Reporting Back
Tim Prater Reporting Back from KCC: January 2026
The January 2026 monthly update from Tim Prater as County Councillor for Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East.
23 Jan 2026
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
Foreign policy
Chris calls for government to get serious about defence spending
This would be good for our economy and protect the free world.
23 Jan 2026
Starmer must summon the US ambassador over this insult to our brave troops
Responding to Trump's claim that Nato troops avoided the Afghanistan front line, Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson James MacCleary MP said:
23 Jan 2026
Alistair Carmichael - Westminster
Caithness power cut “a shot across the bows” for telecoms resilience – Carmichael
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today warned that the power cut in Caithness and Orkney last year, in which internet and mobile signal was lost across the affected area, was “a shot across the bows” for future telecoms resilience.
23 Jan 2026
Alistair Carmichael - Westminster
“Clear and present danger” to viability of fishing – Carmichael calls for action on spatial squeeze
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has warned the government that the “critical mass” of the fishing industry risks being lost due to spatial squeeze on fishing grounds.
23 Jan 2026
2026: Week 4 - Storms, Climate Change and Leaseholds
This week has seen some severe storms battering our beautiful constituency and causing widespread damage and flooding across the county.
23 Jan 2026