It’s completely unacceptable for Kent’s roads to be brought to a standstill, so I was very worried to read that the temporary solution to Operation Stack could be delayed.

Jack and the Beanstalk is a story about planting magic beans and starting an adventure – it’s a great metaphor for reading. I saw first-hand how books can sow seeds of imagination in children’s minds when I visited Platt’s Heath Primary School a few weeks ago.

The Rec is right at the heart of Faversham and it’s valued by so many people for so many reasons, but it’s high time it had some investment – so it's great news that Swale Borough Council secured £1.6 million of Heritage Lottery Funding to revamp it.

I remain extremely concerned about what is being proposed and will be writing to the company to set this out.

It’s sweltering in Parliament – and tempers are running high over Brexit. But I’ve been trying to keep a cool head and figure out what’s best for Kent.

It's great that Brenley Corner has been resurfaced and so many of the dreadful potholes fixed - but the job is one half done! I wrote to Highways England asking why, and received this reply, saying that it is due to "a delay with design planning".

Headcorn has a timeless charm, but that doesn’t mean it’s stuck in the past. Though sometimes, when struggling to make a call or send an email in the village, it can feel like you’re back in the last century.

We desperately need more school places in and around Maidstone. Some primary school children are already having to travel miles, and the situation is only going to get worse in the next few years.

Bigger lorries carrying more waste for longer hours – no wonder people are worried about the proposals to expand the recycling works.

When my son was five he got a terrible tummy ache on Christmas Eve. At first we thought he’d eaten too many mince pies, but when he was too ill to open his Christmas stocking, we knew it was serious. We took him to A&E where the staff were brilliant, and quickly diagnosed appendicitis.