Councillor Andy Swain - Teign Valley (TDC)

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Councillors receive update on North Somerset Corona Virus Response

North Somerset Councillors met online on April 7th to discuss the Councils response to Coronavirus and to receive an update from officers on the measures being put in place to tackle the crisis in North Somerset. Lib Dem councillors Caroline Cherry, Patrick Keating, Huw James, Geoffery Richardson and Wendy Greggs led the constructive scrutiny session, asking questions on PPE, Special Schools, Accessible Communication, and Business Support. The key points of the session were: 🏠 Stay at home and keep your distance. Please please stay at home this weekend and remember to keep your distance when exercising. Cyclists are asked to give pedestrians and dog walkers lots of room. People should only be exercising from home, not driving to exercise. Exercising doesn't include picnics or sunbathing!

Party politics is paused but that doesn’t mean we can’t hold the Government to account

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Happy Vaisakhi

We wish all our Sikh members and supporters across the Unitary Authority of Leicester a Happy Vaisakhi.

Govt must examine IFS warning of outdated council funding formula

Responding to a report by the IFS (Institute for Fiscal Studies) that concludes an 'out-of-date' and 'overly-general' spending needs assessments may mean funding may not end up where it is ultimately needed most, Liberal Democrat Communities, Housing and Local Government spokesperson Tim Farron said:

Booktastic children’s book festival goes virtual

Bedford Independent are reporting that Bedford's Booktastic children's book festival will be live-streamed after organisers decided they wouldn't let the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic force them to cancel.