Summer Update from Kelly Tolhurst MP Friday, 31 July, 2020 As we continue the fight against the Coronavirus, I wanted to write to you to update constituents on the latest guidelines, some local news and the work that has gone on recently as Parliament enters its summer recess. I would like to start by thanking all of our healthcare and key workers who have all worked so hard to help tackle the outbreak, often under very difficult circumstances. As you... Articles
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
Kelly Tolhurst MP Welcomes Government Action to Bring Empty Homes Back into Use 31st May 2018 Rochester and Strood MP Kelly Tolhurst has hailed the new measures in the Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Bill to equip... Westminster News
Rochester and Strood MP Visits Apprenticeship Training Specialists IPS International 30th May 2018 Last month I visited IPS International to discuss the local skills needs and apprenticeship opportunities in Medway. The meeting came at a great time before my... Local News
Let’s Educate our School Children to Tackle Litter and Help Save Our Environment 25th May 2018 Local MP, Kelly Tolhurst, is encouraging primary schools in Rochester and Strood to take part in a poster competition in an effort to tackle litter. The... Local News