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Figures reveal soaring cost of providing free school transport

Figures reveal soaring cost of providing free school transport

01 February 2024

New figures published by Kent County Council have laid bare the rise in cost of providing home to school transport.

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Delays at port under new EU system could be worse than ‘14-hours’, MPs told

Delays at port under new EU system could be worse than ‘14-hours’, MPs told

31 January 2024

MPs have been hearing from county officials over fears of excessive holdups at Kent borders ahead of a new post-Brexit EU entry-exit system.

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Council look to reverse ‘dog’s breakfast’ traffic project

Council look to reverse ‘dog’s breakfast’ traffic project

31 January 2024

Kent’s transport chief has branded a new traffic scheme in Herne Bay a “dog’s breakfast” and pledged to explore how it can be reversed.

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Dual carriageway verges look like ‘third-world squatter camp’

Dual carriageway verges look like ‘third-world squatter camp’

31 January 2024

Highways bosses have pledged to clean up a dual carriageway next to a £100m junction project which is strewn with “disgraceful” rubbish.

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Delays clear on M25 after multi-vehicle crash

Delays clear on M25 after multi-vehicle crash

30 January 2024

There are long delays on the M25 following a crash involving a lorry and two cars.

Crowds pack out hall to have say on ‘hated’ seafront traffic scheme

Crowds pack out hall to have say on ‘hated’ seafront traffic scheme

30 January 2024

Hundreds of residents have packed out a public meeting to debate a new “Spanish-style” seafront plaza and controversial traffic calming measures.

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‘It’s the worst I’ve seen it’: Gridlock traffic on city estate

‘It’s the worst I’ve seen it’: Gridlock traffic on city estate

30 January 2024

Drivers working on a busy business estate are caught up in huge queues this evening due to road works.

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Work on a £5m roundabout revamp to start

Work on a £5m roundabout revamp to start

30 January 2024

Work is due to begin at a major roundabout, just off the M20, which includes scrapping the traffic lights and increasing capacity by up to 60%.

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‘If we had a safe crossing there wouldn’t have been a fatality...’

‘If we had a safe crossing there wouldn’t have been a fatality...’

29 January 2024

Residents are stepping up calls for a pedestrian crossing after an elderly man was killed at a “hazardous” junction used by 20,000 vehicles per day.

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Trains at standstill after electrical failure – with long delays expected

Trains at standstill after electrical failure – with long delays expected

29 January 2024

High-speed services have been brought to a standstill due to electrical supply issues

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‘Sinkhole’ appears overnight

‘Sinkhole’ appears overnight

28 January 2024

Residents have woken up to a huge sinkhole in the middle of their road.

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‘Huge new speed bumps are damaging our cars’

‘Huge new speed bumps are damaging our cars’

27 January 2024

Worried shoppers are calling for “ridiculously high” new speed bumps at a retail park which scrape and damage cars to be lowered.

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Fine increases for ‘rule-flouting’ utility companies in charge of overrunning roadworks

Fine increases for ‘rule-flouting’ utility companies in charge of overrunning roadworks

25 January 2024

The county’s highways boss has welcomed a government plan to massively increase fines on overrrunning works by utility companies.

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Why a crackdown on overrunning weekend roadworks could soon fix our potholes

Why a crackdown on overrunning weekend roadworks could soon fix our potholes

25 January 2024

Overrunning weekend and bank holiday roadworks are being targeted by government, which wants to use money from fines to then improve our roads.

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New EU rules ‘could cause 14-hour queues and chaos on Kent’s roads’

New EU rules ‘could cause 14-hour queues and chaos on Kent’s roads’

25 January 2024

New EU border rules set to be brought in this year could lead to chaos on Kent’s roads, MPs have been warned.

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Woman ‘assaults paramedic trying to help her’ after collapse at station

Woman ‘assaults paramedic trying to help her’ after collapse at station

25 January 2024

A woman has been arrested after allegedly lashing out at a paramedic who was trying to help her when she was found unresponsive at a railway station.

Drivers paying monthly for car insurance risk needing hundreds more

Drivers paying monthly for car insurance risk needing hundreds more

24 January 2024

Drivers who want to spread the cost of their insurance risk paying considerably more suggests the latest study into the rising price of cover.

Bus lane makes £1.5m in fines

Bus lane makes £1.5m in fines

24 January 2024

A controversial bus lane is to stay despite a 1,000-signature petition calling for it to be scrapped.

Rail passengers stranded after power cut halts service

Rail passengers stranded after power cut halts service

24 January 2024

Passengers have been left stranded and facing delays after trains were brought to a standstill amid a power supply failure.

‘My dog was almost hit - drivers must stop mounting pavements'

‘My dog was almost hit - drivers must stop mounting pavements'

24 January 2024

A dog walker whose golden retriever was almost hit by a car says something needs to be done to stop brazen motorists driving down a closed road.

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