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Businesses "crying out" for certainty over Brexit
12 September 2017More investment is needed in Kent's road network ahead of Brexit, says a prominent port boss.
Boat service into London launches
11 September 2017Commuters are swapping wheels for water as a new boat service from Kent into London launches today for a trial period.
£30m dual carriageway plan faces public inquiry
09 September 2017A public inquiry will be held into a major multi-million pounds dual carriageway plan for a town centre.
Plans for problem roundabout revealed
06 September 2017A notoriously busy junction is to get a £100 million upgrade to reduce congestion, improve journey times and boost economic growth.
Personal touch key to paint supplier's success
02 September 2017Being small and nimble has allowed a family paint firm to keep motoring clients happy for three decades as it eyes a big expansion.
Train cleaners to vote on strike action
31 August 2017Cleaners on Kent’s railways could stage a walkout in a dispute over pay and working conditions.
Commuters to be told to queue
29 August 2017Rail passengers are being told to expect upheaval and busy stations as a week of commuter train disruption gets under way.
New site found in dredging row
25 August 2017A port's controversial plans to dredge the Goodwin Sands have been scaled back.
Homes could be demolished in A2 expansion
25 August 2017Families could be forced to leave their homes if a £125 million upgrade to two junctions of the A2 is approved.
Removals firm wins investment
25 August 2017A removals business trading for nearly a century has received a “significant investment” from a private equity backer.
Rail misery ahead for Kent travellers
25 August 2017Passengers are being warned they may have to queue to get on trains at one busy station as work gets underway on London rail routes.
How Kent could be spared post-Brexit gridlock
16 August 2017A transitional period after the UK leaves the EU could avoid delays and logjams in county and its ports.
Union lobbies passengers over rail ticket price rises
15 August 2017Train passengers have been urged to protest against the latest rail fare rises coming into force.
Passengers face rail fare rises of up to 3.6%
15 August 2017Passengers are facing the highest ticket price rise in five years as new rail fares are announced.
Roadworks mark start of regeneration
14 August 2017Major works have begun, shutting a town centre road until almost Christmas to make way for new cinema complex and restaurants.
Protests as live animal exports re-start
09 August 2017More than 60 campaigners blocked the path of three lorries 'crammed' with hundreds of sheep to protest against live animal exportation.
Get a boat to work - for free
08 August 2017Kent commuters are being asked to trial a new way of getting into London, which could become a permanent fixture.
Sir Mark Rylance backs Goodwin Sands protest
07 August 2017Oscar-winning actor Sir Mark Rylance says a plan to dredge the Goodwin Sands is disrespectful to the final resting place of war dead.
Port launches pro-dredging campaign
07 August 2017A campaign has been launched to push for the dredging of the Goodwin Sands to enable the multi million pound Dover Western Docks Revival
Petrol cars ban will do ‘nothing’ for north Kent
04 August 2017Only electric models will be permitted for purchase from 2040, but local campaigners and councillors are sceptical.
