Granby Street in Leicester city centre[1] was closed this afternoon. The road, which runs from London Road towards the city centre, was closed at its junctions with Rutland Street and Chatham Street at around 4pm this afternoon, Leicestershire Police[2…
A crash on the A2 caused five-mile tailbacks this morning (August 2). Two lanes were closed following the two-vehicle collision involving a car and a lorry on the west-bound carriageway at the Bean Interchange for the B255, Bean Lane.
Travel time was e…
A long-awaited new train station for Chelmsford will be built by a government body following an agreement with the council – and is eyeing an opening date in two years’ time. Beaulieu Park Station, along with a new bypass to the northeast of Chelmsford…
It has been confirmed the government is to pull the plug on £170m of funding promised to Medway Council.
It was reported last month that spiralling costs and scheduling fears had led to a rethink from Homes England over cash from its Housing Infrastruc…
Kent commuters are set to face further travel disruption later this month as three more days of strike action will grind rail travel to a halt. Southeastern[1] has confirmed that members of the RMT union will be holding industrial action on July 20, 22…
Part of the motorway was shut after a car flipped onto its roof.
Emergency services were called to the M2 between Blue Bell Hill in Chatham[1] and Rochester[2] at around 1.30am this morning.
Part of the M2 between Chatham and Rochester was shut after…
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A series of closures on the M20[1] and on the A20[2] will commence tonight (June 5), as improvement works begin. The M20 closures will take place between Maidstone[3] and Chatham[4], impacting the London-bound carriageway from junction five to junction…
Following a busy bank holiday weekend here in Kent which saw several key motorways contend with staggering traffic and congestion volumes,[1] further travel disruption is on the way for the county this week. A total of three days of industrial action f…
Originally published in two parts in The Railway Magazine – August and September 1966
View from the River Thames of Cannon Street Station and bridge as opened, with original signalling. Reproduced from a contemporary drawing by John O’Connor
Cannon S…
Network Rail[1] will carry out vital track upgrades in Rochester[2] and essential line repairs in South London[3] over the late May bank holiday weekend from Saturday the 27th to Monday the 29th of May.
Passengers travelling in Kent[4] are advised to c…
Before losing his seat on May 4 at the local elections, Rupert Turpin was a Conservative councillor for 12 years, representing Rochester South and Horsted and serving in the cabinet until he was sacked over a row involving Chatham Docks. Below, he outl…
Following a weekend of travel chaos as back to back strikes and rail works[1] brought train travel around Kent to a halt, the county is preparing for yet more strike action. Members of the ASLEF and RMT unions held separate walk outs this past weekend,…