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Major engineering works as part of the East Coast Digital Programme will affect Great Northern and Thameslink services between Potters Bar, St Neots and Royston and between Hertford North and Stevenage on Sunday 25 August, . Additionally, evening services from 22:00 on Saturday 24 Aug

Stagecoach have written to advise Richard of several important changes happening to local bus services from Sunday 1st September. Richard Fuller MP said The changes to the Stagecoach timetable affect two routes that service Bedfordshire.

The new government is consulting on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system. Commenting, Richard Fuller MP said: Bedfordshire potentially faces an unprecedented series of major infrastructure changes in the years ahead; Universal studios

Richard has again written to Central Bedfordshire Council to oppose the planning application CB/24/00999 for the Land North of Biggleswade.

Central Bedfordshire Council is inviting residents to have their say on improving the way planning applications are submitted.

Bedford Borough Council is encouraging applications for two exciting new grant schemes funded by the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF).  There are two grant streams available: 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀: This grant supports initiatives that strengthen social connect

Within days of  the general election on 4 July, the new Labour government gave the go-ahead to three large solar farm proposals in the country; one in Lincolnshire, one covering Rutland and Lincolnshire and the other in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. This is important as in North Bedfordshire

The Environment Agency has contacted Richard to inform that they are proposing a 9% increase to all boat registration charges from January 2025. Their proposal takes into consideration the unforeseen increases in inflation in the past 3 years, which has impacted the running of their waterways.

In July, the think tank UKDayOne published a report suggesting that Britain's next 'new town' should be at Tempsford in North Bedfordshire to meet the Labour government's target of delivering 1.5million new homes in the next five years through new towns.  In May 2023, the East West Rail Compan

Richard Fuller MP has welcomed the news that Central Bedfordshire Council has introduced a discounted travel scheme for young people using funding from the Bus Service Improvement Plan grant received from the UK government.