Call for Kent schools to close for two months
Photo by Martin Sanchez on Unsplash Kent County Councillors Trudy Dean and Rob Bird are demanding immediate action to stem the spread of the new strain of the Covid-19 virus…
Staggering stats released following cross-Channel disruption
Photo by Wolfgang Hasselmann on Unsplash Approximately 8,400 hot meals, over 25,000 Covid test applications and more than 14,000 HGVs moved on are just some of the startling statistics of…
Amazing kindness shown by people who have rallied to provide welfare for M20 lorry drivers
Multi-agency efforts to provide people caught up in the cross-Channel traffic disruption in Kent with food, water and facilities is continuing over the Christmas period. On the M20, Kent County…
Operation Stack in place as French border closes for 48 hours
Operation Stack is now implemented on the coastbound carriageway of the M20 between Junctions 8 and 12. It has been put in place as a contingency measure following the French…
Another fine mess for Kent … but it could have been avoided say Lib Dems
By Rob Bird, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group at Kent County Council For the past 6 months Kent’s Liberal Democrats have been calling for Covid tests for all drivers…
New powers for Kent County Council to clampdown on illegally parked HGVs
New powers have been given to Kent County Council to help keep roads in the county clear of illegally parked HGVs. KCC will be allowed to clamp and issue penalty…
Dover & Deal MP welcomes Local Lorries Priority Pass scheme launch
Dover and Deal MP Natalie Elphicke Kent and National transition planning teams have been hard at work approving and designing a special scheme which gives priority transit to local freight…
Trading Standards crackdown on Covid regulation-breakers in Kent
Officers from KCC Trading Standards have carried out a countywide operation to investigate businesses suspected of being open, contrary to the existing Covid lockdown regulations. A total of 48 premises…
Months of diversions to be lifted after Sandwich toll bridge is hoisted back in place
Sandwich toll bridge has been lifted back into position after essential maintenance work by Kent County Council. The Toll Bridge has been shut to traffic and pedestrians since September 21.…
Keeping warm this winter just got a whole lot easier in Dover
Residents living in the Dover district can now benefit from grant-funded gas central heating to help keep them warm and well this winter. Cold homes are not just uncomfortable to…