Council fails youth say Lib Dems.
Wolverhampton Liberal Democrats have accused the City Council of failing local youth with the suspension of evening and weekends sessions at the only youth centre in the City.
BL
12 Apr 2022
Councillor Andy Swain - Teign Valley (TDC)
14 Feb 2021
Cllr Andy Swain
Ward: Teign Valley
Parishes: Ashton ; Bridford ; Christow ; Doddiscombsleigh ; Dunsford ; Hennock ; Tedburn St Mary ; Trusham
Contact information
Mobile: 07756 253908
Email: andrew.swain@teignbridge.gov.uk
Committee appointments
Term of Office
- 07/05/2019 - 13/05/2023
Andy's News
Education, education, education: Lib Dem policies best for Slough
"The Lib Dems' commitment to a much larger COVID recovery fund for schools than that proposed by the Tory Government will be very much welcomed in Slough, where all local services are facing years of cuts because of the failures of the Labour-run Council" said education researcher and Lib Dem candidate for Haymill and Lynch Hill, Catharine Parkes.
12 Apr 2022
Announcement: Green Liberal Democrats - The Turning Point
When launching our training last week, a few eagle-eyed members asked for more details about our Green Liberal Democrat Summer Conference.
JE
12 Apr 2022
Poorly insulated homes in Bedford Borough paying £23 million more in heating bills
Families in Bedford Borough are paying over £23 million more a year for their energy bills because they are living in poorly insulated homes, research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats are demanding that the government urgently invest in fixing leaky homes in the area and cut people's energy bills in the long term.
12 Apr 2022
Poorly insulated homes in Bedford Borough paying £23 million more in heating bills
Families in Bedford Borough are paying over £23 million more a year for their energy bills because they are living in poorly insulated homes, research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats are demanding that the government urgently invest in fixing leaky homes in the area and cut people's energy bills in the long term.
12 Apr 2022
Opposition Councillors Take A Stand - Norfolk Children Suffer From Tory Cuts
A protest walkout by the Liberal Democrats and other opposition parties took place at Norfolk County Council full council meeting on the 11th April, following the refusal to allow a debate on a Conservative decision to cut vital school holiday lunch vouchers. The scheme had been helping struggling families since the start of the covid 19 pandemic. The Conservative administration at Norfolk County Council decided to stop the scheme giving families only a weeks notice, with some parents having no notice at all. Other councils in East Anglia continue the vital lunch vouchers. Local Liberal Democrat County Councillor for Gaywood South, Rob Colwell left the council chamber and went straight to Kings Lynn Food Bank to find out what they were short of. Financial pressures on families were already high with the rising cost of living crisis and a list of family essentials was passed to Rob, who went on to purchase the same from his own monthly allowance. In the first week of the holiday Rob had already helped desp
DS
11 Apr 2022