Dover MP salutes PM’s action over mass sackings at P&O
Photo: Ray Duff Dover & Deal MP Natalie Elphicke today welcomed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement that the Government will be taking legal action over last week’s mass sackings at…
Dover MP and council leaders call on Chancellor Sunak to press DP World to reinstate P&O workers
Natalie Elphicke MP, Kent County Council leader Cllr Roger Gough and Dover District Council leader Cllr Trevor Bartlett have written to the Chancellor to condemn the actions of P&O Ferries/DP…
Bishop of Dover welcomes new Archdeacon of Canterbury
Revd Dr William Adam named as next Archdeacon of Canterbury Photo: Neil Vigers / ACO Will said: “It’s a great honour and pleasure to be invited to take up this…
Seize the Ships! chants at protest against P&O sackings in Dover
Labour’s John McDonal, left listens to a Union speaker Photo: Ray Duff Words and photos by Ray Duff The first of what may be many protests over the sudden announcement…
MP and Dover District Council slam owners of P&O Ferries over hundreds of job losses
Natalie Elphicke, MP for Dover and Deal has slammed DP World, owners of P&O Ferries after announcing the mass sacking of ferry workers and their replacements by agency workers. She…
Could you be a Kent on-call firefighter?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) is encouraging people to help serve their community by applying to become on-call firefighters at a number of stations across Kent and Medway. On-call…
South East tops the UK with biggest annual increase in female unemployment
With International Women’s Day fast approaching, the most recent UK employment statistics do not make for positive reading in the South East, as the region experienced the largest annual increase…
Revolutionary £100 million bike factory in Ashford could see up to 4,000 new jobs
Architectural design concept – copyright Hollaway Studios Brompton, the UK’s largest bicycle manufacturer, has taken the first step towards creating a revolutionary new factory in Ashford, Kent, by announcing its…
Dover apprentices scoop top honours at east Kent awards ceremony
Left to right: Award-winning apprentices, Georgia Wicker-Bayley and Evie Bumstead Two Dover District Council (DDC) apprentices scooped top honours at the East Kent Apprenticeship Awards 2022 hosted at the Yarrow…
Hundreds visit Folkestone and Hythe MP’s Jobs Fair
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 29 January 2022 As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic it is encouraging to…