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
On the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron urged Health Ministers to work with the Department for Housing to address the lack of affordable homes which is exacerbating the social care staffing crisis in Cumbria.
A decade-long commitment between Woking Borough Council and the Armed Forces was strengthened at last night’s meeting of Full Council with the re-signing of the Armed Forces Covenant.
Last night, Liberal Democrats on Kendal Town Council voted in favour of urging the Government to give local authorities the power to tackle the affordable housing crisis in Kendal.
My email newsletter for November included news about the Spaces for People ETRO consultation, which I have published as a separate blog post, plus some other local items of interest -
Residents are still waiting for a response to their plea to restore bus services through Statham. Service changes introduced on 3 October mean that buses no longer travel along Star Lane and Barsbank Lane and passengers must use the stops on the A56.
Liberal Democrats on Kendal Town Council have voted in favour of condemning and opposing a controversial Government Bill "which will reverse decades of progress on environmental and wildlife protection".