A ballot of local businesses in the town centre has backed the renewal of the Bedford Business Improvement District (BID) for a further five years.

Business ratepayers in Bedford with a business of the required rateable value to be eligible to vote were issued with a postal ballot to say whether or not they supported the renewal of the BID.

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Voting for the federal board election will open at 9 a.m. on 29th October 2019. You can find out more about all the internal elections here: www.libdems.org.uk/internal-elections

A note on the manifestos: The order in which candidates' manifestos appear was generated at random using the =RAND() Excel function. The document contains all the manifestos that were correctly supplied by the deadline for candidates supplied by the Returning Officer.

A ballot of local businesses in the town centre has backed the renewal of the Bedford Business Improvement District (BID) for a further five years.

Business ratepayers in Bedford with a business of the required rateable value to be eligible to vote were issued with a postal ballot to say whether or not they supported the renewal of the BID.

We are very pleased to introduce Dave Thomas as the new PPC for Norwich North Constituency.

Dave is a hardworking local councillor and a valuable asset to the party. We know he will be a fine candidate for our area.

You can read more about Dave in his interview with the EDP and follow the links below for updates.

Nina Stimson, Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesperson for Southend West, Joined the million people marching for a People's Vote on 19 October 2019.

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Liberal Democrats love delivering leaflets. (And it's a good thing we do, as the evidence shows that they work.) If you've shared that love, chances are you've delivered ones that use one of our favourite strap lines: 'A record of action… a promise of more'.

That's what I'm offering in this election for Party President: a record of listening, a record of taking action, and a plan to work with you to achieve even more in the future.

After today's votes, the fight to stop Brexit continues.

Hundreds of thousands of people are marching outside Parliament, where I've just finished voting, to demand a final say.

After today's votes, Boris Johnson must obey the law and send a letter asking for Article 50 to be extended.

We will use that extra time to secure a People's Vote, to keep Britain in the European Union and to reject this awful deal.

There was a question at an early hustings which reminded me of exactly why I am a Liberal Democrat and why I am standing to be your Party President.

The question itself was about books and what we had been reading recently which, for me, was a special edition of Life Magazine dedicated to Robert Kennedy on the 50^th anniversary of his assassination.

It's Apple Day at Bromham Mill on Sunday 20th October, with the popular event for all the family taking place at the historic mill from 11am to 4pm.

There is a wide array of events and activities to be enjoyed at this fun family occasion, organised by Bromham Parish Council. In addition to the customary apples and cider other attractions include market stalls, live music, pony rides, a children's animal area and more.