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…
London & South Eastern Railway handed £23.5m penalty over breach of contract
Following a breach of its Franchise Agreement, London & South Eastern Railway Limited (LSER) has been issued with a £23.5 million penalty notice by the Government. This is on top…
Despite improvements, Folkestone & Hythe MP still against use of barracks for asylum claimants
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 18 March 2022 Napier Barracks On 11 March I visited Napier Barracks in Folkestone,…
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…
Statue set on fire outside Canterbury City Council offices
Witnesses are sought following a suspected arson in Canterbury. On Saturday 5 March 2022, a PCSO on patrol in the Military Road area of the city was informed that the…
Folkestone and Hythe MP praises local donations to help Ukraine
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 10 March 2022 On Tuesday 7 March I attended the address given by the…
CCTV appeal after attempted Sevenoaks burglary
A CCTV image, shown below, has been issued by officers investigating a report of an attempted burglary in Sevenoaks. At around 4.30am on Friday 11 February 2022, two men are…
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…
Have your say on proposed new parliamentary constituency boundaries for Ashford and Folkestone
Changes to Ashford parliamentary constituency are proposed and you have just 6 weeks to have your say by letter, email or in person at an Ashford hearing. The Boundary Commission…