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
When Paul Mc Garry called me to introduce Ed, I wondered if he had fallen on his head and sent him a row of big eye smiley faces. As a newbie Councillor and member, I felt I was probably a bit of light weight to do the job to introduce our party leader. Some serious preparation needed to be done.
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New figures have revealed the number of people sleeping rough is rising substantially in surrounding areas but in Bedford Borough the figure has remained at two since 2021 - one of the lowest numbers in the region. Central Bedfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes, North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire all recorded rises in rough sleeping numbers. Bedford Borough Council has been praised for its Homelessness Strategy that has just been extended for another year.
Speaking at the Scottish Liberal Democrat spring conference in Dundee, Alex Cole-Hamilton will say that the departure of Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister offers a chance to make Scottish education the best in the world again.
A new Edward Bawden exhibition has opened at The Higgins Bedford. The ''Trains, Planes & Automobiles' exhibition is free to view and explores all the different transport seen in Bawden's work. With over fifty works on display, there is something for everyone. From hot air balloons over beaches and waving pilots in early biplanes to vicars driving through sheep and yapping dogs chasing anything with wheels.
Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader Jane Dodds has called on Welsh Labour Deputy Minister Lee Waters to issue a public apology over comments he made about nurses in Wales.