New Cardio Respiratory Ward at Medway Hospital with more than 30 extra beds Wednesday, 8 May, 2024 Medway Hospital have opened a new Cardio Respiratory ward which was part of the £5 million project to transform the old Ruby ward to provide more than 30 new beds at the hospital with state of the art facilities for patients with serious breathing problems or heart conditions. it was great to visit the new facilities with colleague Rehman Chishti the MP for Gillingham & Rainham, meeting Jayne... Local News
Rochester Historic High Street Nominated for Great British High Street Competition 20th July 2018 This week is Great British High Street week, a celebration of local achievements on our high streets and supporting the communities in which we live and work... Local News
Kelly Tolhurst MP Appointed Minister for Small Business 20th July 2018 I am delighted to have been asked by the Prime Minister to become the new Minister for Small Business at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial... Westminster News
Happy 70th Birthday to Our NHS 5th July 2018 Today (Thursday 5 July) I and the rest of the country are celebrating the 70th birthday of the NHS and all that it has done for our friends and families over... Westminster News
Kelly Tolhurst MP Champions Rochester & Strood’s Agricultural Sector 29th June 2018 I recently visited The Lettuce Company based in Upper Stoke to see their work and contribution to the UK’s agricultural economy and hear their need to maintain... Local News
Kelly Tolhurst MP supports Cervical Screening Awareness Campaign Urging More Women to Attend Life-Saving Testing 27th June 2018 Following this month's Cervical Screening Awareness Week, I am pleased to be supporting the campaign and highlight to women of Rochester and Strood the... Articles
Universal Credit Rollout Has Positive Start in Medway Thanks to Jobcentre Staff’s Hard Work 21st June 2018 Earlier this month I had the pleasure to visit Chatham Jobcentre and see their work and creative initiatives to help get more Medway people back into work. On... Local News
This Carers Week Let’s Recognise and Support the Unsung Heroes of Our Community 18th June 2018 Unpaid carers are some of the unsung heroes of our communities, and in Rochester and Strood one in eight do some kind of voluntary care for a friend or family... Articles
Medway Receives Share of £30m Homelessness Fund 12th June 2018 A successful bid supported by Kelly Tolhurst MP has been has been awarded to help tackle the homelessness problems in the Medway towns. A £30m Rough Sleeping... Local News
GTR Train Timetable Chaos Unacceptable for High Fare Paying Rochester & Strood Commuters 4th June 2018 I have been greatly disappointed by the consequences of the South East’s GTR timetable change which has brought chaos to many local commuters’ journeys. Today I... Local News