Holocaust Memorial Day
Friday 27 January is Holocaust Memorial Day where we remember the millions of people murdered in the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution, and in the genocides which followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur.
26 Jan 2023
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
Wishart presses Cabinet Secretary for fixed links feasibility studies
Shetland MSP and Scottish Liberal Democrat, Beatrice Wishart, has pressed the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport, Michael Matheson MSP, for fixed links feasibility studies for Shetland.
26 Jan 2023
Environment & Nature
Tory MPs vote for 15 more years of sewage dumping
292 Conservative MPs voted to allow sewage dumping by water companies in our rivers, lakes and coasts for at least 15 more years.
LD
26 Jan 2023
Southwark Liberal Democrats Call for Review into Council Tax Rise and Protections for the Most Vulnerable
Southwark Labour plans to increase council tax by the legal maximum of 5%, despite issuing a guarantee to residents that the party would ‘keep council tax low’.
26 Jan 2023
Small businesses need help with immediate pressures and longer-term growth
Responding to the embargoed release from the Federation of Small Businesses that Scotland’s small business confidence fell again in the final quarter of 2022, with it now sitting at -50 points, lower than the equivalent UK-wide confidence figure of -45.8 points, Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP said:
26 Jan 2023
Orcadian Column
Orcadian Column, 25 January 2023
As the latest constitutional clash between Scottish and UK governments ignites over gender recognition reform, I bring you news of a welcome outbreak of collaboration. And not just joint working between both of Scotland’s governments but the involvement too of local councils, invariably the forgotten partner in debates about where powers should lie and decisions taken.
26 Jan 2023