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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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'The bridge took the Island from backwater to part of Kent'

'The bridge took the Island from backwater to part of Kent'

23 January 2024

There was only one way on and off the Isle of Sheppey until 2006 when the new bridge opened and took the Island from a “dead end” to a destination.

Road re-opening pushed back for third time

Road re-opening pushed back for third time

22 January 2024

A lane which was shut a month ago after a large sinkhole opened up will remain closed for another week.

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Motorway blocked after five-vehicle crash

Motorway blocked after five-vehicle crash

22 January 2024

Motorway traffic has been released after being held following a five-vehicle collision.

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Greenhouse and trampoline blown onto tracks as Kent lashed by Storm Isha

Greenhouse and trampoline blown onto tracks as Kent lashed by Storm Isha

21 January 2024

A greenhouse and trampoline were blown onto tracks, roads are blocked by fallen trees and homes are without power after Storm Isha wreaked havoc.

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Arrest after man ‘walks off train platform end’

Arrest after man ‘walks off train platform end’

20 January 2024

A man has been arrested after he was spotted “walking off the end of a platform” at a busy railway station.

Two taken to hospital after car flips on its side at busy roundabout

Two taken to hospital after car flips on its side at busy roundabout

20 January 2024

Two people have been taken to hospital after a vehicle flipped on its side following a crash on a busy roundabout.

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Vehicle crashes into railway station causing ‘substantial damage’

Vehicle crashes into railway station causing ‘substantial damage’

20 January 2024

Police are investigating after a vehicle crashed into the side of a railway station building rendering it “unsafe”.

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Man in 80s dies after being hit by lorry

Man in 80s dies after being hit by lorry

20 January 2024

An appeal has been launched after a man in his 80s died following a collision involving a Scania Tipper lorry and a pedestrian.

Is this Kent’s most expensive bus lane?

Is this Kent’s most expensive bus lane?

20 January 2024

A bus lane branded a council “money maker” led to nearly £100,000 in fines in one year, and drivers want it opened up to ease traffic.

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Disruption to train travel for third weekend in a row

Disruption to train travel for third weekend in a row

19 January 2024

Disruption to train travel is expected this weekend, for journeys in and out of London.

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