This summer recess I visited Vanquis Bank which has one of its three nationwide call centre sites based in Chatham to hear about their work and talk to them about responsible credit following the successful approval of my Breathing Space scheme into law last year.
I recently visited the Tarmac sand and gravel quarry at Kingsnorth which became fully operational last year and now serves customers across Kent and South East London.
Rochester and Strood MP Kelly Tolhurst is calling on Rochester and Strood's small shopkeepers to enter the Best Small Shops Competition, celebrating the creativity of small shops and the central role they play in their local community.
Kelly Tolhurst MP has welcomed this month’s figures showing that local out of work claimants have fallen once again, meaning that more families across Rochester and Strood have the security of a regular pay packet.
An exciting new project has been on trial across Medway bringing together South East Coast Ambulance Service paramedics and Kent Police constables on Friday and Saturday nights to address evening and late night incidents.
It is saddening that one of our leading local special educational needs (SEN) schools is having difficulties getting agreement to install secondary education provision for local students.
I recently met with Macmillan Crossroads Care Kent to discuss their local work in Medway, the dedication of volunteers and their need for more local volunteers to expand their valuable care work .
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.
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 Strategy.
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 the last seven decades.
