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
It’s been the week after the most chaotic and confused budget ever delivered. From the numerous “leaks” during the preceding weeks, to the Chancellor’s odd pre-budget speech, then finally to the ill timed release of the budget by the OBR.
Vikki Slade MP has taken a major step forward in her campaign to ban disposable barbecues by presenting a petition to Parliament signed by more than one thousand local residents.
Commuters across Greater Manchester with Railcards – including Veterans and 16–25 Railcards – face choosing between at least ten different fares in order to get the best deal when travelling into Manchester from towns like Marple.
Denis Mollison, former Chair of Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform (LDER), has sounded the alarm over flaws in the proportional voting system used in Scotland's Holyrood elections.
Wimbledon MP Paul Kohler has issued a stark warning about the future of the area’s high streets, raising concerns of local business owners reeling from the financial blows delivered in the recent Budget.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today accused the SNP of “conning patients and staff” as he revealed that the government doesn't intend to publish data on whether they have met a set of key health targets until after the 2026 S