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'Total nightmare' as lorry drivers get lost in village

07 January 2021
'Total nightmare' as lorry drivers get lost in village

Angry residents say their houses are shaking as HGV drivers try to find a new Brexit lorry park close to the M20.

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Unfinished Brexit lorry park opens for first time

05 January 2021
Unfinished Brexit lorry park opens for first time

HGV drivers heading for Europe have started receiving Covid-19 tests at a huge Brexit lorry park which has opened for the first time.

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Bins out early for Brexit

04 January 2021
Bins out early for Brexit

A council has told residents they must put their bins out by 6am amid fears of disruption caused by Brexit.

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Pressure increases in Kent as Sussex council tells all schools to shut

02 January 2021
Pressure increases in Kent as Sussex council tells all schools to shut

Council leaders in East Sussex have advised schools to delay reopening next week - sparking calls for the same approach to be taken in Kent.

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Town's fourth McDonald's 'will cause traffic chaos'

31 December 2020
Town's fourth McDonald's 'will cause traffic chaos'

There are concerns the opening of a new 24-hour McDonald's next to a notoriously busy roundabout will spark traffic chaos.

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'Exciting' plans for bingo hall site to be revealed in early 2021

31 December 2020
'Exciting' plans for bingo hall site to be revealed in early 2021

Council bosses are set to reveal more details soon about a controversial plan to redevelop a former bingo hall in a town centre.

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Takeaway set to fill empty bakery site

31 December 2020
Takeaway set to fill empty bakery site

An empty unit in a shopping centre which previously housed a bakery chain is set to be filled by a takeaway.

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'This is supposed to be the Garden of England'

31 December 2020
'This is supposed to be the Garden of England'

Highways bosses are being urged to take action as "huge piles" of rubbish still litter part of the M20 days after Operation Stack was lifted.

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Relief as all M20 slip roads reopen

29 December 2020
Relief as all M20 slip roads reopen

Drivers who called on highways bosses to reopen slip roads leading onto the M20 are breathing a sigh of relief after their wish was granted.

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Lorry park traffic lights to be installed this week

29 December 2020
Lorry park traffic lights to be installed this week

Traffic lights are being installed outside a huge post-Brexit lorry park which is set to open this week.

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Race circuit turned into makeshift test centre

25 December 2020
Race circuit turned into makeshift test centre

Hauliers left stranded in Kent can now get tested at a race circuit after the Army opened a makeshift facility.

Villagers lower food from bridges as Domino's deliver 500 pizzas

24 December 2020
Villagers lower food from bridges as Domino's deliver 500 pizzas

Villagers are using a rope and bags for life to deliver food to lorry drivers left stranded in Operation Stack - while Domino's has also stepped up.

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Parking chaos at town centre test site

23 December 2020
Parking chaos at town centre test site

Vehicles are being parked on side roads and left on double-yellow lines as hauliers wait to be seen at a Covid-19 testing site.

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New farm shop opens in town centre

21 December 2020
New farm shop opens in town centre

A new farm shop is to open in a town centre today as its essential status means customers will be allowed in.

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Man dies after being hit by truck near lorry park

16 December 2020
Man dies after being hit by truck near lorry park

A man has died after being struck by a lorry while helping the driver manoeuvre the vehicle.

Police tape off town centre as air ambulance called

12 December 2020
Police tape off town centre as air ambulance called

Part of a town centre was taped off after a car hit a pedestrian outside a homeware store.

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Police chase ends in three drug arrests

12 December 2020
Police chase ends in three drug arrests

A search of a car following a police chase resulted in money, phones and drugs being found.

First pictures of Op Brock test on M20

12 December 2020
First pictures of Op Brock test on M20

A new moveable barrier designed to deal with traffic disruption at the end of the Brexit transition period is being tested for the first time.

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Mystery of motorhome left in layby for months

12 December 2020
Mystery of motorhome left in layby for months

Police have been contacted about a mysterious motorhome which has been left on a main road outside a luxury hotel for months.

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Man charged with arson after house fire

11 December 2020
Man charged with arson after house fire

A man has been charged with arson with intent to endanger life after a house fire in a village.

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