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M20 barrier installation to finish this week

M20 barrier installation to finish this week

02 November 2020

The final parts of a moveable concrete barrier on the M20 will be added this week, but further overnight closures are needed.

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How will Brexit impact our health service?

How will Brexit impact our health service?

29 October 2020

Queues on the M20, medicine supply and staff shortages have all been raised as possible problems once the Brexit transition period is over.

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High street changes under summit spotlight

High street changes under summit spotlight

27 October 2020

Changes to Kent's high streets, accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic, will be among the topics discussed at the Kent and Medway Business Summit.

'Brexit lorry park will be ready for January'

'Brexit lorry park will be ready for January'

23 October 2020

Work on a huge post-Brexit lorry park is "progressing well" and bosses say the site will be ready for the end of the transition period.

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Success for lorry park 'buffer zone' campaign

Success for lorry park 'buffer zone' campaign

22 October 2020

Campaigners say they are delighted after a council backed a petition calling for a 'green buffer zone' to be created next to a post-Brexit lorry park.

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Plan for £300 fines to stop 7,000-lorry queue

Plan for £300 fines to stop 7,000-lorry queue

16 October 2020

Lorry drivers could be fined £300 for not having the right papers after Brexit in an effort to stop queues of 7,000 trucks building up through Kent.

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Farage Garage? Calls for Brexit lorry park to be named after politician

Farage Garage? Calls for Brexit lorry park to be named after politician

16 October 2020

A petition signed by more than 2,000 people is calling for Kent's post-Brexit lorry park to be named after Nigel Farage.

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Have your say on Brexit lorry park... four months after work began

Have your say on Brexit lorry park... four months after work began

15 October 2020

The government has launched a two-week consultation on its controversial Brexit lorry park project – four months after work started on the site.

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Portable toilets to line Kent roads after Brexit

Portable toilets to line Kent roads after Brexit

14 October 2020

The county is to become 'The Garden of Roadside Loos' when portable toilets are installed along the M20 and A20 for truckers in wake of Brexit.

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10 Brexit lorry parks confirmed - including two in one Kent town

10 Brexit lorry parks confirmed - including two in one Kent town

08 October 2020

The government has revealed it will use TWO lorry parks in one Kent town when the Brexit transition period finishes at the end of the year.

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Plans for Covid test centre turned Brexit lorry park revealed

Plans for Covid test centre turned Brexit lorry park revealed

08 October 2020

A Brexit lorry park that is set to replace a huge Covid testing centre would hold 256 HGVs for two years, government plans have revealed.

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Excessive shaking of hands is a non, non

Excessive shaking of hands is a non, non

28 September 2020

A greater understanding of the way Europeans behave is required according to a senior county councillor.

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Summit returns for 2021 with online extravaganza

Summit returns for 2021 with online extravaganza

28 September 2020

One of the county's top networking events will be harnessing cutting-edge technology for 2021 to recreate the face-to-face experience.

Can you pass Kent citizenship test?

Can you pass Kent citizenship test?

24 September 2020

Earlier we imagined an independent Kent following Brexit, an increasingly likely scenario, but would you be allowed to stay?

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Welcome to the Republic of Kent!

Welcome to the Republic of Kent!

24 September 2020

After Michael Gove's announcement of a border in Kent we explore what an independent county could look like.

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'Internal border' will see HGV's require permits to access Kent

'Internal border' will see HGV's require permits to access Kent

23 September 2020

Lorries seeking to get into the county will need special permits in an attempt by the government to filter traffic and avoid post-Brexit gridlock.

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'Border' to be set up inside Kent

'Border' to be set up inside Kent

23 September 2020

Truckers seeking to cross the Channel after Brexit will need a pass to get into Kent, with police enforcing the policy.

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Ferry firm with no ships goes bust

Ferry firm with no ships goes bust

23 September 2020

The ferry firm infamous for being handed a £14 million government contract despite having no boats has gone into voluntary liquidation.

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Gove to speak on Brexit plan as 7,000-lorry queue fears grow

Gove to speak on Brexit plan as 7,000-lorry queue fears grow

23 September 2020

As fears grow about lorry havoc in Kent, Michael Gove will address the House of Commons on the government’s preparations.

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'Draconian lorry park law smacks of desperation'

'Draconian lorry park law smacks of desperation'

22 September 2020

A government order bypassing residents and councils having their say on post-Brexit lorry parks has been condemned after it came out of the blue.

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