Constituency matters... a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 22 January 2020.

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The average gas and electricity bill for homes in the UK has more than doubled in the past ten years, and the cost of energy is one of the biggest factors that most people have to consider when trying to budget or save money.  

Acts of violence, aggression and serious verbal abuse have all been experienced by Canterbury City Council enforcement officers in the past six months.

Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a reported attempted robbery at a bus stop in Canterbury.

A 40-year-old man of Richmond Road, Gillingham has appeared in court after being charged with the murder of a 39-year-old woman.

An arrest has been made in Ramsgate by officers investigating reports of drug dealing in Thanet.

Shoppers in Ashford are being urged to be vigilant after a woman’s gold bracelet was reportedly stolen by bogus charity collectors.

Dover & Deal MP Natalie Elphicke has demanded an urgent debate on road investment in Kent and urged Chancellor Sajid Javid to axe the 'dangerous' Smart Motorway project on the M20.

In recent years, bucket list planning has become increasingly popular, with more and more people choosing to make travel bucket lists of all the places that they would like to visit before they ‘kick the bucket’, so to speak.  

A man has been fined £220 for refusing to cooperate with an investigation into a fly-tipping incident in Hythe.