Transport and Logistics Network
One of Kent’s leading universities recently saw a record number of students vote in favour of introducing all plant-based catering[1] in the coming years. Students at the University of Kent, which operates campuses in both Medway[2] and Canterbury[3], …
1600 home plan for Birchington (Ptarmigan Land)
Amended plans to build 1,600 homes, a primary school, shops, care home, expansion of Birchington medical centre and a community park on farmland at Birchington have been lodged with Thanet council.
The d…
A boozed-up dad left the pub just minutes before he cause a “catastrophic” 126mph crash which took the lives of three people.
Carl Simpson, who is from Glebe Close, in Fishburn[1] – a 20 minute drive from Stockton[2] – got into his car, having just con…
The new Thanet Parkway railway station which will connect to London in 70 minutes is opening to passengers within weeks. It is the county’s first railway station to be built in eight years.
Pictures show the platform, stairs, waiting shelters and bicyc…
A brand new Toys R Us shop-in-shop will open in Chelmsford High Street later this summer. The famous toy retailer is returning to Essex five years after they collapsed into administration and closed all their stores.
The popular toy shop will be openin…
Fresh pictures have been released of a controversial multi-million pound railway station as it prepares to open.
The new Thanet Parkway station in Cliffsend, near Ramsgate[1] will open on July 31[2], promising journeys from Thanet to London in 70 minut…
A new station will open between Ramsgate and Minster at the end of next month.
Thanet Parkway has two 240m platforms suitable for 12-car trains, and will offer high speed services to London as well as trains to other places in Kent.
The station, which …
It had been a good day’s driving. All that was needed was to find a hotel in Eastbourne, preferably one with a charging point for an electric car. “Is it a buggy?” the receptionist wondered. “No, it’s a car,” I assured her. “One of those scooter things…
People living near a railway line on the outskirts of Canterbury say they are unable to get any peace and quiet because of a new railway siren.
A loud noise to warn pedestrians about the track in Thanington[1] goes off roughly every 15 minutes for 16 h…
Essex’s incredibly close connection to London means that parts of our fantastic county have, over time, been adopted into the expanding capital. This is despite many residents there still saying they are true Essex residents and not Londoners.
Being pa…