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Airport buyout plan stalls AGAIN

21 August 2015
Airport buyout plan stalls AGAIN

Campaigners fighting to get planes flying once again from Manston have accused politicians of dragging their feet.

Council to pay £2.3m compensation to animal exporters

20 August 2015
Council to pay £2.3m compensation to animal exporters

After losing a High Court battle, a council has been forced to pay £2.3m compensation to companies who were blocked from exporting live animals.

Political tensions grow over meeting about airport site

20 August 2015
Political tensions grow over meeting about airport site

Town councillors are being discouraged from attending a briefing by an American firm hoping to return Manston to being an airport.

Commuters face 1% fares hike

18 August 2015
Commuters face 1% fares hike

Rail passengers using Southeastern will have to pay 1% extra next year - one of the lowest rises in recent years.

'Real breakthroughs' in airport buyout plan

17 August 2015
'Real breakthroughs' in airport buyout plan

The leader of a Kent council has pleaded with campaigners to keep the faith over negotiations to restore Manston to an airport.

Leaked Manston homes plans 'completely untrue'

09 August 2015
Leaked Manston homes plans 'completely untrue'

The future of Manston airport took another twist tonight after a document leaked on Facebook purported to show 10,000 homes destined for the site.

Streetlight tactics might be switched

07 August 2015
Streetlight tactics might be switched

A new public consultation about whether streetlights in Kent should be dimmed at night has got underway

Government will meet Op Stack costs

06 August 2015
Government will meet Op Stack costs

The government will meet "all reasonable, additional costs" of Operation Stack following a bill presented by crime commissioner Ann Barnes.

Manston: Give us the financial information we need says council

06 August 2015
Manston: Give us the financial information we need says council

A council has demanded to know where the money will come from if firm wants to buy Manston Airport.

Manston 'ready for Stack'

05 August 2015
Manston 'ready for Stack'

Manston airport could take lorries tonight if Op Stack is brought in - as work is carried out to mark out white lines for lorries.

'Shoot migrants': Would-be crime commissioner

04 August 2015
'Shoot migrants': Would-be crime commissioner

A man hoping to be the next Kent crime commissioner has suggested tackling the migrant issue by setting up a machine gun and 'taking out a few people'

M20 will still be lorry park despite extra space at Manston

04 August 2015
M20 will still be lorry park despite extra space at Manston

Manston airport will add "additional capacity" to Operation Stack but the M20 will still be used first, according to the Department for Transport.

Exclusive: Manston airport Operation Stack deal 'imminent'

03 August 2015
Exclusive: Manston airport Operation Stack deal 'imminent'

The owners of Manston airport are set to sign a deal to use the site as an emergency Operation Stack lorry park, KentOnline has been told.

Commission: 'We can do nothing to stop Calais crisis'

30 July 2015
Commission: 'We can do nothing to stop Calais crisis'

The European Commission says it is powerless to help with either the Calais crisis or Operation Stack.

Child asylum seekers putting 'enormous strain' on Kent

30 July 2015
Child asylum seekers putting 'enormous strain' on Kent

It's emerged the number of child asylum seekers in Kent has almost doubled in three months, putting "enormous strain" on social services.

Operation Stack: An imperfect solution

30 July 2015
Operation Stack: An imperfect solution

Kent's summer of motorway misery goes on but is a solution in the offing?

'We're not sending in the Gurkhas'

30 July 2015
'We're not sending in the Gurkhas'

Army says it is not sending in the Gurkhas to deal with border issues stemming from Calais crisis because it's not a military matter.

Liz faces up to challenge of lost supporters

29 July 2015
Liz faces up to challenge of lost supporters

Labour leadership contender Liz Kendall says the party faces a big challenge in recovering lost supporters in the election.

Highways chiefs shoot down Stack contraflow plan

27 July 2015
Highways chiefs shoot down Stack contraflow plan

Highways England has rejected plans to introduce a contraflow system on the M20 to ease Operation Stack chaos.

Take your seats please

26 July 2015
Take your seats please

Experience the movies in style at the cool and contemporary Kino cinema.

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