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.
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much for granted the public services we use and enjoy every day – until they go wrong or have to be reduced, or even withdrawn.
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
It started in 1994 when two Allington Mums asked Castle Colts boys’ team referee, Barrie Ivens, if he would coach a kick-around for their two daughters. Five 11-year-old girls turned up that first week, then 10 the following week and 15 the week after that.
Every day, on average, 600 patients enter the doors of the two NHS hospitals serving my fabulous constituency of Maidstone & The Weald. Be it a life-threatening accident or simple indigestion, and everything in-between, almost all patients arrive at the two A & E departments in Pembury a
The Cost-of-Living crisis we are facing at the moment is a dark period for all of us. One of the key means we have to redress the situation is through growth, and increased export trade is a particularly effective form of growth. That’s why I was pleased to mark the UK’s International Trade Wee
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.
Relief and excitement were the first words that came to mind when Rishi Sunak was elected as our Party Leader and PM, unopposed, by a large proportion of my Conservative Parliamentary colleagues this week.
A successful Medway charity has just extended its reach to Maidstone with the opening of a new café in Thomas Place ME14 1FP, just behind Maidstone Library & opposite Maidstone United’s Gallagher Stadium in James Whatman Way.
