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Town's next bike-friendly scheme almost finished
06 August 2020A cycle hub next to a train station is near completion- part of a drive to make the area more bike-friendly.
DFDS to make 79 redundancies at Dover
05 August 2020A ferry company operating from a Kent port is the latest in the travel industry to announce job cuts.
Mystery continues over customs lorry park
05 August 2020The government remains tight lipped about where its post-Brexit customs clearance site will be in Whitfield
Railway stations Covid-19 tests all negative
05 August 2020Swab tests for Covid-19 across stations in Kent have all come back negative, according to a train company that runs services in the county.
Cash boost for station plans
04 August 2020A new railway station has been given a huge cash injection of £12 million in government funding.
Operation Brock set to return in December
03 August 2020Drivers are set to face a dreaded contraflow on the M20 again as bosses aim to minimise disruption once the Brexit transition period ends.
New sites earmarked for Brexit lorry parks
25 July 2020Four sites in the county are being considered by the government to become customs check areas.
Bite-sized courses for life after lockdown
24 July 2020The county's inward investment agency has unveiled summer courses for business leaders to help them plot a route to success post-lockdown.
Eurotunnel earnings plunge due to pandemic
23 July 2020The leading cross-Channel operator saw earnings more than halved as travel restrictions took a huge bite out of its bottom line.
Safety work starts on 'one of UK's most dangerous roads'
23 July 2020A multi-million pound upgrade of a road dubbed one of the most dangerous in the country has started following a string of fatal crashes.
Drones could be used to spot potholes
21 July 2020Kent County Council is running trials to see if drones could be used to detect problems on roads such as potholes.
Estuary plan to support theme park and other projects
21 July 2020A plan has been launched to use the Thames Estuary to support local projects in Kent and connect the county to London by water.
KCC was 'aware' of secret lorry park plans
18 July 2020KCC was "aware" of secret plans to build a huge lorry park and Brexit check point off the M20, despite the local council being kept in the dark.
Doubts £16.4m plan will keep town moving
16 July 2020Officers have recommended a council proceeds with a scheme to improve gridlocked roads, despite the overall negative outcome of a public consultation.
Less land to be used for new Thames crossing
14 July 2020Changes to the controversial multi-billion pound Lower Thames Crossing have been revealed by highways bosses as a public consultation opens.
Security firm to slash 'more than 1,000 jobs'
13 July 2020The cash industry is 'on a knife-edge' according to a union as a major money distributor confirms it is set to slash jobs.
Investment agency launches support scheme
13 July 2020The county's inward investment agency has launched a service to help firms bounce back after the ravages of the lockdown.
Farage: 'Kent will not become the Garden of Lorry Parks'
12 July 2020EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage has backed the government's plan to open a HGV customs clearance centre in Kent and plays down 'catastrophic' traffic fears.
Warning over workplace safety as lockdown eases
10 July 2020A legal expert has urged business owners to take all necessary steps to keep staff and visitors safe in the workplace - or risk prosecution.
'I fear jobs will still go in October'
09 July 2020A leading business figure in the county says many firms cannot afford to bring furloughed staff back - despite Rishi Sunak's £1,000 incentive.
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