The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, delivered his budget statement to the House of Commons last week, where he was able to state that the economy will continue to grow and create new jobs, personal taxes will fall, investment in the NHS will go up, and the national debt will shortly start falling in […]
Last week the government announced it will not be contesting the judicial review that had been lodged against the planned Operation Stack lorry park close to junction 11 of the M20. It is very frustrating that this decision had to be made, as it means further delay in delivering the long term solution to the […]
Following the closure of the Folkestone East GP practice at the beginning of this month, I have asked the South Kent Coast Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to give the me the latest figures for the reallocation of patients to their new surgeries. As of Monday this week, 3,772 people have been allocated to a new […]
The fourth Folkestone Triennial marked its official close last Sunday, and has been another great success. It has brought thousands of visitors to our area, and encouraged us all to get out and explore the different artworks. Bob and Roberta Smith’s ‘Folkestone is an Art School’, and Richard Woods colourful holiday homes, have been popular […]