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
Surrey Lib Dems secured agreement from Surrey County Council at its meeting on 12 July that it would look again at how best to coordinate public engagement on climate change projects such as the installation of electric vehicle charging points.
The first of Bedford Borough's High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) building works has been completed.
Bedford Borough Council is seeking the views of providers of residential care services for people over 65 years of age, and home care services for people aged 18 years and above to support the National Fair Cost of Care exercise.
New data shows that an estimated 17,750 local families are in serious financial difficultly, all while the Conservatives are distracted trying to fix their crumbling government.
North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan has called for extra support for farmers as they attempt to cope with a ‘cost-of-doing-business crisis’ on top of the cost-of-living crisis. The Lib Dem MP also warned about impact on farmers’ mental health, emphasising “that there's a human cost as well as a financial one for those working hard to keep Britain fed”.
Wiltshire Conservatives decided to scrap the scheduled July Council meeting, so opposition councillors are going ahead anyway with an unofficial event to discuss a number of items of importance to Wiltshire residents, including the cost of living crisis and what can be done about it, and the disastrous loss of control of the planning process in the county.