Christmas is a time for good cheer but for some it also the busiest period of the working year. Last week I visited the Royal Mail sorting offices in Folkestone, Hythe and New Romney, to meet the postal workers who make sure that all of our cards and presents get through in time. This time [...]

The public meeting on the potential to deliver a new nuclear power station at Dungeness will be held a week on Saturday, on 22nd January. This follows the meeting I held with the Energy Minister Charles Hendry before Christmas, along with Shepway District Council. The meeting will be attended by officials from the Department for [...]

Last week in the House of Commons I spoke in the debate on the Postal Services Bill, which could lead to one of the biggest reforms of the Royal Mail and the Post Office for over 100 years. For years we have seen financial pressures reduce the number of post offices and restrict the number [...]