Serious crash closes A2 near Dover – update
Highways England has reported the A2 in Kent is closed in both directions between the A256 east and west junctions (near Whitfield) due to a serious collision involving two lorries.…
Main Road in Folkestone to be closed for Triennial
By Ray Duff Tontine Street and Harbour Street near the Creative Quarter areas of Folkestone will be closed to all traffic, both ways, for the official opening of Folkestone Triennial…
Warning of congestion in Folkestone town with eight-day closure of Rendezvous Street
Pictures and words by Ray Duff Notices have been placed in the area of Rendezvous Street, Folkestone to warn of an eight-day road closure for gas main works. The closure…
Less ‘clunk click’ more ‘cha-ching’ for cops in Kent
More than 200 Kent motorists were reported for seatbelt offences as part of a national road safety operation. The campaign led by the National Police Chiefs’ Council ran from Monday…
Injured cyclist dies after discovery in Beaver Road Ashford – Police seek car driver
Police are investigating after a cyclist was found with a head injury in Beaver Road, Ashford. The 31-year-old man from Kilburn, northwest London, died in a hospital in London on…
Car driver ‘critical’ with life threatening injuries following crash near Ashford shopping centre
The driver of a car suffered life threatening injuries near an Ashford shopping centre after a serious collision with another vehicle in the early hours of Saturday, 5 June. Serious…
Two charged over siphoning of fuel from lorry in Canterbury layby
Two men have been charged following prompt action by officers responding to a reported fuel theft. Kent Police was called at 12.45am on Friday 21 May 2021 following a report…
Canterbury dilemma of 17,000 new homes to fund eastern bypass
The big question of whether Canterbury should have thousands of new homes to fund a much-needed eastern bypass – bringing with it major environmental benefits for the city centre –…
Lorry fire closes M20 both ways near Ashford
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called just after 10.30 this morning 22 May, to a lorry fire on the M20 London-bound, between junction 8 for Hollingbourne and junction 9…
20-year-old Dover man killed in A2 crash
Information is sought following a fatal collision on the A2 near Dover. At around 8pm on Wednesday 19 May 2021, a silver Volkswagen T-Roc is reported to have been in…