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
Climate Change – Time to act and be more ambitious for Southwark say the Southwark Liberal Democrat Councillor Group in their response to the council's consultation on “Tackling the Climate Emergency Together".
The Resolution Foundation has found that almost two million people have not worked for at least six months of the crisis. Cllr Robin Ashby, who speaks for Newcastle Liberal Democrats on business matters reacted : "These figures show exactly why the Government needs to act decisively and the budget will tell us if they have the courage to do what it takes to rescue the economy. We need bold and ambitious investment plans to create jobs, or else risk a lost generation which will hurt our country for decades to come."
Over the last 15 years, a fixture on the CLD calendar has been our Lunar New Year dinner celebrations, usually ushered in by loud drumming and cymbals which accompany a lion dance, and always a sumptuous 8 course meal, crowned by an after-dinner address by a distinguished LibDem speaker.
Blackburn Labour Councillor Hussain Akhtar was seen encouraging young people to walk on a dangerously frozen lake. Video footage of the incident is circulating on social media. Liberal Democrats have condemned his behaviour. Lib Dem Councillor Roy Davies said, "This is so irresponsible. The council is telling people not to walk on frozen water as it could be fatal and here we have a councillor encouraging it. He should do the honourable thing and resign." This is the second incident in a week where a Labour councillor on Blackburn with Darwen council has had to be censured. It follows the Labour Mayor being fined for attending an illegal gathering in contravention of Covid regulations.
Starting this week, major improvement works are being carried out at St Peter's car park.
This winter, numerous towns and villages across Cambridgeshire have suffered localised flooding that has caused considerable inconvenience and damage ...