Category: Weekly Blog

Council tax reduced by another 1% and Folkestone Academy's visit to 10 Downing Street

This Saturday I will be leading the community walk from Dungeness to Folkestone to raise money for the Kent charity, the Young Lives Foundation. We will be departing from the old lighthouse at 9.30am and it would be great to see you there if you would like to join us . The route of the […]

Itinerary for community walk next Saturday, 28th February

On the 28th February I am leading a community walk from Dungeness to Folkestone and would be delighted if you could join me. Below is a rough itinerary of the day, with timings depending on how quickly the group makes progress. Everybody is welcome and it's not too late to sign up. If you’d like […]

Strong jobs growth and wages rising faster than prices sees more money in people's pockets as recovery continues

The inflation figures published this week show that last month prices rose by just 0.3%, helped by the falling costs of fuel and food. We can certainly all see the falling prices at the pumps with petrol now below 107p a litre; a saving of 30p a litre from a few months ago. The price […]

Local provision for people who have become homeless

Given the recent spell of cold weather there has been an understandable increase in concern over the local provision for people who have become homeless and are living on the streets. Last Thursday evening I visited the Folkestone Churches Winter Shelter at the Harbour Community Church in Harvey Street, which has for the last few […]

My views on the additional support for retired Gurkhas just announced by the Government

For the last year I have been working with the House of Commons All Party Group on Gurkha Welfare, to bring forward recommendations to give greater support to retired Gurkhas and to investigate some specific concerns that they have raised about their treatment. At the end of last week the Ministry of Defence published its […]

Update on Operation Stack and homelessness in Folkestone

The Operation Stack restrictions were finally lifted from our roads at the weekend but the work on a long term solution to this problem continues. Last week, along with Kent MPs Charlie Elphicke, Damian Green and Tracey Crouch, I met with the Roads Minister John Hayes to press him to lead an urgent government review […]

Why I'm delighted that EDF energy have extended the operating life of Dungeness B nuclear power station until at least 2028

EDF energy has confirmed this week that Dungeness B nuclear power station will continue its operating life until at least 2028; an extension of 10 years to its current license. Nuclear power at Dungeness has been, and will remain, a major part of our local economy, and this is particularly good news for Romney Marsh. […]

New figures show how Shepway's economic turnaround continues to go from strength to strength

If you want to know how the economy is doing, look out for the number of white vans on our streets. New figures released last week by the motor industry revealed the highest level of registrations of new commercial vehicles and vans for seven years; and an eleven per cent increase on the previous year. […]

Community Walk from Dungeness to Folkestone to support the Young Lives Foundation (28th February)

Join me on the 28th February as I lead a community walk form the lighthouse in Dungeness all the way across Shepway to the Step Short memorial arch in Folkestone. For more information about the walk, why I'm supporting this particular charity and the chance to donate, click on the image below and you'll go through to […]

Save the date! Community Walk on February 28th from Dungeness lighthouse to the memorial arch in Folkestone in aid of the Young Lives Foundation - all welcome!

With 2015 well underway, and as we are making and following our resolutions for the new year, I would like to ask for your help with an event I am organising later next month. On Saturday 28th February I will be leading a community walk along the coast, from the lighthouse at Dungeness to the Step […]

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