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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Cranfield and Marston Vale Chronicle</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/show/cranfield-and-marston-vale-chronicle</link><description><![CDATA[The Cranfield and Marston Vale Chronicle is a hyperlocal news website covering the Cranfield and Marston Vale in Central Bedfordshire, England.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/2623416/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>News</category><copyright>Copyright John Guinn</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/29859185b0c6248c68291a7f614c4d37.jpg</url><title>Cranfield and Marston Vale Chronicle</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/show/cranfield-and-marston-vale-chronicle</link></image><lastBuildDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2019 13:28:47 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>John Guinn</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>John Guinn</itunes:name><itunes:email>feeds@spreaker.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/29859185b0c6248c68291a7f614c4d37.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>The Cranfield and Marston Vale Chronicle is a hyperlocal news website covering the Cranfield and Marston Vale in Central Bedfordshire, England.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Cranfield and Marston Vale Chronicle is a hyperlocal news website covering the Cranfield and Marston Vale in Central Bedfordshire, England.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="News"/><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><googleplay:author>John Guinn</googleplay:author><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/29859185b0c6248c68291a7f614c4d37.jpg"/><googleplay:email>feeds@spreaker.com</googleplay:email><googleplay:description>The Cranfield and Marston Vale Chronicle is a hyperlocal news website covering the Cranfield and Marston Vale in Central Bedfordshire, England.</googleplay:description><googleplay:category text="News &amp; Politics"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit><item><title>Meet Kathryn Holloway Bedfordshire PCC</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/travel_researcher/meet-kathryn-holloway-bedfordshire-pcc</link><description><![CDATA[In a conversation with the Cranfield and Marston Vale Chronicle, Bedfordshire's Police and Crime Commissioner, Kathryn Holloway, talks about the lack of funding for her force.<br /><br />There are not enough police officers to go around, so the public should not expect an immediate response if there isn't a threat to someone's safety.<br /><br />"We run out of officers on our response section who deliver those 999 and 101 responses, every single day and every single night because of the life-threatening crime happening in that single same second around the county."<br /><br />Ms. Holloway said that Bedfordshire police is not alone in this, but that it is particularly exposed as it is in the lowest quartile for funding nationally and lowest quartile for council tax receipts.<br /><br />She added that Bedfordshire Police has also had to make savings of over £34 million.<br /><br />Ms. Holloway also discusses her role as PCC and how residents can help to improve policing.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16236843</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2018 09:48:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16236843/meet_kathryn_holloway_bedfordshire_pcc.mp3" length="22869624" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>John Guinn</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In a conversation with the Cranfield and Marston Vale Chronicle, Bedfordshire's Police and Crime Commissioner, Kathryn Holloway, talks about the lack of funding for her force.

There are not enough police officers to go around, so the public should...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In a conversation with the Cranfield and Marston Vale Chronicle, Bedfordshire's Police and Crime Commissioner, Kathryn Holloway, talks about the lack of funding for her force.<br /><br />There are not enough police officers to go around, so the public should not expect an immediate response if there isn't a threat to someone's safety.<br /><br />"We run out of officers on our response section who deliver those 999 and 101 responses, every single day and every single night because of the life-threatening crime happening in that single same second around the county."<br /><br />Ms. Holloway said that Bedfordshire police is not alone in this, but that it is particularly exposed as it is in the lowest quartile for funding nationally and lowest quartile for council tax receipts.<br /><br />She added that Bedfordshire Police has also had to make savings of over £34 million.<br /><br />Ms. Holloway also discusses her role as PCC and how residents can help to improve policing.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1430</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bedfordshire,crime,pcc,police</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ad453b67ef0b6a61b8bf068f62fbf5c7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>John Guinn</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>In a conversation with the Cranfield and Marston Vale Chronicle, Bedfordshire's Police and Crime Commissioner, Kathryn Holloway, talks about the lack of funding for her force.

There are not enough police officers to go around, so the public should not expect an immediate response if there isn't a threat to someone's safety.

"We run out of officers on our response section who deliver those 999 and 101 responses, every single day and every single night because of the life-threatening crime happening in that single same second around the county."

Ms. Holloway said that Bedfordshire police is not alone in this, but that it is particularly exposed as it is in the lowest quartile for funding nationally and lowest quartile for council tax receipts.

She added that Bedfordshire Police has also had to make savings of over £34 million.

Ms. Holloway also discusses her role as PCC and how residents can help to improve policing.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ad453b67ef0b6a61b8bf068f62fbf5c7.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>What Bedford Borough Council is doing for its residents</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/travel_researcher/mayor-dave-hodgson-what-the-borough-is-d</link><description><![CDATA[This is the second of two podcasts with Bedford Borough Mayor, Dave Hodgson. <br /><br />In this one, the Mayor talks about the services provided by Bedford Borough Council, why one bus route was stopped and the problems that the Covanta Incinerator may bring to Stewartby and the surrounding area.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15831515</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:23:59 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15831515/mayor_dave_hodgson_what_the_borough_is_doing_for_you.mp3" length="23329867" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>John Guinn</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is the second of two podcasts with Bedford Borough Mayor, Dave Hodgson. 

In this one, the Mayor talks about the services provided by Bedford Borough Council, why one bus route was stopped and the problems that the Covanta Incinerator may bring...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is the second of two podcasts with Bedford Borough Mayor, Dave Hodgson. <br /><br />In this one, the Mayor talks about the services provided by Bedford Borough Council, why one bus route was stopped and the problems that the Covanta Incinerator may bring to Stewartby and the surrounding area.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1459</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bedford,bedfordshire,borough,council,dave,hodgson,mayor,stewartby,wootton</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/80fd47e76352d9d271abd46b81721bcf.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>John Guinn</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>This is the second of two podcasts with Bedford Borough Mayor, Dave Hodgson. 

In this one, the Mayor talks about the services provided by Bedford Borough Council, why one bus route was stopped and the problems that the Covanta Incinerator may bring to Stewartby and the surrounding area.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/80fd47e76352d9d271abd46b81721bcf.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Meet Dave Hodgson - Bedford Borough's Mayor</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/travel_researcher/meet-dave-hodgson-bedford-boroughs-mayor</link><description><![CDATA[Dave Hodgson MBE  is the Mayor of Bedford Borough. He is the second person to hold this post.  <br />He was elected to office in a by-election held on October 2009, following the death of previous mayor, Frank Branston.<br /><br />In this podcast, (one of two) the Mayor talks about the role, what he is proud of achieving and how his experience as a councillor has helped with the day to day work. Although this didn't prepare him for a question on his first day as mayor!]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15829357</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2018 11:56:52 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15829357/meet_dave_hodgson_bedford_borough_s_mayor.mp3" length="17073848" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>John Guinn</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Dave Hodgson MBE  is the Mayor of Bedford Borough. He is the second person to hold this post.  
He was elected to office in a by-election held on October 2009, following the death of previous mayor, Frank Branston.

In this podcast, (one of two) the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dave Hodgson MBE  is the Mayor of Bedford Borough. He is the second person to hold this post.  <br />He was elected to office in a by-election held on October 2009, following the death of previous mayor, Frank Branston.<br /><br />In this podcast, (one of two) the Mayor talks about the role, what he is proud of achieving and how his experience as a councillor has helped with the day to day work. Although this didn't prepare him for a question on his first day as mayor!]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1068</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bedford,bedfordshire,borough,dave,hodgson,mayor</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/80fd47e76352d9d271abd46b81721bcf.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>John Guinn</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>Dave Hodgson MBE  is the Mayor of Bedford Borough. He is the second person to hold this post.  
He was elected to office in a by-election held on October 2009, following the death of previous mayor, Frank Branston.

In this podcast, (one of two) the Mayor talks about the role, what he is proud of achieving and how his experience as a councillor has helped with the day to day work. Although this didn't prepare him for a question on his first day as mayor!</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/80fd47e76352d9d271abd46b81721bcf.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Meet Councillor James Jamieson, Leader of Central Bedfordshire Council</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/travel_researcher/james-jamieson-podcast</link><description><![CDATA[Councillor James Jamieson talks about why he became a councillor in the first place. He also talks about what he is most proud of during his time in the council. The Local Plan is also discussed. This is the plan to build 40,000 new homes in the Central Bedfordshire area. As you'd expect, those living in the areas chosen for 1,000s of new homes are happy. James explains why the plan is needed.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15537286</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2018 14:23:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15537286/james_jamieson_podcast.mp3" length="25390790" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>John Guinn</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Councillor James Jamieson talks about why he became a councillor in the first place. He also talks about what he is most proud of during his time in the council. The Local Plan is also discussed. This is the plan to build 40,000 new homes in the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Councillor James Jamieson talks about why he became a councillor in the first place. He also talks about what he is most proud of during his time in the council. The Local Plan is also discussed. This is the plan to build 40,000 new homes in the Central Bedfordshire area. As you'd expect, those living in the areas chosen for 1,000s of new homes are happy. James explains why the plan is needed.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1587</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bedfordshire,central,council,councillor,government,homes,local,new,plan,planning</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/29859185b0c6248c68291a7f614c4d37.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>John Guinn</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>Councillor James Jamieson talks about why he became a councillor in the first place. He also talks about what he is most proud of during his time in the council. The Local Plan is also discussed. This is the plan to build 40,000 new homes in the Central Bedfordshire area. As you'd expect, those living in the areas chosen for 1,000s of new homes are happy. James explains why the plan is needed.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/29859185b0c6248c68291a7f614c4d37.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Farm Safety Week 2017</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/travel_researcher/farm-safety-week-2017</link><description><![CDATA[Farm Safety Week is an initiative run by charity the Farm Safety Foundation which is working to reduce the number of accidents which continue to give agriculture the poorest record of any occupation in the UK & Ireland. <br /><br />During Farm Safety Week, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland work together over five days with five themes and one message –that farm safety is a lifestyle not a slogan.  <br /><br />My guest is Stephanie Berkeley. She is a Farm Safety Campaign Specialist. During the interview Stephanie highlights the constant dangers farmers and their families endure daily at their workplace and home.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12456055</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:53:54 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12456055/farm_safety_week_2017.mp3" length="12244807" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>John Guinn</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Farm Safety Week is an initiative run by charity the Farm Safety Foundation which is working to reduce the number of accidents which continue to give agriculture the poorest record of any occupation in the UK &amp; Ireland. 

During Farm Safety Week,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Farm Safety Week is an initiative run by charity the Farm Safety Foundation which is working to reduce the number of accidents which continue to give agriculture the poorest record of any occupation in the UK & Ireland. <br /><br />During Farm Safety Week, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland work together over five days with five themes and one message –that farm safety is a lifestyle not a slogan.  <br /><br />My guest is Stephanie Berkeley. She is a Farm Safety Campaign Specialist. During the interview Stephanie highlights the constant dangers farmers and their families endure daily at their workplace and home.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>766</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>agriculture</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/29859185b0c6248c68291a7f614c4d37.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>John Guinn</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>Farm Safety Week is an initiative run by charity the Farm Safety Foundation which is working to reduce the number of accidents which continue to give agriculture the poorest record of any occupation in the UK &amp; Ireland. 

During Farm Safety Week, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland work together over five days with five themes and one message –that farm safety is a lifestyle not a slogan.  

My guest is Stephanie Berkeley. She is a Farm Safety Campaign Specialist. During the interview Stephanie highlights the constant dangers farmers and their families endure daily at their workplace and home.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/29859185b0c6248c68291a7f614c4d37.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item></channel></rss>
