Labour need to U-turn on Winter Fuel Payment Wednesday, 18 December, 2024 I visited Fusion Maidstone community hub in Park Wood to chat to pensioners there for Friday’s weekly free lunch. Older people in Faversham and Mid Kent will have to make really difficult choices this Christmas because of Labour’s cut to the Winter Fuel Payment, like whether they can afford to eat or heat. People I spoke to at Fusion feel they’re not being listened to and some feel this is a... Local News
Trying to protect Grade 1 agricultural land 13th November 2024 The scale and pace of development across my constituency is a huge concern for local residents. I took up these concerns with the last Government, and together... Local News
Reflections on the Chancellor's Budget 1st November 2024 Yesterday at Labour’s first Budget of this Parliament they introduced £40 billion worth of tax rises. I’m worried for the hardworking people, families and... Local News
Faversham underpass finally finished! 21st October 2024 It’s brilliant to see the Faverhsam underpass mural completed. As so many Faversham residents will know, the underpass has been in desperate need of some love... Local News
Flagging serious concerns over Highsted Park 10th October 2024 The proposed Highsted Park development is of huge concern to local residents in Teynham & Lynsted and West Downs. They’ve told me it will have a detrimental... Local News
Petition: Save Our Winter Fuel Payments 17th September 2024 Our pensioners can't go cold this winter. It's wrong to make them choose between heating and eating. Yet that will be their choice if Labour scrap Winter Fuel... Local News
Why I'm backing Kemi 16th September 2024 On Wednesday, I voted for Kemi. Why? This is one of the most important decisions I will ever make. On it rests not just the future of the Conservative Party, or... Local News
Standing up for farmers 16th September 2024 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... Local News
Don't you dare build all over Faversham Petition 12th September 2024 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... Local News
Fighting for our pensioners 11th September 2024 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... Local News
