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
Faced with large demand and small supply for social housing, Wiltshire Council is changing the way people apply to join its social housing register, in order to keep people off the register as much as possible.
Liberal Democrats have attacked the Council's Conservative group for a chaotic challenge to the Labour decision to invest over £60m in a solar farm near Doncaster. The challenge was made at a specially convened Scrutiny Committee in the sweltering heat last Friday.
Mayor of Bedford Borough, Dave Hodgson, celebrated the 306th Bombardment Group Museum veteran's event this weekend, marking 80 years since the 306th arrived in Thurleigh.
Residents have told local councillors time and again how difficult it can be to get a GP appointment. Portsmouth has the lowest number of GPs of any area of the country, and it really shows. In August, the Lib Dem-led City Council hosted the first GP Summit to look at how to get more GPs in the city.
Action by Lib Dem-led Portsmouth City Council will see 1,000 tons of carbon dioxide a year less going into the atmosphere.
Lib Dems call for urgent review into John Lewis listing to prevent the building becoming a bottomless pit of taxpayer cash.