Reforms to the NHS to help deliver services designed more closely around the needs of patients and the local community have come into effect this week; following the legislation that we passed in parliament last year. Shortly before the Easter break I met with members of the new South Kent Coast Clinical Commissioning Group, which [...]
Do you think you are being ripped off by your home insurer? Have you recently tried to get insurance for your home and either been declined or asked to pay a high premium because you were told you live in a flood risk area? If so I would like you to send me information about [...]
One of my favourite carols is ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’ and in particular the line ‘the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight’. As we gather for Christmas, we will have fond memories of the year past, moments of reflection and reasons to look forward to 2012. Looking back [...]
The creative industries are an increasingly important part of our local economy; and this is not just the work of artists but film makers, web designers, restaurateurs, marketeers and many others. The Creative Quarter in Folkestone employs 280 people across all of the businesses based there, which taken together makes it one of the District’s [...]
There seems to be a strong consensus that the snow we had last week was the worst that anyone can remember at this stage of the winter. In addition to this we also had some very low temperatures. Last Friday evening when I was driving between my surgeries in Dymchurch and Hythe the temperature gauge [...]
Tourism is the second biggest employer in this country and our third biggest export industry. It can sometimes be easy to forget just how important it is to our economy to encourage more visitors. David Cameron has used a recent speech to highlight the work of the British tourist industry, before starting his own family [...]
Ann Widdicombe joined Damian Collins and his campaign team in Dymchurch and New Romney. They are filme talking on the sea defences at Dymchurch beach.
