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Biggleswade Lifts Update – 25.11.24
This afternoon we met with Network Rail to discuss the latest news on the scheme to install lifts at Biggleswade station. This project,...
Julian Vaughan
Nov 25, 20243 min read
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Biggleswade step-free update – 7th Sep 2024
On Wednesday 4th September we had the latest meeting with Network Rail regarding progress (or lack of it) towards a step-free Biggleswade...
Julian Vaughan
Sep 7, 20244 min read
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‘Access for All’ Biggleswade – July 2024 Update
Today, Wednesday 24th July, we met once again with Network Rail and local stakeholders including local Councillors and local MP, Richard...
Julian Vaughan
Jul 24, 20245 min read
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Access for All – nominated stations
On 24th May 2024, the government announced the 50 stations set to benefit from the £350 million of funding for step-free access as part...
Julian Vaughan
Jul 17, 20243 min read
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Lifts at Biggleswade delayed until Summer 2025
Biggleswade station, located on the East Coast Mainline in Bedfordshire, and a growing commuter town, was awarded ‘Access for All’...
Julian Vaughan
May 9, 20243 min read
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An open letter to Network Rail CEO Andrew Haines
In April 2019 Biggleswade station was awarded ‘Access for All’ funding to provide lifts at the station . Five years on the much delayed...
Julian Vaughan
May 3, 20245 min read
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White Lines (Don’t Do it) feat. Central Beds Council
From recent evidence, it seems that Central Bedfordshire Council views road markings as a ‘nice to have’, rather than a vital aspect of...
Julian Vaughan
Mar 27, 20247 min read
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GTR’s answers to Arlesey/Biggleswade RUG questions
Recently, representatives from the Arlesey and Biggleswade rail user groups attended a meeting that we had called to discuss the poor...
Julian Vaughan
Dec 14, 202313 min read
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Are planning conditions worth the paper they are written on?
I will hold a hand up and say that up until a few weeks ago I did not know a great deal about planning conditions and S106 funding...
Julian Vaughan
Dec 7, 202311 min read
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S106 Funding – an open letter to Central Beds Council
Following my research into how funding received from housing developers is spent in our communities, I posted The secret world of S106...
Julian Vaughan
Nov 3, 20235 min read
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S106 Funding – an open letter to Central Beds Council
Following my research into how funding received from housing developers is spent in our communities , I posted The secret world of S106...
Julian Vaughan
Nov 3, 20238 min read
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The secret world of S106 funding
One of the most frequent issues that came up on the doorstep while campaigning during the Mid Bedfordshire by-election was the number of...
Julian Vaughan
Oct 31, 20238 min read
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The secret world of S106 funding
One of the most frequent issues that came up on the doorstep while campaigning during the Mid Bedfordshire by-election was the number of...
Julian Vaughan
Oct 31, 20238 min read
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Biggleswade Station Update – 15th May
Earlier today the Bedfordshire Rail Access Network (BRAN) team met with Network Rail, Richard Fuller MP, town and district Councillors...
Julian Vaughan
May 15, 20234 min read
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Biggleswade Station Update – 15th May
Earlier today the Bedfordshire Rail Access Network (BRAN) team met with Network Rail, Richard Fuller MP, town and district Councillors...
Julian Vaughan
May 15, 20234 min read
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Julian Vaughan for Biggleswade West
On Thursday 4th May, the residents of Biggleswade will get a chance to vote for the politicians who will represent the town for the next...
Julian Vaughan
May 1, 20233 min read
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Who is standing up for prepayment meter households? An open letter
On 31st March, the pause in the installation of prepayment meters by warrant will end. The appalling treatment of prepayment meter...
Julian Vaughan
Mar 26, 20234 min read
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Who is standing up for prepayment meter households? An open letter
On 31st March, the pause in the installation of prepayment meters by warrant will end. The appalling treatment of prepayment meter...
Julian Vaughan
Mar 26, 20234 min read
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The injustice of prepayment meters – an open letter to my MP
The following is a letter sent to my MP, Richard Fuller on 8th December, setting out the injustice faced by those who pay for their...
Julian Vaughan
Dec 8, 20228 min read
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The injustice of prepayment meters – an open letter to my MP
The following is a letter sent to my MP, Richard Fuller on 8th December, setting out the injustice faced by those who pay for their...
Julian Vaughan
Dec 8, 20228 min read
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