Sustaining our Local Services Thursday, 1 December, 2022 Only about half of us know what local government actually does, according to an Ipsos survey conducted last April, and many of us take very much for granted the public services we use and enjoy every day – until they go wrong or have to be reduced, or even withdrawn. From potholes to public health the range of responsibilities in the hands of Kent County Council (KCC) is immense and so is the cost... News
Peter Hall, Farming Hero for Maidstone & The Weald 30th September 2022 Helen Grant MP has presented the NFU’s Farming Hero Award for the constituency of Maidstone and the Weald to Peter Hall of Little Mill Farm, Marden. It was... News
Her Majesty the Queen 9th September 2022 The passing of Her Majesty has left me with a feeling of profound loss and sadness. Her leadership, diplomacy, dignity and unshakeable sense of duty to her... Articles
Maidstone Hospital Oncology Outpatients Suite Opening 26th May 2022 The past two years have reinforced, more than ever, how much we as a country value the NHS as a centrepiece of our society. It was therefore a great pleasure to... News
Shortage of GPs in Kent 19th May 2022 One of the most regular complaints in my postbag from Constituents is about difficulty in getting an appointment with a GP. Sometimes the problem can be... News
Ukraine is history repeating itself 18th April 2022 When I was a young girl at primary school, I remember our class reading a book called the Silver Sword, by Ian Serraillier. Based on fact, and set in 1940 in... Articles
Sissinghurst Castle Gardens and Helen Grant MP mark historic Platinum Jubilee with Queens Green Canopy Project 8th April 2022 Sissinghurst Castle Garden is reinstating the impressive Poplar Avenue, that was originally planted by former owners Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson in... News
‘Maidstone’s Living Café is a hard won covid survival story’ says Helen Grant 18th March 2022 The Living Café in Earl Street, Maidstone, has managed to weather the covid storm in the face of serious trading adversity in the hospitality industry... News
Maidstone Apprenticeship Fair returns 14th March 2022 Kent MPs have welcomed the return of the Maidstone Apprenticeship Fair which took place last week. Around 1,500 secondary school pupils from across Kent... News
Helen Grant Calls on KCC to Keep Support for Homeless Services 24th February 2022 The MP for Maidstone and the Weald has expressed her deep concerns over Kent County Council’s proposed reduction of the £5.69m housing budget, which provides... News
