I know people are really worried about the 6 month closure of Upper Street in Leeds from July to January.
Leeds has had more than its fair share of roadworks recently, and I can understand residents pulling their hair out about the idea of another six months.
Getting around locally can be tough without a car.
Not only are there fewer services, but they're often quite expensive too. With the current squeeze on household incomes a bus fare of £5 or more can put a real dent in your weekly budget.
St Mary's Children's Centre is a precious resource for Faversham.
Kent County Council is currently consulting on plans to reduce the number of children's centres across the county - something they've got to do to get the cost of building maintenance back to an affordable level.
Water companies shouldn’t be rewarding shareholders while letting the rest of us down.
That's why earlier this month I wrote to the water regulator Ofwat calling on them to start taking enforcement action against water companies that don't link their dividend payments to performance.
Our Maidstone Apprenticeship Fair is always one of the highlights of my year.
I host it with 6 of my Kent MP colleagues to bring together local students with all kinds of amazing apprenticeship opportunities. Last Friday it returned for its fifth year, and it was bigger than ever,
I see this all the time. As well as being Faversham and Mid Kent’s MP I’m also a minister in the Health and Social Care Department, and one of the things I’m tasked with is overseeing the government’s work on social care.
