Shetland Times Column 25th April 2025
Spring has truly sprung - lambs aplenty, longer days and fading daffodils.
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
Spring has truly sprung - lambs aplenty, longer days and fading daffodils.
Danny Chambers MP has backed bold new plans to clean up rivers like the Itchen and Meon — but Labour and Conservative MPs blocked the move.
Responding to the Chancellor stating that trade with the EU is “arguably more important” than with the US, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
Helen Morgan MP called on the Government to ensure farmers in her constituency are protected and paid fairly in a question in Parliament this week.
A long-term future for Woodbank Hall in Stockport is possible, says local MP Lisa Smart, after meeting with the Heritage Fund to discuss opportunities for funding for the site.
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart has become a godparent to Belarusian political prisoner Hanna Kurys. Hanna was arrested when she was 21 years old and sentenced in December 2024.