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Last Wednesday was #BackBritishFarmingDay. Here in Faversham and Mid Kent we are home to some of the country's leading fruit growers, along with arable and...

Last night councillors on SBC’s Policy and Resources Committee voted to build the lion’s share of their housing targets in the east of the Borough. How dare...

Feeling the cold isn’t just a matter of being a bit chilly; for older people it can be the difference between staying well and ending up in hospital. I’m really...

Thank you to everyone who voted for me in July. It was a tough general election campaign. Many of you told me about your frustrations with the Conservatives -...

Ever since I have been an MP I have banged the drum for farming and the rural economy. It’s part of our history and our heritage; it generates jobs and...

At the end of March, I visited the wonderful Faversham Men’s Shed at the Abbey Physic Community Garden. The Men’s Shed is a new service which has been brought...

Losing a pet is any pet owner’s worst nightmare. Back in 2019 we made a manifesto commitment to make cat microchipping compulsory - to make sure more cats can...

Catapult attacks are on the rise in Kent. In recent weeks we've seen some horrible reports of attacks on pets and wildlife – including the awful killing of a...

Fly-tipping rightly boils people’s blood. Those who do it deserve to pay the price for selfishly spoiling our local area, but it can often be tricky to catch...