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Biggleswade Step-Free Update – 18th January 2021
I’ve just come out of the latest meeting regarding step-free access at Biggleswade station. The latest developments are as follows: ~...

Julian Vaughan
Jan 18, 20212 min read


Biggleswade Bus Interchange
Following our successful campaign to obtain funding for step-free access improvements at Biggleswade train station, the focus has moved...

Julian Vaughan
Nov 12, 20204 min read


Biggleswade Step-Free Update 29th June
We are living through unprecedented times and my work has been dominated by the effects of the pandemic, so it was a welcome change to...

Julian Vaughan
Jun 29, 20204 min read


‘Step-Free Access’ one step closer at Biggleswade
Following on from the conference call that took place between Network Rail, Richard Fuller MP, Central Beds and Biggleswade Town...

Julian Vaughan
Apr 11, 20204 min read


Biggleswade Step-Free Update
On Monday 6th April we held a Skype Conference Call regarding step-free access at the station. Network Rail, Richard Fuller MP, and...

Julian Vaughan
Apr 7, 20203 min read


Biggleswade access improvements hit the buffers
Unfortunately, I have little positive to say from today’s meeting to discuss progress on step-free access at Biggleswade station. Unless...

Julian Vaughan
Mar 9, 20204 min read


Buses in Bedfordshire – Q&A with Central Bedfordshire Council
Below is a compilation of a number of email exchanges with Central Bedfordshire Council on the subject of bus provision across Central...

Julian Vaughan
Mar 8, 20207 min read


Which way for buses in Bedfordshire?
While the Prime Minister heralds the dawn of a new age of bus travel across the UK the current situation, particularly in Bedfordshire,...

Julian Vaughan
Feb 17, 20203 min read


Which way for buses in Bedfordshire?
While the Prime Minister heralds the dawn of a new age of bus travel across the UK the current situation, particularly in Bedfordshire,...

Julian Vaughan
Feb 17, 20203 min read


Rail ‘Access Map’ takes the wrong route
In April 2019 the UK rail industry, through the Rail Delivery Group, proudly announced the launch of its new interactive accessibility...

Julian Vaughan
Feb 6, 20206 min read


Why has cycling lost its way in Bedfordshire?
With time running out to deal with the looming climate emergency, it is vital that we create an integrated, accessible and affordable...

Julian Vaughan
Oct 12, 20194 min read


More buses not more cuts!
Below is the response that I finally received from Cllr Jamieson, leader of Central Bedfordshire Council on 9th September regarding the...

Julian Vaughan
Sep 11, 20193 min read


Empty words from Central Beds Council as more bus services face the axe
Central Bedfordshire Council to cut more bus services in Bedfordshire. Biggleswade, Sandy and Potton are set to lose even more buses....

Julian Vaughan
Sep 1, 20192 min read


Disabled people let down by ‘tick box’ attitude to Accessibility
Listening to Nusrat Ghani during the Westminster Hall debate earlier this week discussing the lack of step-free access at Flitwick...

Julian Vaughan
Jul 28, 20193 min read


Flitwick Step-Free Access – Westminster Hall Debate
My brief notes below from the Westminster Hall Debate that took place earlier this week regarding the lack of step-free access at...

Julian Vaughan
Jul 27, 20193 min read


Labour must be bolder on Equal Access
Since the ‘Access for All’ funding scheme was first introduced by the previous Labour government in 2006, the progress of step-free...

Julian Vaughan
Oct 1, 20184 min read
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