Last Friday evening I joined a packed Quarterhouse in Folkestone for the tenth anniversary meeting of Go Folkestone. Led by its President Philip Carter and Chairman Cllr Ann Berry this organisation has successfully campaigned for the town and investment in its future. Whilst we remain focused now on creating jobs and supporting businesses in our […]
Delivering a long term solution to the problems created by Operation Stack remains one of the big infrastructure challenges facing our area. Improved co-ordination between the Kent police, Highways Agency, Channel Tunnel and Dover port, has meant we have avoided over the last couple of years some of the chronic delays of the recent past. […]
Put the date in your diaries, the Olympic flame and torch will be coming to our area on Wednesday 18th July 2012. As a member of the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, one of our roles in parliament is to scrutinise the plans for the London Olympics, and to hold the […]
On Monday the Government announced a £40million boost for jobs in East Kent. The award from the Regional Growth Fund will benefit the four East Kent districts, including our own Shepway, and is designed to support businesses, encourage investment and create jobs. I am delighted that the lobbying for this from the local councils and […]
The Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee has today published new evidence relating to our inquiry the phone hacking scandal. This new evidence takes us into the heart of the decision making process which led to News International deciding to settle with Gordon Taylor, and also whether senior executives mislead parliament. I have gone through […]