99% of £30m cycling bonanza goes elsewhere, courtesy of Barnet’s anti-cyclist councillors
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30 Jul 2020
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
Lib Dems call for urgent action on Social Care
Commenting on a Public Accounts Committee report which condemns the "slow, inconsistent and at times negligent approach" to the social care sector during the Covid-19 pandemic, Liberal Democrat MP and member of the committee Sarah Olney said:"The coronavirus has left people worried about their future and mourning loved ones. While we have relied on frontline staff to protect us, the Government's PPE shortages seriously let NHS and care workers down.
30 Jul 2020
Permitted development rights – stop the destruction of our suburbs!
It emerged this month that the government intends to turn our finely-balanced planning system into a free-for-all. According to an email sent to all councillors by Barnet's Director Planning and Building Control, the Tory government wants to allow homeowners to build up to two storeys above their properties, as long as neighbours approve. These new 'permitted development rights' are a recipe for monstrous and potentially unsafe house extensions; these eyesores will inevitably then be subdivided up into precarious HMOs (houses of multiple occupation).
30 Jul 2020
Cleaning Up in Church Hill
On Tuesday, Mark and members of the Church Hill Focus team took to the streets of Church Hill for the second time to do a spot of litter picking - this time focusing around Abberley Close and Sevenacres Lane.
29 Jul 2020
DERBYSHIRE POLICE STRUGGLING TO TACKLE FURTHER RISES IN KNIFE CRIME”, SAYS PCC CANDIDATE KATE SMITH
The Liberal Democrats are warning that overstretched Police in the Derbyshire Force Area are struggling with a surge in knife...
29 Jul 2020
Government gaps in support for freelancers leaving employers to pick up the tab
The Liberal Democrats have today urged the Chancellor to step in and support freelancers excluded from existing government support schemes. This comes after the announcement that the BBC will offer financial support to around 600 freelancers who they regularly employ.
29 Jul 2020