Reporting Back
Tim Prater Reporting Back from KCC: February 2026
The February 2026 monthly update from Tim Prater as County Councillor for Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East.
17 Feb 2026
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
Reading
Reading Lib Dems call for end to 12-hour A&E waits as corridor care crisis worsens under Labour
NHS data shows 6,450 patients waiting 12 hours or more in the Royal Berkshire Hospital A&E in 2025. Liberal Democrats propose a legal guarantee that no one will wait more than 12 hours in A&E, backed by a £1.5bn plan for extra beds and social care.
17 Feb 2026
Vikki Slade MP congratulates Wimborne becoming Dorset’s Town of Culture 2026
Vikki Slade MP has warmly congratulated Wimborne Minster on being named Dorset’s Town of Culture for 2026.
17 Feb 2026
Perpetual A&E crisis shows you cannot fix NHS without fixing social care
Responding to new figures showing that in the week ending 8th February, with only 61.4% of people attending A&E seen within the 4 hour target, while 4,212 (15.9%) people waited over 8 hours and 2,095 (7.9%) waited over 12 hours, Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP sai
17 Feb 2026
Call To Join Workshops and Support Folkestone’s UK Town of Culture Bid
To bring together ideas, Folkestone & Hythe District Council is inviting anyone interested in the Town of Culture campaign to join a workshop at the Leas Cliff Hall on 24 February. The workshops are free to attend and begin at 2pm, 4pm & 6pm.
17 Feb 2026
Welwyn Hatfield Lib Dems ready to deliver ‘real action in May elections:
Responding to the Government's u-turn on local election cancellations, Liberal Democrat Group Leader for Welwyn Hatfield, Sandreni Bonfante said:
17 Feb 2026