Councillor Andy Swain - Teign Valley (TDC)

14 Feb 2021

Cllr Andy Swain

Andy Swain
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

The John Bunyan Boat

Afternoon Tea Week

This week is Afternoon Tea Week, did you know afternoon tea was 'invented' by the Duchess of Bedford.

11 Aug 2022
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Scrap the energy price hike

This is an emergency. Cancel October's planned energy bill rise to save people £1600. We need bold and urgent action to help families pay their bills and heat their homes this winter. There is no other choice.

10 Aug 2022
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Cllr John Crockford-Hawley

Weston LibDems speak out on bus cuts.

Cllr John Crockford Hawley, Chair of the Place Panel, has spoken out about the latest cuts to services announced by first bus. We are all disappointed to read that First has decided to withdraw some of its rural bus service in the autumn. Even more disappointing is the sudden manner in which this news broke. First doesn't engage with local councils before making this sort of statement since its priority is to shareholders rather than to the travelling public. I believe the rot set in when Mrs Thatcher de-regulated and privatised the bus networks throughout the UK, leaving the Mayoralty of London as the only local authority with statutory regulatory powers over local transport. Public transport cannot survive using this now antiquated and disproven commercial model District and Parish Councillors in North Somerset and Somerset along with their Integrated transport officers are horrified at this decision by First to withdraw services, especially since here in North Somerset we have put so much effort and ti

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10 Aug 2022
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