Councillor Mel Allcott warns of “high-risk retreat” from Worcester’s secondary school plans
Liberal Democrat County Councillor for Claines, Mel Allcott, has raised serious concerns over the Reform-led County Council’s...
10 Nov 2025
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
Ripe for Change: Seizing the Opportunity for Electoral Reform
Outgoing LDER President Sarah Olney reflects on the last year and looks ahead to exciting times for electoral reform.
10 Nov 2025
Wales
Revealed: 80 million calls to HMRC go unanswered as Lib Dems demand urgent action to fix tax helpline chaos
Research by the House of Commons Library commissioned by the Liberal Democrats shows HMRC has failed to pick up one in five taxpayer calls over the last decade, with the tax service leaving almost a hundred million calls unanswered in ten years.
10 Nov 2025
New 'talking signs' help Folkestone prepare for flash flooding
The Environment Agency and Kent County Council have launched interactive signage across Folkestone to help residents and businesses prepare for flash flooding at locations along the Pent Stream.
10 Nov 2025
Local Government Reorganisation in itself is a time consuming, expensive and futile waste of all our time.
Tim's intervention in the debate at the Kent County Council meeting of Thursday 6th November on "KCC's Strategic Business Case for Local Government Reorganisation in Kent and Medway".
10 Nov 2025
SEND
Chris backed by the Ombudsman over SEND crisis
The Local Government's Ombudsman wrote to me, sharing my concerns about Local Authority misconduct on SEND.
10 Nov 2025