Councillor Andy Swain - Teign Valley (TDC) - Newton Abbot Liberal Democrats

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

Derbyshire Dales in Tier 3 - Very High Alert

From December 2nd Derbyshire Dales, together with the rest of Derbyshire, will be in Tier 3.

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by Peter Dobbs

26 Nov 2020

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Newcastle will be in Tier 3 next week - onerous, but there's opportunity too say Liberal Democrats

"The Government decision that Newcastle and much of the North East will enter Tier 3 restrictions after lockdown ends on December 2nd is onerous but is not unexpected, " said Newcastle's Liberal Democrats Leader of the Opposition Cllr Nick Cott, "and it may have been unwise not to have done this before lockdown. Even though lockdown has slowed the spread of the virus, Newcastle has still seen 800 new cases over the last week. Regrettably, allowing large scale socialising and mingling in the pre-Christmas period will almost certainly see a further resurgence. "It is understandable people will want to see family at Christmas but we need to be rational and realistic about the risks to public health this may bring, and we should not be getting people's hopes up that the threat has gone away before the vaccine can be rolled out. People need to continue to be vigilant and responsible in ensuring they do all they can to limit the spread. "Clearly, Tier 3 poses renewed challenges to the city's hospitality sector

26 Nov 2020

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Local Plan consultation imminent

Consultation consultation consultation! If you've been checking Facebook regularly, or have been following Dacorum Borough Council happenings you may be aware that last week Dacorum Borough Council voted by 29 to 18 (with some abstentions) to put the 'Emerging Local Plan' out for consultation immediately. The consultation officially begins on Friday 27 November at 5pm but the draft version is available here for review now. https://www.dacorum.gov.uk/.../plan.../new-single-local-plan What is a Local Plan? Put simply, the local plan for Dacorum is a document prepared by the council which outlines the plan for growth in Hemel, Berko and Tring (plus villages) over the next 18 years. ThIs includes housing, employment and retail. For many people, housing will be the most interesting part, where it will go, how tall it can be, and so on. Why should I care? You may be aware of some large housing developments starting to appear around Dacorum, such as the Bovis development at the top of the hill in Apsl

26 Nov 2020

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Local Plan consultation imminent

Consultation consultation consultation! If you've been checking Facebook regularly, or have been following Dacorum Borough Council happenings you may be aware that last week Dacorum Borough Council voted by 29 to 18 (with some abstentions) to put the 'Emerging Local Plan' out for consultation immediately. The consultation officially begins on Friday 27 November at 5pm but the draft version is available here for review now. https://www.dacorum.gov.uk/.../plan.../new-single-local-plan What is a Local Plan? Put simply, the local plan for Dacorum is a document prepared by the council which outlines the plan for growth in Hemel, Berko and Tring (plus villages) over the next 18 years. ThIs includes housing, employment and retail. For many people, housing will be the most interesting part, where it will go, how tall it can be, and so on. Why should I care? You may be aware of some large housing developments starting to appear around Dacorum, such as the Bovis development at the top of the hill in Apsl

26 Nov 2020

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