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6th October 2016M20: jct 4 disruption for roadworks
Highways England has warned of disruption aroundjct 4 of the M20 for Kent County Council work to be carried out. It will occur between Octoner 10 and October 16. A statement released ...
3rd October 2016Maidstone bridge roadworks: avoid the area during lane closures
Drivers have been warned to expect delays atMaidstone's one-way bridge system due to a series of lane closures for work to continue on the new 'gyratory system." Work started ...
Ex-Ukip MEP Janice Atkinson hits back at court fraud claims
FORMER Kent Ukip MEP Janice Atkinson has angrily denied she was complicit in a fraud committed by one of her officials. Christine Hewitt, 55, admitted in court she inflated a £950 dinner to ...
Lib Dems choose Invicta girl Emily Fermor to stand against Helen Grant MP
A FORMER Invicta Grammar School pupil has been chosen to represent the Liberal Democrats at the next general election in the Maidstone and the Weald constituency. Oxford graudate Emily Fermor, 23, ...
Show the public Leeds-Langley relief road options now - demand Ukip
Threeoptions for a Leeds-Langley relief road currently under consideration should be published in full immediately and taken to public consultation, according to Ukip councillor Eddie ...
M20: new junction planned - public consultation
Proposals for a new junction on the M20 at have gone out to public consultation. Drivers, residents and businesses are now able to make representations on Highways England’s proposals to ...
PICTURE: New Medway Bridge opens
The new bridge over the Medway has been opened and locals didn't take long to talk a stroll across the new structure. These are the first people walking across the bridge from Halling towards ...
Three million Dartford Crossing fines for non payment of tickets
MORE than three million fines have been dished out to drivers ignoring the Dartford Crossing "Dart Charge". The BBC has learnt that 3.5m tickets have been issued since the tolls were ...
MP Helen Whately faces losing seat in boundary shake-up
The MP for Mid Kent Helen Whately could find her constituency disappear by the time of the next elections in 2020. Aboundary review sees her seat as one marked for abolition as the number of ...
Travellers move into Lockmeadow car park
A GROUP of travellers have set up camp in the car park beside the Lockmeadow lesiure complex in the third incursion of its kind in a week. Travellers caused disruption at the weekend when they ...