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Disabled Access Is No New Issue
ON Monday I had the honour and pleasure of opening the extended Shopmobility centre in Teignmouth.
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MP Slams County For Cutting Road Safety Scheme
The Bishopsteignton Enhancement Group says it is dismayed to learn that Devon County Council have pulled out of a project to enhance the village centre. One member of the group, Roger Hunt commented…
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MP Pledges To 'Do His Bit' For British Armed forces
Teign MP Richard Younger-Ross has pledged to do his bit for the British Armed Forces family.
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MP Secures Apology For Stranded Schoolchildren
The Managing Director of First Great Western, Mark Hopwood, has apologised to Richard Younger-Ross for an incident last December when schoolchildren were stranded on Torre station resulting in more…
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MP Urges Struggling Households To Seek Help Over Cold Homes
During the winter of 2007-2008 there were 60 excess winter deaths in Teignbridge many of which were due to conditions caused or worsened by cold weather.
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MP Commits to Beating Cancer
Bowel cancer is the second biggest cause of cancer deaths in the UK yet bowel cancer is beatable if it is diagnosed at an early stage. A recent analysis by the National Cancer Intelligence Network…
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MP Urges Government to Scrap Tax Plans
There are real fears that from April 6th changes in the taxation rules affecting operators of furnished holiday lets will badly disadvantage their businesses to the extent that it could lead to…
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Secret visit showed security is improving in Afghanistan
I WAS in Afghanistan a couple of weeks ago with the Defence Select Committee. The committee visits operational areas every year as it has a duty to look at and scrutinise the Government on these…
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Nick Clegg announces education funding commitment for the South West
Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg will today [Thursday] announce a major funding commitment to boost education in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset.
