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
During recent visits to food banks in both Wimborne and in BCP I shared my own food parcel story from 1977 when my dad was on the Firefighters Strike. I assumed our food had come from a food bank, so I was shocked to discover that Trussell Trust opened the first facility from a garden shed in Salisbury in the year 2000.
At last the lower end of Harris Rd, Ellwood Gardens and Avon Close have been resurfaced with Rother Close soon to be.
The local Stanborough Councillors gave a grant to Watford General Hospital Charity in order to provide toys to be given at Christmas to children at the Starfish Children's Ward at Watford General Hospital.
After a lot of chasing of Herts County Council by Cllr Tim Williams, the annual sucker growth from the trees aligning the A41/North Western Avenue (from Purbrock Ave to Rushton Ave) were finally cutback giving clear passage along the footway.
Cllrs Tim Williams and Lenny Nembhard were joined by Mayor Peter Taylor at another bulb planting project recently.
Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper has warned that the country is facing a “groundhog day” over issues with the supply of antibiotics needed to treat Strep A.