Local News

It was a huge pleasure to welcome the Farming Minister Mark Spencer to the Garden of England last week to meet some of our local farmers. Fruit and farming are...

Housebuilding is one of the most contentious issues here in Faversham and Mid Kent. I hear from people all the time who are unhappy about the scale of...

Modernising our railway is absolutely essential. It's our ticket to safer, faster and cheaper journeys, and I'm really excited by everything the government's...

Having a defibrillator nearby can literally be a matter of life and death. That's why last month the government announced a new £1 million fund - to hopefully...

Last week I visited the newly opened banking counter at Faversham Post Office. It's a huge boost for the town, after losing Lloyds, Barclays, and NatWest in the...

I was so disappointed with the news this week that Operation Brock is set to restart in July. As everyone locally knows, Brock means heavy traffic on Kent's...

As anyone who lives rurally will know, a big part of feeling safe is about help being there when you need it. When it's not you can feel completely isolated...

I'm fighting to save Faversham's tip from closure. Last week Kent County Council published their Household Waste Recycling Centre Review, and we found out that...

Everyone deserves a home that's safe, secure and well maintained - and that includes people living in social housing. Sadly that's all too often not the case...