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Warning over border controls if no trade deal reached
08 December 2017A government assumption there will be a free trade agreement after Brexit is "borderline reckless", MPs have warned.
Car hire costs stay the same as in 1997
06 December 2017With the Bank of England mulling over how to cut inflation it might wish bosses would follow a car hire company in Kent.
Commuters hit by rail fare hike
05 December 2017Hard-pressed commuters will have to pay 3.6% more for train tickets in the new year, it has been confirmed today.
Prospect of planes softens opposition groups
05 December 2017Plans to include a heritage runway among up to 4,000 homes may be winning round some who want aviation to stay at the former Manston airport.
£8bn claims for crossing ‘pure fantasy’
04 December 2017Claims that the Lower Thames Crossing will deliver £8bn of revenue and 6,000 jobs to Kent have been dismissed as 'pure fantasy' by one campaign group.
Green light for £100m motorway junction
01 December 2017Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has given final approval for work to start on a proposed multi-million pound new motorway junction to ease traffic.
Post-Brexit customs checks 'completely on track'
01 December 2017The new customs checks system for after Brexit is "completely on track", according to a senior civil servant.
Major plans unveiled as Southeastern franchise launched
29 November 2017Thousands of rail passengers are expected to benefit from more space, longer trains and more reliable journeys under plans announced today.
MP steps up lorry park campaign
28 November 2017Creating a new lorry park would be a 'win-win' situation, says an MP.
Award for logistics firm
28 November 2017A transport company which moves up to 500 pallets around Kent each day has won an award.
Foreign sales boost haulier
27 November 2017A freight forwarding business managed a 7% increase in revenues last year despite domestic income stalling after the EU referendum.
Delay for company's bid to reopen airport
23 November 2017A company which aims to reopen a former airport has delayed its application to take control of the site until the new year.
Rail plans delayed
22 November 2017Plans for cross-London rail services from Kent have been delayed.
Safeguard cash to prevent Stack chaos, says MP
21 November 2017The government is being urged to preserve £250 million in lorry parking money for reuse after the end of the Stanford plan.
Manston airport plans laid out by rival companies
21 November 2017Two companies battling for the Manston airport site have had their plans for it heard by councillors.
'Once in a generation opportunity'
21 November 2017Up to 6,000 jobs and huge economic benefits are in store for Kent with the building of the Lower Thames Crossing, said officials at a briefing.
Eurotunnel changes name
21 November 2017Eurotunnel, which has operated the Channel Tunnel for 23 years, has changed its name to Getlink in a bid to highlight other strands of its business.
Runway to remain in former airport redevelopment
20 November 2017Part of the main runway of the former Manston airport will be reopened for heritage aviation under the latest plans put forward by the site’s owners.
Another solution needed for Operation Stack
17 November 2017MPs are calling for the government to come up with a plan to make sure the 2015 'lorry chaos' does not repeat itself.
Was road scheme a good idea?
16 November 2017It's almost a year since a new road was opened which hoped to cut 74 seconds off journeys. Has it had a positive effect?
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