Bus smashes into shelters at Folkestone bus station
Lydd 103 bus which crashed through the barriers Photo: Ray Duff – Words by Ray Duff – It’s understood that shortly after 10.00am this morning, 20 August, a single decker…
E-scooter rider in Hawkinge issued with warning over antisocial use
E-Scooters can be a practical way to get around but are a contentious topic for some. Kent Police PCSO Nicholas Hazell from the Folkestone & Hythe Community Safety Unit has…
Boy hospitalised after daylight robbery by two bus passengers in Canterbury
The bus had stopped near to the Westgate Towers Kent Police is appealing for witnesses following a daylight robbery on a bus in Canterbury. At around 3pm on Wednesday 27…
Dover MP chides Stanford villagers’ over scuppering of lorry park plan in wake of Channel gridlock
Dover MP Natalie Elphicke welcomed a joint announcement by UK Border Force and the French equivalent, the PAF, about supporting better border controls over the Summer. It follows a shocking…
Kent council leaders unite in challenging government to solve hellish cross-Channel travel disruption
In an open letter to the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps MP, (published below) Kent council leaders are urging the Government to effectively manage disruption on the county’s…
Urgent appeal over applications for SEN transport in Kent
Parents of children with special educational needs or disabilities who are changing school in September or who have had a new Education, Health and Care Plan issued since March are…
Dover MP critical of roads, lack of lorry parks and ‘French’ after weekend of Cross-Channel chaos
Natalie Elphicke MP Commenting on chaotic scenes of holidaymakers and haulage lorries trying to cross the English Channel from Dover at the weekend, Dover’s MP, Natalie Elphicke, has called for…
What is the traffic situation at the Port of Dover today?
The Port of Dover reported today at 9.30am that it is pleased to say that traffic is flowing normally this morning, 25 July 2022. The Port statement says: “There is…
Warning to drivers of significant traffic delays due to disruption at Port of Dover and Eurotunnel
Drivers are warned of significant delays as a result of ongoing disruption at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel. Passengers heading to Europe will find their journeys further impacted by…
Pupils join Waiting List for FREE spruced up bikes
Bicycles destined for the scrap heap have been given a new lease of life by Kent Police schools officers as part of a scheme to make students more active. On…