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1 week ago | 
lutontoday.co.uk | Alin Martin
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowAlex Mayer MP is urging local businesses to get in touch if they fear they could be hit by new US tariffs. The call comes as concern grows over the impact of tariffs imposed by the US on a range of UK goods - including a 10% tariff on general imports and a 25% tariff on cars, steel, and aluminium - and the potential impact of a growing trade war between the US and China.
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1 week ago | 
msn.com | Alin Martin
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2 weeks ago | 
leightonbuzzardonline.co.uk | Alin Martin
Local MP Alex Mayer has dropped the needle on Record Store Day celebrations in Leighton Buzzard. The Labour MP stopped by Gazza Records, a much-loved independent record store in town spinning with success as it celebrates its fifth birthday this year - and proving that vinyl really is back in the groove. Record Store Day sees music lovers across the UK come together to support local independent shops.
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2 weeks ago | 
lutontoday.co.uk | Alin Martin
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA major new theme park in Bedfordshire is a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” for local workers – and it needs a strong transport plan to make sure everyone can share in the benefits, says local MP Alex Mayer.
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2 weeks ago | 
lutontoday.co.uk | Alin Martin
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowSeven new average speed cameras have been installed on a major Bedfordshire road. Local MP Alex Mayer visited the stretch of the A5 with National Highways as the new cameras went live in response to long-running safety concerns.
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3 weeks ago | 
lutontoday.co.uk | Alin Martin
Bedfordshire Police is receiving an extra £7.3 million to tackle serious and organised crime across the county, it was confirmed today. John Tizard, Labour Police and Crime Commissioner secured the commitment after meetings with all Bedfordshire MPs and the policing minister Diana Johnson.
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3 weeks ago | 
lutontoday.co.uk | Alin Martin
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! now6,800 workers across Central Bedfordshire are in line for a £1,400-a-year pay boost from tomorrow (Tuesday, April 1) after the Labour Government brought in substantial rises. The National Living Wage paid to over-21s is going up by 6.7% and the National Minimum Wage for 18 to 20-year-olds gets its biggest boost ever, rising by 16%.
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4 weeks ago | 
lutontoday.co.uk | Alin Martin
Ahead of Mother’s Day, local MP Alex Mayer paid a visit to Asda in Dunstable to back a life-saving message – check your chest. The store’s Tickled Pink campaign is raising awareness about breast cancer with a community board urging people to do a real “self checkout” this Mother’s Day. Whether it’s your mum, grandmother, caregiver, or a mother figure, they are encouraging everyone to check their chest. Around 500 people are newly diagnosed with breast cancer each year in Bedfordshire.
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4 weeks ago | 
lutontoday.co.uk | Alin Martin
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowAs clocks in the UK spring forward an hour this weekend, MP Alex Mayer called for a “major overhaul of time” in a Parliamentary debate she secured. The annual change to British Summer Time (BST) from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), means evenings will stay lighter one hour later. But Ms Mayer wants to change the baseline.
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1 month ago | 
leightonbuzzardonline.co.uk | Alin Martin
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowAn operator has been announced for East West Rail, a project that could speed up journey times for Leighton Buzzard passengers travelling by train across the region. Chiltern Railways has been named by ministers as the operator for the section between Oxford and Milton Keynes, with hopes that services will begin later this year. The line will serve six stations, including a revamped Bletchley Station.
