April Newsletter Friday, 5 April, 2024 My team and I have been as busy as ever throughout March with a wide array of activities in Parliament, Maidstone, and the Weald. You can read my full April newsletter here . News
The campaign seeking a statutory duty of care for higher education students gains momentum in an impassioned parliamentary debate “Not closing the door on future legislation” says Minister Halfon. 6th June 2023 Every four days on average, over the last 10 years in England and Wales, one student in Higher Education has committed suicide, according to the ONS... News
SEW Community Fund recipients recognised for their work in Maidstone & The Weald 23rd May 2023 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. It was created to... Articles
The Coronation of King Charles III 4th May 2023 Amidst the current Cost-Of-Living crisis several commentators have been critical of the King’s Coronation, a theme I have also seen within several Maidstone &... Articles
A campaign to strengthen the duty of care owed to students in higher education is given parliamentary support by Helen Grant MP 25th April 2023 Every four days on average, over the last 10 years in England and Wales, one student in Higher Education has committed suicide, according to the ONS... News
South East Water Announce Charity Community Fund 3rd April 2023 Regular readers of InYourArea may recall my column about the ‘nightmare before Christmas’ last year. It was a story about a large number of residents and... Articles
Maidstone’s Knife Angel Pledge Book delivered to the Prime Minister 30th March 2023 Maidstone, 30 March 2023 : The towering 27 foot Knife Angel sculpture came to Maidstone last September, highlighting the scourge of knife crime that is plaguing... News
Returning Maidstone Apprenticeship Fair bigger than ever 14th March 2023 7 Kent MPs have welcomed the return of the Maidstone Apprenticeship Fair which took place last week. The annual event was hosted by Tracey Crouch (Chatham and... News
Helen Grant selected to fight new Maidstone & Malling seat at next General Election 10th March 2023 March 2023, Maidstone, Kent: In a meeting at the Orida Hotel in Maidstone last Friday, a committee of Conservative Party members voted overwhelmingly to adopt... News
The Sustainability of Farming in Kent 10th March 2023 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’... Articles