Helen Grant MP backs Guide Dogs 'Open Door' campaign 17th January 2023 Anyone reading this column will be blessed with something most of us take for granted - the gift of sight. A few years ago I had the opportunity to gain just a... Articles
The year ahead 9th January 2023 In my last column I reflected on some of the key moments of 2022 and now, as we say hello to the New Year, here’s a look ahead to some of the events that lie in... Articles
How will we remember 2022? 3rd January 2023 How will we remember 2022? In January alone we had climate change, calamity and Covid combined. It was the warmest New year's Day on record in Central London,... Articles
Her Majesty the Queen 9th September 2022 The passing of Her Majesty has left me with a feeling of profound loss and sadness. Her leadership, diplomacy, dignity and unshakeable sense of duty to her... Articles
Ukraine is history repeating itself 18th April 2022 When I was a young girl at primary school, I remember our class reading a book called the Silver Sword, by Ian Serraillier. Based on fact, and set in 1940 in... Articles
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust leads the way on Covid-recovery 9th February 2022 On Monday 7th February, I joined the Prime Minister and the Chancellor on a visit to Maidstone Hospital’s oncology centre and chemotherapy day unit. Testament... Articles
Looking ahead for Maidstone & the Weald 25th January 2022 Throughout the pandemic my team and I have maintained progress on many campaigns and here is a short update on some of the issues we have been tackling in... Articles
2021 in Maidstone & the Weald 13th December 2021 It is difficult to adequately express my reflections on a year gone by, such as the one we have all just endured in 2021. The loss of so many lives, the... Articles
COP26 16th November 2021 It is undeniable that unless global warming is arrested, the world will face the collapse of the life essentials we currently take for granted; our drinking... Articles