Folkestone and Hythe MP ‘on the case’ of bathing water pollution
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins OBE 23 April 2024. Bathing water quality in Hythe Bay Earlier this month I…
Reckless Chatham arsonist to serve lengthy sentence after attempting to start fire in Medway Police Station
During the afternoon of 13 November 2023, Edward Midgley entered the reception area of the Medway Police Station in Purser Way Gillingham. He was holding a jar in his hand…
Campaigners rally at Folkestone’s Sunny Sands beach to protest over sewage dumping
Cllr Bridget Chapman (left) welcomes all to the gathering Photo: Ray Duff — By Ray Duff – Around fifty concerned citizens gathered on the picturesque Sunny Sands beach to voice…
Folkestone and Hythe MP says water companies must be held to account over sewage discharges
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins OBE 29 March 2024. Tourism The Easter weekend always feels like the start of…
Dover MP calls for urgent Government investment to prepare port for EU border checks
Natalie pictured with Transport Secretary, the Rt Hon Mark Harper MP, Doug Bannister (CEO at the Port of Dover) and Jason Holt (Chairman of the Port of Dover) in Parliament…
Economy on road to recovery says Folkestone and Hythe MP
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins OBE 12 February 2024. Spring Budget On 6 March the Chancellor of the Exchequer,…
Hawkinge on the move to Ashford
Residents living in two of the Folkestone and Hythe district’s thirteen wards will be voting for a member of the Ashford Parliamentary constituency at the next general election. New boundary…
Folkestone and Hythe MP champions nuclear power for Romney Marsh’s future!
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins OBE 25 February 2024. Commons debate On Thursday 22 February I organised a debate…
Why South East rural communities can’t be taken for granted at upcoming general election
Tim Bamford By Tim Bamford, Regional Director Country Land and Business Association (CLA). – People in the countryside have faced a generation of economic neglect. Despite covering 85% of our…
St Mary’s Bay residents raise concerns over abandoned former seafront motel site to MP
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins OBE 11 February 2024. Sands Motel Many local residents on Romney Marsh have raised…