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20th April 2018Fury as Kent Police fail to enforce articulated lorry ban through villages
KENT Police have come under fire for failing to enforce a lorry ban through Leeds village - having issued just TWO tickets in past 12 months. Hundreds of trucks are believed to be defying the ...
16th April 2018M20 CLOSED: Chaos on roads after van crashes in central reservation
THE M20 has been shut after a van smashed into the central reservation. The accident happened on the coastbound section betwseen Leeds Castle and the first Ashford turn off. Traffic is being ...
FINED: Trucker who drove on M20 while watching a DVD
A trucker caught watching a DVD while driving on the M20 has been fined £700. He was pulled over near the Leeds Castle junction heading London-bound. Kent Roads Policing Unit said that ...
Jobs relief as Maidstone carpet store avoids closure
MAIDSTONE's Carpetright branch is staying open - for now - after the company entered into a CVA. The troubled carpet chain is to close 92 of its stores, including three in Kent, after what it ...
TRAFFIC: Rush hour chaos in Maidstone village as van ends up on sandbag bank
THEREhas been chaos on the road through Leeds village this morning after a van appeared to have left the carriagewayand was left stranded on a roadside bank. The vehicle for a flooring ...
CLOSED: Maidstone road shut until Friday
A BUSY road in the centre of the county town is shut to traffic for the rest of the week. Vinters Road in Maidstone is closed as UK Power Networks installs a new electricalsupply. It was ...
MPs join Tory candidates in call for Leeds-Langley relief road
CONSERVATIVE MPs Helen Whately and Helen Grant have renewed their backing for a Leeds-Langley relief road to ease the worsening traffic situation on Maidstone's roads. They joined Tory ...
EXCLUSIVE: Government plan for Operation Stack...more Operation Stack!
DEPARTMENT for Transport bosses have admitted finding a permanent solution to Operation Stack is proving harder than first anticipated, Daily Downs Mail can reveal. With a year to go before the UK ...
TRAFFIC UPDATE: Long delays all over Maidstone this morning
THE wet weather has caused traffic delays this morning with long delays. Worst affected is the M20 where there are queues between J7 and J4 London-bound. Kent highways also reports slow-moving ...
CONFIRMED: Maidstone restaurant to close
A MAIDSTONE restaurant will be closing, it has been confirmed. Italian chain Prezzo had announced that it was in trouble, and it was soon announced that their Mexican restaurant MEXIco was set ...