Covid status report for the South Hams
Overall, Covid cases are down 15.3% in the South Hams, according to the most recent Government data, and this welcome trend downward manifests in almost all areas.
22 Jan 2021
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
HOCKLETON BRIDGE ROAD CLOSURE - B4386 until Monday 25th.
HOCKLETON BRIDGE ROAD CLOSURE - B4386 until Monday 25th.
22 Jan 2021
Surgeries
A reminder to all our readers that Councillors and Focus Team members are still available via zoom for meetings. Just email focus@epsom-ewell.libdems.org.uk to arrange a day and time to talk.
22 Jan 2021
Two simple things - Saving our local services
Last week an article appeared in the Manchester Evening News telling a familiar story - an important council post being cut to save money. You may agree with the cut, you may not - but you will agree that it is the latest in a long line of services and facilities the council has cut over the last decade. You will almost certainly be aware that the squeeze on council budgets comes from Westminster - and probably feel a reasonable degree of sympathy for a council forced to make incredibly difficult decisions in order to balance the books. Afterall, they are doing everything they can...
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22 Jan 2021
MP praises local NHS after South Cumbria administers 4th highest percentage of vaccinations in the country
Local MP Tim Farron has praised the work of after it was revealed that the South Cumbria and Lancashire region has administered the fourth highest percentage of COVID-19 vaccines to people aged 80 and over in the country.
22 Jan 2021
"The public will be horrified": Newcastle's Liberal Democrats Opposition speak out over vaccine "levelling down" as region's allocation set to be halved next week
Newcastle's Liberal Democrats Opposition leader Cllr Nick Cott has expressed strong disappointment at reports in the Health Service Journal that the North East and Yorkshire NHS region has been told that its covid-19 vaccine supplies will be halved next week because it is ahead of the rest of the country. The HSJ reports "well placed sources" in the region have been told to expect around 100,000 vaccine doses next week for GP practices, down from 200,000 this week, attributing this to the region's strong performance on vaccinating the over 80s, which is running significantly ahead of other regions. Cllr Cott said: "The public will be horrified that we are being forced to level down to allow other areas to catch up, given our region's long-standing health inequalities. Primary healthcare facilities have been doing an excellent job in putting in place capacity to vaccinate more older people than elsewhere in the country. Everyone in our region who is over 70 or who has older family members has been hoping tha
22 Jan 2021