Notwithstanding continued economic challenges, there was a rise in consumer spending across the period which, supported by figures from Retail Economics, accounted for £202bn worth of global sales online and a 3.7 per cent increase in the UK. This is c…
The HIRECO Truck Park and Bistro is not a place you’d ever find by ‘just passing’. On the DP World London Gateway site, you’d only ever see it if you were dropping off to or collecting from the port.
But it is still accessible to HGVs even if you’re no…
Road freight operator Europa Road has successfully returned to offering guaranteed pre-Brexit delivery times across Europe.
Europa Road, the European road freight division of independent operator Europa Worldwide Group, recently welcomed MP Gareth John…
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 UK’s longest ever planning application with more than 350,000 pages has been submitted for a £10 billion dual carriageway.
Proposals to build a link road under the River Thames includes 2,838 separate documents. The Lower Thames Crossing would be a…
Plans to build Britain’s longest road tunnel have become “the longest application” on record – prompting wider concerns about the state of the planning system.
Proposals to build the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing between Kent and Essex have seen reports a…
A 15-year attempt to build a motorway east of the Dartford Crossing has become the UK’s biggest ever planning application, running to more than 359,000 pages.
Documents for the Lower Thames Crossing planning application would stretch 66 miles if laid e…
A lorry fire and diesel spill on the A2 caused a key section of the busy road to close on Monday (January 8). The incident took place on the eastbound carriageway between the M25 junction 2 for Dartford[1] and the B255 for Bean, forcing the carriageway…
A man in his 30s has died after falling onto the A282 near Dartford (Saturday, January 6), police have confirmed. Emergency services attended the location and the Dartford Crossing was closed clockwise for more than eight hours[1].
The man’s death is n…
These will mainly be along the A12 in the early hours of the morning, with a few on the Dartford Crossing and the M25.
If you are set to be travelling along these areas, it’s best to take note of different diversions in place.
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Commuters have been told not to travel as another storm causes chaos on Britain’s railways[1].People trying to go south of London were issued with a “do not travel” notice by operators Southern, South Western Railway, Gatwick Express and Thameslin…
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 …
Rail disruption on more than ten lines due to flooding and signalling issuesMet Office imposes rain and wind warnings in England and Wales until 9pmBy Mark Duell[1] Published: 08:03, 2 January 2024 | Updated: 10:32, 2 January 2024
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Lots of people who committed crimes this year were jailed earlier this month and spent their Christmas behind bars.
Here are just some of the criminals, including, burglars, domestic violence abusers, drug dealers, flashers, killers, perverts and thugs…