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Lorry park traffic lights to be installed this week
29 December 2020Traffic lights are being installed outside a huge post-Brexit lorry park which is set to open this week.
Former MEPs: Where are they now?
29 December 2020They may be an extinct species but in years past being elected to the European parliament could launch (or end) careers - here's where some are now.
The result not even Farage expected
28 December 2020In the latest edition of our Brexit series we take a look back at what happened on result night more than four years ago.
Brexit: Why it happened
27 December 2020From immigration concerns to the rise and fall of Ukip - here's why we left the EU.
The EU referendum of 1975
26 December 2020In 1975, the UK entry was narrowly pipped at Eurovision and people in Kent voted emphatically in favour of staying in the EU.
Kent reacts to Brexit trade deal
24 December 2020Politicians across the county have praised a deal on Brexit being struck between the UK and the EU after months of negotiations.
Brexit trade deal agreed
24 December 2020After months of negotiations a deal between the UK and Europe has been agreed.
'Imminent' trade deal should stop future port chaos
24 December 2020Ports in Kent are set to be able to continue trading freely with Europe with an historic Brexit deal being agreed.
'How can they still be keeping this quiet?'
23 December 2020KentOnline has been refused information about the impact of a huge 66-acre lorry park next to the M20 - sparking anger among critics.
The effect of the travel ban on our food industry
23 December 2020With a huge backlog of lorries, research shows the French travel ban will have a knock-on effect on the food industry until after Christmas.
We haven't seen the back of Operation Stack
22 December 2020Operation Stack has become a fixture when routes to the Port of Dover get snared up, and still has a role to play in Brexit-related road disruption.
Time for deal on Brexit should be extended
22 December 2020The government is resisting calls for Brexit talks to be postponed as the end of the transition period rapidly approaches.
Op Brock barrier to be rolled out on M20 after Christmas
18 December 2020A moveable barrier will be deployed overnight on the M20 as part of Operation Brock, four days before the end of the Brexit transition period.
'One trip is taking nearly three days'
18 December 2020Increasing delays around Dover spell financial trouble for hauliers going to Europe - and the traffic is even worse getting into Kent.
'Too little in the eleventh hour'
17 December 2020A port authority complains that, as Transition is ending, it has got a tiny fraction of the money it needed for post-Brexit border controls.
'Don't blame lorry drivers, blame the government'
16 December 2020From late-night noise to parking in and using lay-bys as loos, residents are fed up with HGV drivers - but is it their fault?
Brexit lorry park won't be complete until February
14 December 2020Heavy rain means a huge post-Brexit lorry park won't be fully ready until February, forcing the government to use another site for customs checks.
'Keep talking', chamber chief urges over Brexit deal
14 December 2020A leading business figure says industry needs clarity on the terms of the UK's exit deal with the EU - and time is running out.
'Queue-skipping lorries creating noise nightmare are keeping my kids up'
14 December 2020Night-time beeping and 104 bottles of urine - life next to the A20 lorry queue is not all that pleasant for a young family.
The negotiations go on...and on
13 December 2020Deal or no-deal? As it's confirmed Brexit trade talks will continue, our political editor Paul Francis details what is at stake.
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