Supporting local businesses to help them flourish, and create apprenticeships and jobs for local people.

I was delighted to support over 200 swimmers, participating on behalf of 23 local schools, charities and sports clubs, in the 2024 swim relay at Maidstone leisure centre yesterday.

Great to meet Andrew Mitchell, Mace Group Operations Director, in the House of Commons to discuss building more sustainably and the benefits to both the environment and economy.

September 2023, Maidstone, Kent: MP Helen Grant has had a review meeting with the bosses of South East Water to find out what measures they have introduced to better serve their customers.

August 2023, Maidstone, Kent: MP Helen Grant joined over 1000 enthusiasts to visit the largest climbing centre in Kent recently.  It was a special open day arranged by the management team to promote the facility and to celebrate their 50,000th visitor.

A few weeks ago I wrote in this column about a special fund being set up by South East Water (SEW) for charities in Maidstone & The Weald.

There’s a real torsion in the expression ‘A Perfect Storm’ – I think it is in the uncomfortable link between an ‘aspirational adjective’ and a ‘noun to avoid’.  But a perfect storm is precisely what our farmers in Maidstone & The Weald are experiencing at the moment, as disparate forces conve

One of the most rewarding elements of my role as Member of Parliament for Maidstone & The Weald is helping to give some public recognition to certain constituents for their contribution to community life.

As readers might expect, much of my casework in-tray is currently all about the rising costs of living.  Far from being an isolated issue for us here in the UK, this is a global phenomenon arising largely because of Vladimir Putin's heinous hostility to Ukraine.  That has sent energy prices soari

As part of her ongoing pledge to support businesses across Maidstone and the Weald, Helen Grant organised and hosted an ‘Export Showcase’ roundtable in Maidstone’s town hall last week.

A Kent MP vowed to back the county’s wine producers as she was appointed to a new position in Parliament this week.