It is a small consolation after the problems on our roads over recent weeks, but at least the restrictions on the M20 were lifted in time to give everyone as...

At times over the past week we have been plunged back into the worst days of Operation Stack, with the M20 closed completely between Junctions 8 and 9. The...

The shake-up to the current Ashford area bus routes is certainly causing a large amount of anxiety and distress, more than I can remember in any previous time...

At a time when terrible global events are dominating all our thoughts it is difficult to concentrate on matters nearer home. Nevertheless, we need to keep some...

One of the issues concerning local businesses as we emerge from the pandemic has been the likely effect on exporters. With business trying to catch up on two...

Years ago I remember having to battle to keep a police station open in Ashford. I accepted the logic of closing smaller stations which few people ever visited...

At times when it is reasonable to be pessimistic about the state of the country and the world it is often refreshing to hear what young people are thinking. I...

For my first column of 2022 I would love to be talking about anything else but Covid, but I’m afraid we have not yet fully emerged from this long dark tunnel...

I spend a good deal of my time talking to local businesses, and therefore hearing about how they are managing in the period of recovery from the restrictions...