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 & The Weald constituents’ letters in my post bag.
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. Campaigners believe the general duty of care required of universities is inadequate and that many of these deaths could have been prevented if ther
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 businesses, in the Wealden areas of my constituency, who suffered a total loss of water supply in the 10 days leading up until 25th December.
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 streets up and down the country, and Maidstone is no exception.
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 Mrs Grant as their candidate in a new seat, called Maidstone & Malling, for the next election.
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
February 2023, Maidstone, Kent: Helen Grant MP has welcomed the announcement from the Government of a radical overhaul of football governance which will give fans a greater say in the running of teams such as Maidstone United FC.
The success of English football is an achievement that should rightly be celebrated. Our clubs, across the top divisions, have been great generators of tourism, jobs, and local pride.
