Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue

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X819/1/1
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Matters include general cases of inhabitants of Ward Borough's dispute with NALGO over lack of consultation, Bedford Housing Action Group with whom Holden worked closely, rat problems in house in the Mile Road area, Moratorium on Housing Capital Expenditure imposed by the Government especially in relation to London Road Estate, March for Jobs 1981, a forced eviction; Community Hall, Faldo Road, accusation of racialism against Bedford Caribbean Youth Organisation, Sizewell B Nuclear Reactor(June/July 1981) (possible appeal to Ombudsman as motion re Sizewell was not allowed to be presented), dampness report on 171, Cardington Road, Bedford by Victor Farrar, relocation of Bedford Youth Football Club. Granada Cinema Closure(including photocopy of useful article 'Granada Bedford: The Early Days' by John Squires) Closure and conversion into Bingo Hall was opposed by a number of Labour Councillors including L T Holden Answers to Tony Lennon's questions by Chairman of Housing Services Committee (detailed statistics for October 1981-March 1982) attack by Mr Norbury on him as "anti-British" refuted by letter of L T Holden9 June 1982 Parking restriction in Waterloo Road Letter to Barbara Castle MEP re gift to Vera, long time worker of the Labour Party of a copy of Castle's Diaries Holden requested a short message to put in book signed by Castle 10 April 1983 Reply from Barbara Castle of Hell Corner Farm, Grays Lane Ibstone, High Wycombe, Bucks 20 April 1983
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1981-1983
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From: 1981 To: 1983
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