Dover MP Elphicke slams RMT union over upcoming rail strike
Natalie Elphicke MP With the rail network set to grind to a halt next week in a strike over pay and jobs, the conservative MP for Dover and Deal has…
M20 traffic contraflow in Kent scheduled to be removed
As the half-term and Platinum Jubilee breaks come to a close, the Brock contraflow was scheduled for its removal from the M20 carriageway last night Sunday (5 June), Kent Resilience…
Disruption to Kent’s roads continues as Brock stays in place for Jubilee
A combination of factors heightening the risk of disruption on Kent’s roads will keep Operation Brock in place on the M20 at least until the end of Platinum Jubilee Bank…
No end in site for Kent channel port traffic scheme
Operation Brock will continue to remain in place as a precaution to manage the flow of freight traffic to the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel while cross-Channel ferry capacity remains…
Traffic controls on M20 to Dover and Folkestone to stay for Easter
Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) leaders confirmed Operation Brock will remain in place until after the Easter Bank Holiday weekend as a precaution to manage the flow of traffic to the…
Dover council leader prepared to declare ‘major incident’ to prevent gridlock at weekend
Cllr Trevor Bartlett, Leader of Dover District Council has written an open letter warning of more possible congestion over the coming weekend. He wrote: “This weekend (8-10 April) is again…
Bus services in South East see decline of nearly a third
Folkestone bus station Photo: Ray Duff… Campaign for Better Transport research has revealed that bus services in the South East (excluding London) have declined by 28% in the last decade,…
‘We’ve had enough!’ say Dover residents and businesses – What went wrong?
The Leader of Dover District Council has said it is reviewing its involvement with the Kent Resilience Forum after Dover endured another weekend of chaos and gridlock. Cllr Trevor Bartlett…
Dover MP salutes PM’s action over mass sackings at P&O
Photo: Ray Duff Dover & Deal MP Natalie Elphicke today welcomed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement that the Government will be taking legal action over last week’s mass sackings at…