NHS staff deserve real-terms pay rise
Liberal Democrats on Cornwall Council are calling for a real-terms pay rise for NHS workers who have gone above and beyond in a national crisis
12 Mar 2021
Councillor Andy Swain - Teign Valley (TDC)
14 Feb 2021
Cllr Andy Swain
Ward: Teign Valley
Parishes: Ashton ; Bridford ; Christow ; Doddiscombsleigh ; Dunsford ; Hennock ; Tedburn St Mary ; Trusham
Contact information
Mobile: 07756 253908
Email: andrew.swain@teignbridge.gov.uk
Committee appointments
Term of Office
- 07/05/2019 - 13/05/2023
Andy's News
Livelihoods are being ruined as exports to Europe plummet. Small businesses are being hurt the most
Latest figures from the Office of National Statistics show UK goods exports to the European Union fell by 40.7% and the UK economy has shrunk by 2.9%.
12 Mar 2021
Anger as hard-working NHS staff get 1% pay rise
There's been an angry reaction locally to the announcement from the government that hard-working NHS staff will only get a 1% pay rise this year.
12 Mar 2021
'Medway's Woodland & Trees Need Protecting' say Lib Dems on International Forest Day on March 21st
Every 21 March the United Nations raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests.
MLDAWGC
12 Mar 2021
Wonderful wands?
The increasingly tatty (and in some cases, battered) wands installed along Valley Road, Ipswich after the first lock-down, are set to stay for a further 6 months following an internal decision by the County Council. As with the initial set-up decision, this did not involve consultation with local Councillors or residents. The wands, funded by Government, were intended to encourage safe cycling. We argued that investng in and maintaining well-marked and safe Cycle surfaces, free of debris and damage would have been a better use of the money. The wands have made it harder to keep the cycle lanes clean and debris-free as the mechanical cleaner cannot operate and they have to be manually swept at extra cost.
CIL
12 Mar 2021
MP welcomes Government intervention on Cumbrian coal mine
Commenting on the breaking news that the Government have called-in the planning application for the Cumbrian coal mine, local MP Tim Farron said: "It's fantastic news that the Government have at long last finally woken up to the fact that this mine would be an almighty backwards step in our fight against climate change.
12 Mar 2021