maximise inconvenience and delay for motorists, so they seem bent on using such power
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Paul H 05 July 2008
The Price of Parking
I have noticed that it is now more expensive to park at the Riverside Square in the evening than it is during the day. Where's the logic? I can understand charging for parking during the day - it discourages congestion and encourages use of the Pa
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Paul H 03 July 2008
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