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More questions after ferry firm collapse

More questions after ferry firm collapse

25 July 2013

Thanet Council is facing fresh questions over its deal to allow ferry company Transeuropa to defer port fees at Ramsgate which saw the company run up

A loose tyre caused tailbacks on the M20

A loose tyre caused tailbacks on the M20

24 July 2013

Police had to close a lane of the M20 when a tyre came loose today

MP shoots down airport expansion bid

MP shoots down airport expansion bid

23 July 2013

A Kent MP has blasted expansion plans unveiled by Gatwick airport today, claiming a second runway would blight homes in the county.

Family flee home as lightning starts fire in storm chaos

Family flee home as lightning starts fire in storm chaos

23 July 2013

A family have told how they had to escape their house when lightning started a blaze early today as storms caused chaos for Kent commuters.

Schoolboy 'left stranded' by bus driver

Schoolboy 'left stranded' by bus driver

22 July 2013

A 12-year-old boy was abandoned by a bus driver because he didn't have the right fare, his family claim.

Search called off after plane crashes

Search called off after plane crashes

22 July 2013

Rescuers have today given up on their search for a missing pilot after a plane went down in the English Channel off the Kent coast.

Devastating impact of Thames hub revealed

Devastating impact of Thames hub revealed

19 July 2013

The sheer scale of a Thames estuary airport has been revealed in its architects' formal submission to the Airports Commission.

Mum fights for cheaper travel to school

Mum fights for cheaper travel to school

19 July 2013

Campaigning mother Lynne Miller is determined in her battle to win cheaper travel for young people to keep down costs to continue their education.

Councillors' U-turn on expenses hike

Councillors' U-turn on expenses hike

19 July 2013

County hall members have voted against a near 50% hike in their travel expenses - after a huge backlash.

Barges battle it out in Thames Barge Match

Barges battle it out in Thames Barge Match

18 July 2013

The Thames Barge Match - now is its 150th year - was in memory of Captain Mark Boyle, the organising secretary of the race.

Review after bus pass extension calls

Review after bus pass extension calls

18 July 2013

County councilors have today vowed to consider extending the hugely-popular Freedom Pass to teens up to 18.

MP welcomes proposal of a third runway at Heathrow

MP welcomes proposal of a third runway at Heathrow

18 July 2013

Gareth Johnson believes expansion to existing airports is the "right decision".

Witnesses sought after gas canister crash

Witnesses sought after gas canister crash

16 July 2013

Police want to speak to anyone who saw a lorry hit a police car before smashing into a barrier and overturning - leaving gas cylinders on the road.

Blue sky day for visit from biggest passenger plane

Blue sky day for visit from biggest passenger plane

16 July 2013

Walkers on the White Cliffs enjoyed a spectacle when BA's first A380 and a Red Arrow joined up for a fly-past by the South Foreland Lighthouse.

'Let's not delay Thames crossing'

'Let's not delay Thames crossing'

16 July 2013

The man leading Kent County Council's call for a new Thames crossing east of Gravesend has said it would be a "waste of time" to put the idea on hold.

World's largest passenger aircraft comes to Manston

World's largest passenger aircraft comes to Manston

15 July 2013

Manston Airport has today welcomed the world’s largest commercial passenger aircraft - British Airways’ first Airbus 380.

Thousands would lose homes under Grain airport plan

Thousands would lose homes under Grain airport plan

15 July 2013

Two thousand people would lose their homes under plans for the world's biggest airport at Grain, according to a study commissioned by Boris Johnson.

"Boris Island" dead in the water

"Boris Island" dead in the water

14 July 2013

Boris Johnson has ditched his idea of an island airport in the Thames Estuary in favour of one on the Isle of Grain.

Council set to defy thousands over Freedom Pass

Council set to defy thousands over Freedom Pass

12 July 2013

Around 15,000 parents have called for an extension of the popular Freedom Pass... but the council says it can't afford it.

All change... as tolls scrapped from next October

All change... as tolls scrapped from next October

11 July 2013

The Dartford Crossing toll booths are to disappear from next October, to be replaced with a new charging system.

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