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Crossing to cost £6.8bn - without a penny for local roads

Crossing to cost £6.8bn - without a penny for local roads

19 December 2018

Not a penny of the estimated £6.8 billion set aside to build a new tunnel linking Kent and Essex is for surrounding roads, it can be revealed.

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Over 150k lorries dodge crossing charges

Over 150k lorries dodge crossing charges

17 December 2018

Nearly 3,000 foreign lorries are avoiding paying charges at the Dartford Crossing every week, according to newly uncovered figures.

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Fears about new lorry park venue

Fears about new lorry park venue

14 December 2018

Homeowners are worried about plans for a lorry park after roads bosses asked to check their gardens for protected animals.

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Calls for lorry clamping scheme to be extended

Calls for lorry clamping scheme to be extended

13 December 2018

The threat of being clamped has more than halved the number of lorries parking inappropriately overnight.

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Unmanned station plan dropped

Unmanned station plan dropped

12 December 2018

A council has failed to persuade rail bosses and a train operator to back an unmanned rail station.

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Two injured in crash after suspects flee burglary

Two injured in crash after suspects flee burglary

09 December 2018

Two people have been left seriously injured in a crash following a supermarket break-in.

Police secure £850k Brexit contingency funding

Police secure £850k Brexit contingency funding

09 December 2018

Kent Police is set to get £850,000 to help with planning for Brexit.

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Police close road for number of hours

Police close road for number of hours

09 December 2018

A road has remained shut in both directions since early this morning following a crash.

New slip-road an 'accident waiting to happen'

New slip-road an 'accident waiting to happen'

09 December 2018

There are fears an “inherently dangerous” slip-road on a major dual carriageway will become an accident blackspot when it opens.

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Earlier accident on M20 now cleared

Earlier accident on M20 now cleared

09 December 2018

There has been an accident on the M20 near the Coldharbour turn-off.

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Flood alerts removed from Kent coast

Flood alerts removed from Kent coast

09 December 2018

Weather warnings have been stood down for coastal areas of Kent after an afternoon of high tides and strong winds.

Uninsured driver failed drug test

Uninsured driver failed drug test

09 December 2018

Police arrested an uninsured driver and seized his car after he failed a drug test.

Police seize stolen 4x4

Police seize stolen 4x4

09 December 2018

Police have recovered a stolen car from a motorway slip-road.

Crashes spark delays on A2 and M25

Crashes spark delays on A2 and M25

07 December 2018

Motorists faced long delays on their route to work after two accidents caused congestion.

Call to extend Crossrail into Kent backed

Call to extend Crossrail into Kent backed

06 December 2018

High-profile firms including Shepherd Neame and Heathrow Airport have penned a letter to government in support of the "C2E" campaign.

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Chaos of no-deal Brexit revealed in council report

Chaos of no-deal Brexit revealed in council report

06 December 2018

Gridlocked roads caused by a no-deal Brexit could leave household rubbish uncollected and carers unable to reach elderly people, a report has warned.

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Lorry fire caused M2 delays

Lorry fire caused M2 delays

06 December 2018

A lorry packed with pallets caught fire causing major delays on a motorway - but the carriageway has now cleared.

New traffic lights get the thumbs up

New traffic lights get the thumbs up

06 December 2018

New traffic lights at a junction which was closed for eight months have been given the thumbs up by drivers.

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Two women arrested after 'disturbance' at train station

Two women arrested after 'disturbance' at train station

06 December 2018

Two women were arrested at a train station after a police officer was assaulted.

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M2 chaos after lorry brakes locked

M2 chaos after lorry brakes locked

05 December 2018

Motorists were stuck in traffic on the M2 this morning due to a broken down HGV.

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