Battling for better road, rail and bus transport.

In addition to my train services work, I campaign to tackle HGVs on rural roads, I set up and attend the Maidstone Schools Bus Forum, and I will be working alongside Tom Tugendhat MP on improving transport to schools in Tonbridge and Wrotham.

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MP fights for bus passengers facing 50 per cent fare hike

Bus passengers across Maidstone and Malling could lose vital services, if a 50 per cent fare hike goes ahead, their MP Helen Grant has warned. Under plans announced by the Labour Government, the current bus fare pricing cap of £2 will rise to £3 when it ends on December 31. And the increas

Helen Grant MP continues fight for local bus services in Maidstone and Malling

Earlier this month, Members of Parliament debated the issue of local bus services; with Helen Grant MP fighting for improved services in her constituency of Maidstone and Malling. Rural bus services are a lifeline to many people, including older generations, who rely heavily on buses on a daily

February Newsletter

The fireworks of New Year’s Eve seem long in the past as weather systems Ischa and Jocelyn stormed us through January toward the last month of Winter.

Local MPs Chair Crunch Hermitage Lane Development Summit

Whenever I speak with people who live, work or travel through the Allington and Barming wards of Maidstone, which is frequently, it is never long before the conversation turns to the adverse consequences of overdevelopment around Hermitage Lane. Widespread and wholly legitimate concerns have been i

Operation Brock Replacement

Many of us are still haunted by the chaos that gripped Kent during the summer of 2015 when disruption at the Port of Dover led to endless weeks of congestion due to Operation Stack. Kent MPs have since vowed that this must never happen again and have lobbied the Government to introduce a permanent