Dover MP ‘impressed’ with Port prep for half-term getaway
Dover & Deal MP Natalie Elphicke meets with the Port’s Chief Executive Doug Bannister With increased Port traffic expected as people travel to get away for the May half-term starting…
Lower Dover Road in Folkestone closed from Monday
Photo: Ray Duff By Ray Duff – From Monday 15th May the lower section of Dover Road, beside the Health Centre, is to be closed for 5 to 7days whilst…
Fibre optic work closes Dover Road in Folkestone for three nights
Library image By Ray Duff – Dover Road, in Folkestone will be closed to all traffic from 1900hrs to 0500hrs each night from Tuesday 2 May between its junctions with…
Scrap TAP plea from ‘relentless’ Dover MP and sleep starved Aycliffe residents
Dover MP Natalie Elphicke meets with Roads Minister Baroness Vere Dover and Deal MP Natalie Elphicke is pressing for measures to scrap the TAP traffic system and to keep Dover…
Dover MP backs Braverman saying Channel chaos was NOT about Brexit!
Commenting on the weekend roads and cross channel ferry chaos at the Port of Dover, Natalie Elphicke MP stated: “Traffic issues at Dover have been a problem for many years.”…
Rethink on plans for Thanet Way Tunnel
Amendments have been made to plans to carry out essential maintenance at the Chestfield Tunnel on the Thanet Way. Kent County Council (KCC) has decided to postpone the carriageway reconstruction…
Snow and ice this week prompts plea to give gritting vehicles time and space
With snow forecast this week, motorists are once again being reminded to give gritting vehicles time and space while they are out on National Highways’ roads network. The message comes…
Teenage Polo passenger dies at scene of head-on crash with van on A20
Witnesses are being sought following a fatal collision near Farningham. At around 10.50pm on Saturday 11 February 2023, a Red VW Polo GTI was travelling towards Farningham on the A20…
Witness appeal to Tram Road crossing collision – girl seriously injured with life-changing injuries
Officers investigating a serious collision in Folkestone are appealing for any witnesses yet to speak to police to come forward. Kent Police was called at 3.50pm on Wednesday 18 January…
Kent roads chaos feared as Dover Port hit by French industrial action
Due to national industrial action in France, services to and from Calais will be suspended from 7am UTC on Thursday 19th January. The Port will still be open, with services…