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
Recent figures from the Ministry of Justice reveal that more than 1,300 rape cases across the country are waiting to be brought before the Crown Court - evidence of the growing backlog in the Justice system.
OK, we know you're only the Opposition on Hertfordshire County Council and ditto on Dacorum Borough Council, but could you please remember some "Here and Now" projects and policies that could help mitigate Climate Change and make it a bit more likely that there'll be a "Here After" for our grandchildren and our greatchildren? Help them have a better chance of surviving the fires, floods, famines, storms and wars that are on the way.
OK, we know you're only the Opposition on Hertfordshire County Council and ditto on Dacorum Borough Council, but could you please remember some "Here and Now" projects and policies that could help mitigate Climate Change and make it a bit more likely that there'll be a "Here After" for our grandchildren and our greatchildren? Help them have a better chance of surviving the fires, floods, famines, storms and wars that are on the way.
In an article in the Guardian it has been revealed that almost 5bn items of personal protective equipment worth £2.7bn will be wasted as they are no longer needed or cannot safeguard NHS staff, ministers have revealed.
Businesses in the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sectors can now apply for a one-off grant of up to £6,000 from Chelmsford City Council.
Two years on, and what do we have to show for it? Right now, the queues at Dover stretch for hours. Our supply chains are experiencing disruption. Supermarket shelves are empty. Critical sectors like healthcare and agriculture do not have enough staff. British firms, farmers and fishers are facing such higher charges and bureaucracy that many of them have given up on exporting altogether. And UK citizens no longer have the freedom to be together with their loved ones, to work, to study, or to retire anywhere in the EU.