Labour Refuses to Rule Out Breaking Council Tax Cap - Admits Lobbying Government May Be Pointless
At Full Council this week, Labour Council Leader Claire Douglas refused to rule out raising council tax above the legal threshold.
21 Jul 2025
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
Rachel Gilmour
STATEMENT: Incident on the A396/B3224 by Wheddon Cross
Statement from Rachel Gilmour MP.
21 Jul 2025
Councillors highlight concerns about large noisy coaches using residential routes
West End councillors Michael Crichton and Fraser Macpherson have raised residents’ concerns about large Scottish Citylink coaches going to Glasgow, which have recently been diverted to residential areas of Perth Road.
21 Jul 2025
Tom Gordon MP: “Government Finally Waking Up” to Water Industry Failings
Tom has cautiously welcomed reports that the Government may be preparing to overhaul Ofwat
21 Jul 2025
Monica Harding MP
My letter to SWR over major repeated signal failures
Over the summer, I wrote to SWR's Managing Director about the impact of the recent major repeated signal failures, which had a significant impact on commuters and rail users across Esher and Walton.
21 Jul 2025
Big win for Lib Dems as Ofwat set to be scrapped
After years of Lib Dem campaigning, including from local MP, Alex Brewer, the Government has finally accepted calls to replace water regulator Ofwat with a new, more powerful body, capable of holding water companies to account.
21 Jul 2025