Stroke has recently made the headlines again as new figures published by Public Health England showed that more first-time strokes are occurring at an earlier age compared to a decade ago. The average age for men having a stroke fell from 71 to 68 years and for women, 75 to 73 years.
Tunbridge Wells MP, Greg Clark, has once again brought together MPs from across Kent and East Sussex in calling for the dualling of the rest of the A21.
Next month, the leaders of the European Union member states – including the United Kingdom – will meet to consider the latest stage of the negotiations on Britain's withdrawal from the EU.
Greg was delighted to draw the winning tickets for a raffle run by the Cook store in Tunbridge Wells for the Pickering Cancer Drop-in Centre. The raffle made well over £1,000 for the charity.
Greg was delighted to hear that a new outreach Post Office service will operate from Matfield Village Hall three times a week. The old Post Office that was located in InnStore closed at the end of March 2017 when the premises was converted into an office.
Greg met with the Chief Executive of the Domestic Abuse Volunteer Support Service (DAVSS), Mark Hutcheon, to discuss its recruitment drive for new volunteers.
