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
Local Liberal Democrat Police and Crime Commissioner candidate Paul Kennedy is calling for a return to proper community policing, as half of all people say they never see police patrols in their local area.
I spent my early life in care, and so have experienced many of the injustices I would like to see righted. My mum went into the...
The atmosphere is said to be "TOXIC" amongst Surrey council Tories Following the publication of the list of candidates for this year's Surrey County Council elections, it has emerged that 25 out of 56 Conservative county councillors are stepping down - a dropout rate of 45%. The decision of so many Tory county councillors to leave office comes less than a year after the County Council was heavily criticised for wasting £250,000 on a failed bid to become a unitary authority by abolishing Surrey's borough and district councils. The County Council is widely regarded as an out-of-touch authority, which cannot get the basic services like repairing local roads and pavements right. Chris Botten, Lib Dem Group Leader on Surrey County Council, said: "I am shocked to see that so many Conservative councillors are retiring, including some very senior cabinet or former cabinet members. There is no doubt that being a county councillor is an onerous responsibility, but the Tory-run council has alienated colleagues in boro
Paul is the Lib Dem candidate for PCC in Surrey I'm offering a fresh approach to policing and crime in Surrey - based on my extensive professional and community leadership experience, and my commitment as a Liberal Democrat to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, upheld by the rule of law.
Local Liberal Democrat Police and Crime Commissioner candidate Loraine Birchall is calling for a return to proper community policing, after it was revealed that two in every three burglary cases in Cumbria went unsolved last year.
Inpatient beds at the new Sunderland Eye Infirmary will fall from 22 to just 8.