How has the Winter Fuel Payment cut impacted you? Tuesday, 14 January, 2025 Winter has finally arrived over the last few days, with frosts coming thick and fast and the coldest January night in 15 years. I know that for many pensioners struggling to heat their homes this winter, this is the last thing they need. It lays bare the Chancellor's decision to cut Winter Fuel Payments for millions of pensioners and I’m starting to hear more about how difficult this is proving... Local News
Solar power plant will destroy landscape and damage tourism - my statement to the planning hearing 16th July 2019 The following statement was read out on my behalf at the open floor planning hearing into Cleve Hill solar farm. As the local MP for Faversham and Mid Kent, the... Articles
Stockbury village could be cut off by M2 improvement plans 4th July 2019 Cars bombing over the flyover at 70mph could make it difficult and potentially dangerous for people living in Stockbury to get to the village. Residents could... Articles
How good is mental health care in Faversham and Mid Kent? 24th June 2019 It can be difficult to get a true picture of how our area is doing when it comes to mental health services. So I'm pleased that Mental Health Watch, a new... Articles
Have your say on huge solar farm on Graveney Marshes 20th June 2019 I’m seriously worried that this enormous solar power station will industrialise swathes of open countryside. Rather than being good for the environment it could... Articles
Minister must explain why Headcorn Station did not get funding for disabled access 24th May 2019 Disabled passengers, parents with buggies – anyone who can’t use stairs – can’t get onto the London-bound platform at Headcorn. Some people are going in the... Articles
Fly-tipping fears as people in Bredhurst, Walderslade Woods and Lordswood barred from using Medway dumps 23rd May 2019 People living in Bredhurst, Walderslade Woods and Lordswood are facing a 13-mile round trip to get rid of their rubbish, after Medway Council announced plans to... Articles
Bring the glamour and romance of the Victorian railway back to Faversham Station 17th May 2019 Faversham Station once embodied the thrill and romance of the Victorian railway. One family living in The Mall built a special platform in the garden so their... Articles
Restored Preston footbridge is a step forward for Faversham Station 17th May 2019 It’s been closed for six months - making it harder for people living south of the railway to get into town - so I was delighted to re-open the Preston... Articles
Operation Brock barriers won't budge 16th May 2019 The steel barrier will remain on the M20 until at least October, Highways England have told me. This is in case Operation Brock needs to be activated at short... Articles
