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
Local Authorities, Bedfordshire Police and health bosses in Bedfordshire and Luton have joined up to urge residents to 'play their part' and abide by Tier 4 restrictions over the Christmas period, following a steep rise in new Covid-19 cases and hospital admissions in the area.
Ed Davey responds to the ongoing chaos and confusion from Boris Johnson over EU negotiations. Boris Johnson's chaotic and confused approach to Brexit is putting British jobs and our future at risk.
There is widespread flooding in areas across North Bedfordshire and surrounding counties, with roads closed in a number of locations following heavy and persistent rainfall.
When the folk song collector Herbert J H Hunt visited Somerset in 1912 he was struck by the survival of the most extraordinary oral traditions.
It was already disappointing for the North East that the proposed "Y shape" HS2's eastern leg was to end between Leeds and York, with services further north operating on the existing East Coast Main Line, which has capacity constraints between Northallerton and Newcastle. The latest assessment from the Government's National Infrastructure Commission into the rail needs of the North and Midlands appears to include options to end HS2's eastern leg at a new East Midlands station near the M1 between Nottingham and Derby, eliminating Leeds from the HS2 network, and leaving Newcastle hundreds of miles from the start of the HS2 fast track. Even if the Leeds link is retained, the report suggests this could jeopardise the viability of promised upgrades to "Northern Powerhouse Rail" services linking Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, and Newcastle. The report identifies further options which remove the eastern leg of HS2 completely - a "regional links" option leaving only a London-Birmingham-Crewe HS2 line, but providing
Wiltshire Council will be using a Government grant to help ensure 'vulnerable' people in the county are warm and fed this winter.