Campaigning
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27 Jan 2022
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
Holocaust Memorial Day
We will mark Holocaust Memorial Day at 12:30pm today with a virtual Holocaust Memorial Event.
27 Jan 2022
Delivering on our promises to build more social housing
Ahead of the 2019 Guildford Borough Council elections, Guildford Liberal Democrats announced an ambitious policy to clear the housing waiting list over a decade by building more council housing. Three years on, and despite almost two years of delays caused by Covid, Lib Dems are delivering on their promises with housing schemes being developed and a proposal in next year's budget to spend £142 million on new homes at social and affordable rent or for shared ownership to meet the needs of those on the housing register.
JMS
27 Jan 2022
Britain needs a party prepared to listen - a message from Ed Davey
We all fear that in the end, it will be our children who have paid the price for this pandemic. Countless hours of invaluable...
27 Jan 2022
Residents asked to keep being cautious as local Coronavirus case rates are 3rd highest in England
Bedford Borough currently has the third highest Coronavirus case rate in England, at 1,488 cases per 100,000 people in the local population.
27 Jan 2022
Hertsmere draft Local Plan shelved following overwhelming rejection by residents
In a stunning about turn, Hertsmere council leaders this evening announced that they've shelved their Local Plan. Congratulations to all the residents whose hard work in generating 20,000 responses to the consultation has forced the council leadership into a climbdown.
26 Jan 2022