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...

One of the more enjoyable parts of an MP’s job is helping celebrate the opening of a new project. So last Friday was a particularly enjoyable time as I managed...

One of the most welcome new additions to the town’s facilities is the Ashford Youth Hub, which was set up over the summer and is now fully operational. It...

The last few days may have been dominated by the dramas and difficulties of the petrol crisis but in the long term I think one of the key challenges facing the...

First I should apologise for the late return of this column after the summer. It is for the very straightforward reason that I have had Covid. Other people’s...

Just when you thought we might be entering a quieter period for the summer Operation Brock on the M20 comes back into our lives. As I write this we are back to...

After nearly 18 months of the most difficult period for the local economy that any of us can remember, things seem to be turning around very fast. We have...

Planning and development have once again become a big national political issue, with the Government between a White Paper and new legislation, and the voters of...

This week life has been dominated by talk about trains. There are two separate issues which will affect us in Ashford: the reform of the railways across the...