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
Graham Colley, Liberal Democrat PCC for Kent welcomed the comments in the Guardian of Martin Hewitt, the chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) in recognising that the police's legitimacy is so low in black communities it is damaging the effectiveness of law enforcement.
A key part of the Liberal Democrats 2010 manifesto was to legalise same sex marriage. Thanks to incredible work by Lib Dem MPs,...
With the start of the Easter holidays and the next step in the Government's Coronavirus roadmap allowing outdoor gathering of either six people or two households, the Council is reminding local residents to enjoy their parks responsibly.
I was amused that Conservative Test Valley announced with a fanfare of trumpets and drums rolling that they would introduce doorstep glass collection and a whole host of other green measures at some time in the future. This was not through a sudden greening at the borough council. No this was due to the government's environment bill which will make it mandatory for councils to do so. Currently we languish with one of the worst recycling rates in the UK at about 37%. Good councils recycle about twice what we do. When the council boasts that it sends little to landfill, the reason is simply that we incinerate so much. Doorstep glass collection is a particular bugbear of mine and many of our fellow residents. Yet Lib Dem Eastleigh has been doing it for years and so has Conservative Basingstoke. It appears that what is good enough for Basingstoke and Eastleigh is not good enough for us in Test Valley.
We wish to extend to our members, supporters and wider community across the city of Leicester a Happy Holi to those who are observing the festival.
Disability has made it difficult for Cllr Karen Chilvers to knock on doors so she wheeled up a roadshow ahead of the local...