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
Brentwood Liberal Democrats are calling on the Chancellor to protect education spending, as shocking new figures show that schools in Brentwood & Ongar face cuts in their spending power of £1.9 million next year.
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, has renewed his calls for isles-based businesses to be brought back into the Air Discount Scheme (ADS). It follows a report by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) suggesting that cheaper air travel for business passengers is needed to strengthen the viability of lifeline routes.
Mayor Dave Hodgson recently visited Bedford Road Primary School who successfully applied for £10,900 of funding from the Climate Change Fund.
As many you are aware, the Liberal Democrats have been running a residents' survey over the last couple of months across North West Hampshire. One of the regular complaints is over the lack of police visibility and anti-social behaviour. There has been much comment recently on the decline of police effectiveness despite an increase in numbers. In 2021 police only charged a suspect in 6.6% of robberies and 4.2% of thefts. These are not figures to be proud of. Most of this was due to basic errors in investigative techniques, such as not reviewing CCTV evidence before dropping a case. Many victims feel let down and the bars for prosecution appear high.
With Small Business Saturday on November 26th, Councillor Jack Caldwell made three asks from the Council administration to help support Leith's small indepdendent shops
New figures out today from the Ministry of Justice show that “mortgage claims, orders, warrants and repossessions have increased significantly”.