Standing underneath the newly constructed Step Short Memorial Arch Damian explains: "Behind me on the Leas you can see the Memorial Arch that we've built to mark the centenary of the First World War. We've built an arch on this site to remember the journeys of the men who went to fight in France and […]
Three years ago I set up a competition for new businesses to allow them to exhibit for free at the annual Conservative Party conference, in a special area called the Start-up Hub. This week we have launched the competition again to find twelve new businesses to take part in the Start-up Hub, following the 33 […]
Friday 6th June was the seventieth anniversary of the D Day landings in Normandy; the start of the liberation of Europe and a major turning point in the Second World War. I was honoured to attend last week’s service at the Garden of Remembrance in Folkestone, along with members of the Normandy Veterans Association, including […]
There is nothing more exciting in business than to see someone take an idea, turn it into a new venture, and then make it work. Start-up businesses have been one of the big success stories of the economic recovery so far. That's thanks to the hard work and ingenuity of the people who have set […]
Buckingham Palace confirmed last week that Prince Harry will attend the opening of the Folkestone, First World War centenary, memorial arch, on 4th August. The Prince will be the guest of honour and will be invited to conduct the formal unveiling of the Arch. I was delighted to learn that Prince Harry was able to […]
We are delighted that HRH Prince Harry will be the guest of honour on 4th August 2014 at the ceremony to mark the opening of the First World War centenary memorial arch in Folkestone. Prince Harry will be invited to perform the official opening of the arch, which stands over the route taken by millions […]
A new report published this week shows that the Folkestone and Hythe area has been the biggest beneficiary so far from High Speed Rail. The Institute for Economic Affairs report shows that we have seen the best performance in terms of the increase in the percentage of working age population in work, compared with the […]
The Folkestone and Hythe constituency saw a big fall in unemployment last month, according to the latest figures published last week. The overall unemployment rate is now nearly 25% lower than it was in May 2010. Last month this area saw the biggest fall in unemployment in Kent, and over the last year the rate […]
GPs in Folkestone and Dover received a boost this week, with the granting of £1.89 million to improve access to their services for patients. The grant comes from Prime Minister David Cameron’s challenge fund, which has been set up to help give GPs the resources to offer a more flexible service to their communities. Folkestone […]
Construction is now well underway for the Folkestone Memorial Arch to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. Last Friday I visited the construction site at the eastern end of the Leas, close to the top of the Road of Remembrance, along with fellow directors of the ‘Step Short’ project, Cllr […]