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
Taunton Deane Liberal Democrats are calling on the Chancellor to protect education spending, as shocking new figures show that schools in Taunton Deane face cuts in their spending power of £2m next year.
This week, local MP Tim Farron has been calling on the Chancellor to protect education spending, as shocking new figures show that schools within Westmorland and Lonsdale face cuts in their spending power of £1.9million next year.
You can find a few photographs from this morning's Armistice Service at Riverside Square in Bedford on Mayor Dave's Facebook Page here and a video here.
Up to 110,000 children may be missing out on a free school meal because the Government has frozen the eligibility threshold for four years. The Liberal Democrats have accused the Conservatives of using the freeze to snatch school lunches away from children by stealth.
Responding to BBC analysis which shows there has been a sharp rise in long waits for cancer therapy in the past four years, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said: