Cllr Andy Swain
Ward: Teign Valley
Parishes: Ashton ; Bridford ; Christow ; Doddiscombsleigh ; Dunsford ; Hennock ; Tedburn St Mary ; Trusham
Mobile: 07756 253908
Email: andrew.swain@teignbridge.gov.uk
COP26 - Less Than a Week Away Excitement - Or Concern (And Trepidation!) As we get closer to COP26, I feel both a sense of excitement that this major global conference is about to happen, in our backyard, as it were … and a real sense of concern and disappointment that we are going to be let down again by an incompetent and bungling Government. Not to mention trepidation at the threat of strike action by rail and bus employees!
Commenting on a new damning report from the Care Quality Commission into the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI) which found that "poor leadership was impacting on patient care and the experience of staff work" and that "there wasn't always enough nursing and medical staff to keep people safe", local MP Tim Farron said:
Small and medium-sized businesses from tech start-ups to hairdressers and cafes in Woking will pay an extra £4 million a year due to the rise in national insurance, research commissioned by the Lib Dems has found.
MK Council has announced a £70,000 package to help young care leavers find their new home, which is built on a Liberal Democrat council motion in early 2021, and supported by a Lib Dem amendment to the MK Council budget for 2021-2022.
World leaders are about to meet in Glasgow at COP26 to agree the next steps to address the climate crisis.
The NHS are contacting eligible people when it is their turn for their Coronavirus booster vaccination.