Cllr Andy Swain
Ward: Teign Valley
Parishes: Ashton ; Bridford ; Christow ; Doddiscombsleigh ; Dunsford ; Hennock ; Tedburn St Mary ; Trusham
Mobile: 07756 253908
Email: andrew.swain@teignbridge.gov.uk
The Government and the North East's Councils aren't speaking with one voice on local lockdown measures. New Government decrees are being issued by Twitter like a cut-price Trump, without prior discussion. And it now seems that Labour's MPs and local Council leaders aren't singing from the same hymn sheet either.
"The Government must never again be allowed to force the BBC into a corner where it has to choose between cuts to programming or raising these fees on the most vulnerable," says Cllr Ali Avaei, who leads for Newcastle Liberal Democrats on media and culture issues, and is seen with the Liberal Democrats Leader Ed Davey.
this meeting shows the effectiveness of cross-party working All the Council Meeting motions can be seen at the end of the article or download them
At their Autumn Conference this weekend, the Liberal Democrats have agreed on proposals that would see the BBC licence fee level...
Warrington's latest investment in Together Energy, by acquiring customers from the failed Bristol Energy, needs more explanation than the Leader of the Council appears willing to give. For the Council's leadership to press on with investing hundreds of millions of borrowed pounds in ventures seen as risky and speculative without adequate explanation is breathtaking.
Flood Wardens are volunteers trained to help and prepare people in local communities that are at risk of flooding. They play an important role in the preparing a community flood plan and putting it in to practice.