Ashford

Storm Gerrit latest: Come back tomorrow, rail passengers told

A train crashed into a fallen tree, causing “horrendous” damage to the driver’s cab and severe delays on the Dundee to Glasgow line.It came as a combination of severe weather, signalling faults and overrunning engineering works sparked travel chao…

Tesco lorry gets stuck in narrow West Country lane

A Tesco driver seems to have either placed too much faith in their SatNav[1] or lacked local knowledge when their lorry got trapped on a tight corner in a lane in the West Country[2]. The 33-tonne articulated lorry was attempting to find an alternative…

Huge Tesco lorry gets stuck on tiny lane in West Country village

A special rescue tow truck had to be called in to pull the Tesco lorry out of its predicament
It’s every lorry driver’s worst nightmare. Heading into the heart of the West Country[1] and getting stuck in a narrow village lane.
The driver had been looki…

M2 junction 5 and junction 6 reopens after dogs close carriageway

Commuters are being warned to expect delays after a section of the M2 was forced to close – due to dogs on the carriageway.
The motorway between Junction 5 in Sittingbourne and Junction 6 in Faversham near the A251 Ashford Road was forced to shut earli…

Former mill and museum sells under the hammer at auction

A former mill and mill house that had previously been run as a museum was sold at auction. The buildings along with two other dwellings and a swimming pool in South Stour, Mersham, sold at auction for £800,000.
Swanton Mill, sits on five and a half acr…