Week 12 - Wolborough Planning deferred
Last week the Teignbridge Planning Committee chose to defer the final decision for details of the road through the planning area called NA3 an area around the Wolborough Fen SSI.
26 Oct 2024
Newton Abbot Lib Dems
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Newton Abbot MP Martin Wrigley
General Election July 4th 2024 - Martin Wrigley elected to serve Newton Abbot constituency as Member of Parliament.
Martin Wrigley elected to be the Newton Abbot MP on July 4th 2024
The constituency has decided - now its time to make change happen.
Martin said "I am so grateful to the voters of Newton Abbot Constituency for giving me their trust to be their representative in Parliament. Thank You.
I will do my best for you, our constituency and our country."
General Election Thursday July 4th 2024
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Week 11 - Around and about in the Constituency
Party conference season continues with Reform over last weekend and Labour this week. The mood from the Labour event is reported as somewhat mixed, with signs of hope and positivity starting to show.
26 Oct 2024
Week 10 - Why cut the Winter Fuel Allowance
Last week in Parliament the opposition parties tried to stop the cut to the winter fuel allowance.
26 Oct 2024
Week 9 - Second Home Tax
Empty second homes have blighted many of our communities in the South West. It has been a crisis that has been allowed to spiral out of control over the years.
26 Oct 2024
Week 8 - Devon HAF Funding
On Monday last week I went to see Happy Holidays in Dawlish. In glorious sunshine nearly 50 children were running around having a smashing time.
26 Oct 2024
Week 7 - Developer-led building targets won’t fix the housing crisis here
The housing crisis in Teignbridge and in wider Devon has been out of control for years. From affordability issues to second homes, the previous Conservative Government did nothing to help the issues that local people face.
26 Oct 2024
Week 6 - Sewage on our Beaches
Last week yet again South West Water issued a number of sewage alerts on our local beaches including Teignmouth Town, Teignmouth Holcombe and Dawlish Coryton Cove.
26 Oct 2024
Week 5 - Winter Fuel Allowance
I was shocked to hear that Rachel Reeves decided to cut Winter Fuel Payments. Over 90% of pensioners in Teignbridge will miss out on the Winter Fuel Payments, previously worth up to £300, after the new Labour Government cut the benefit.
26 Oct 2024
Week 4 - Start of Recess
This week sees the end of Parliamentary business until September, but there was still a lot going on. On Monday we had the new Chancellor spelling out the much-trailed financial situation for the Government with a budget black hole of some £22bn.
26 Oct 2024
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