More space is being created for vehicle checks at Dover harbour amid concerns new EU rules could exacerbate traffic problems on Kent’s roads.
Delays of up to 15 hours are feared on the routes to the town’s port, as well as Eurotunnel in Folkestone, aft…
A lorry driver has appeared in court accused of causing serious injury to two women by dangerous driving after a head-on crash at the weekend.
Milos Andrijasevic was arrested at the scene of the collision on the A251 Ashford Road near Faversham[1] duri…
A man has been arrested following a serious crash which closed a road for eight hours.
Police were called to reports of a collision involving a car and a lorry on the A251 Ashford Road near Faversham[1], shortly before 3.30am.
Police closed the A251 …
Is it just me, or is the M2[1] one of the nation’s most depressing motorways?
Heading coastbound, it starts off OK in four-lane splendour. But by the time you bid the Gillingham[2] junction farewell it has been eroded to a miserable two.
The M2 – for…
Drivers are reminded that part of the M20 will be closed tonight while National Highways puts out the bollards in preparation for Operation Brock.
The motorway will be shut London-bound between Junctions 9 for Ashford[1] and 8 for Maidstone[2] and coas…
A Kent MP has renewed her criticism of the decision to trigger Operation Brock, saying that blocking up the county’s roads whenever there is a school holiday is wrong.
Faversham and Mid Kent MP Helen Whately believes there needs to be an alternative ar…
Highways chiefs have said “good progress” was made overnight in planned engineering works which led to the first daylight closure of the M25. Work continued throughout the night between Junctions 10 and 11, as the closure entered its second day. B…
BP Pulse, BP’s electric vehicle charging brand, has acquired the freehold of one of the largest truck stops in Europe, Ashford International Truckstop in Kent. This acquisition is part of its strategic drive to create a Europe-wide network of electric …
A pregnant teen and her boyfriend died in a horror crash after a ‘give way’ sign had been twisted and road markings faded, an inquest has heard.
Personal trainer Josh Alexander,[1] 21, and his lifeguard girlfriend, Jessica Poole, 18, died from their in…
A golf course greenkeeper drank a bottle of wine before leading police on a high-speed chase that saw him weaving in and out of motorway traffic and racing through villages.
A court heard officers were “amazed” Jake Bonds didn’t flip his car when he dr…
Stations across Kent are at risk of seeing no trains at the end of the month as another day of strike action has been announced. Members of the ASLEF union will be hosting walkouts between Tuesday, January 30 and Monday, February 5.
The union has confi…
The new Thanet Parkway Station between Ramsgate and Minster takes passengers to London on the train in 70 minutes and has opened up leisure destinations across Kent. It opened last July, with 10 trains a day on weekdays to and from London Bridge, Chari…
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for ice in Kent as temperatures plummet. A number of flood warnings are already in place[1] after days of downpours.
Now forecasters warn plummeting temperatures are set to cause disruption across the …
High winds between 60 and 70mph are set to hit Kent today – and some commuters are already facing disruption.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning across the county until 9pm today with heavy rainfall also expected later on.
The county …