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23rd January 2017Peters Bridge will shut NEXT WEEK after change of plans
Peters Bridge near Snodland is to stay open this week - despite reports of closures for repair work to be carried out. Developer Trenport says the closure will come into effect on Monday 30 ...
23rd January 2017Litter pickers back on the beat in Leeds village
A TEAM of litter-pickers scoured the length of Leeds village to collect a mass of rubbish. The 14-strong squad filled 32 large sacks of mess – most of which has been tossed from vehicles ...
Barty Farm homes get the nod - and THAT wall will come tumbling down
A HUNDRED homes will be built at Barty Farm in Bearsted after approval was given to knock down and rebuild an historic wall on its perimeter. The wall will now move closer to Barty House to allow ...
M20 roadworks - delays are expected
Drivers on the M20 can expect closures,delays and speed restrictions in th next few days, according to Highways England. Improvement works continue on the junction 4 roundabout. An HE ...
Kent's London commuters hit by London tube strike
Passengers from Kent travelling into London today are facing massive disruption because of a strike by London Underground staff. Long queues outside the main line stations are already forming ...
PICTURES: How the anti-Muslim protest fizzled in the drizzle
A demonstration by a far-right anti-Muslim group fizzled out in the drizzle today when only a handful turned upto campaignagainst the expansion of Maidstone Mosque. Barely 20 ...
First accident on the new Maidstone gyratory road scheme
The new lanes of a £6m 'gyratory' road scheme in the centre of Maidstone have experienced the first accident this morning. Lane one of the A229 Fairmeadow (northbound) was ...
Golding Homes scoops design award
Golding Homes has won an award for its Wallis Fields Regeneration Scheme in Park Woodat the Kent Design and Developments Awards ceremony held at County Hall, Maidstone. The awards, ...
Multi-million pounds contract to build new M20 junction
A contract to builda new junction on the M20 has been awarded to Vinci, Highways England has confirmed. A new junction – junction 10a - is proposed approximately 700 metres east of the ...
PM backs MP Helen Whately's campaign on illegally parked lorries
PRIME Minister Theresa May has backed MP Helen Whately'scampaign over antisocial and illegal HGV parking which has blighted Kent for years. The PM gave unequivocal backing to the Mid ...