A controversial traffic management scheme accused of being a council money-maker will come into force from next month.
Medway Council’s long-debated red route scheme which will see drivers fined for stopping on certain roads will start in May.
Red ro…
A person has been taken to hospital following a crash on the M2.
The motorway remains partially blocked following the collision which involved two vehicles just before junction 3 for Chatham and Rochester.
There are delays on the M2 near Junction 3 f…
By Jon Brady[1] and Oliver Price[2] Published: 18:17, 29 March 2024 | Updated: 19:46, 29 March 2024
Travellers making the most of the Easter weekend[3] are stuck in ‘horrendous’ 20-mile long queues on major motorways – …
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…
Part of a motorway has closed after a multi-vehicle crash.
The M2 London-bound between junction 3 for Chatham[1] and junction 2 for Rochester has been shut due to the incident just before 1pm as snow began to fall across Kent[2].
The M2 westbound has…
A key section of the M2 near Medway has been closed this afternoon (January 8) following a multi-vehicle crash. Emergency services are currently at the scene on the London-bound carriageway which has been shut between junction 3 for Strood and junction…
Two people have sustained injuries following a multi-vehicle crash on the M2 near Medway[1] this afternoon (January 8). A large emergency services response has been called to the scene on the London-bound carriageway[2] between Junction 3 for Chatham[3…
The county[1] council has been considering which roads should be shut and said Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is providing “high value pumping” to restrict the level of water.
There will be some high value pumping. (Image: Anna Railton)
Abingdon R…
From prolific shoplifters to sex offenders, there were a lot of people who were put behind bars this month for committing crimes. This included a case that happened in the 1980s when a man indecently assaulted a girl in Broadstairs[1].
He has now been …
Top Dog
We’ve all heard of Crufts, but Scruffts is a branch of the prestigious dog-show competition specifically for cross breeds, and this year’s Family Crossbreed of the Year title went to Delila, a two-year-old Spaniel mix owned by Francesca Cairns …
Plans have been welcomed to install lay-bys on smart motorways after years of campaigning to make them safer.
The M20 between Junction 3 for West Malling[1] to Junction 5 for Aylesford is one of 11 major routes to get the emergency refuge areas, for us…
A crash involving a lorry and car in a town centre has been causing “absolute chaos” for motorists in a town centre today.
The A229 Bishops Way heading towards McDonald’s became blocked due to accident near Maidstone[1] Bridge.
Drivers are facing del…
Smokers caught dropping their cigarette butts on the floor at a motorway service station have been fined more than £7000 between them.
In total, 25 people were seen dropping the litter on the floor and leaving it at the Medway Moto Services on the M2, …