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Busy bridge to shut for another 10 days after traffic chaos during last closures

Busy bridge to shut for another 10 days after traffic chaos during last closures

19 July 2024

A bridge is to shut for more than a week as work continues to replace its degraded ropes.

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Long delays on M20 after vehicle fire

Long delays on M20 after vehicle fire

17 July 2024

A vehicle fire has led to long delays on the M20 along the stretch where Operation Brock is in place.

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Free bus travel for kids this summer

Free bus travel for kids this summer

17 July 2024

Children will be able to ride the bus for free in part of Kent this summer thanks to a government-funded scheme.

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M2 closed after coach and van crash

M2 closed after coach and van crash

17 July 2024

A collision involving a van and a coach on a busy stretch of motorway caused delays.

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Village parking war as 'petty' ban leaves school-run parents fuming

Village parking war as 'petty' ban leaves school-run parents fuming

17 July 2024

Furious parents fear a “petty” parking ban near a primary school will put their children’s lives at risk.

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New beach bus service to launch from town centre to popular seaside spot

New beach bus service to launch from town centre to popular seaside spot

16 July 2024

A bus service taking passengers to one of the busiest seaside resorts on the Kent border is to launch next week.

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Drivers warned as eight weeks of lane closures begin on busy route

Drivers warned as eight weeks of lane closures begin on busy route

15 July 2024

Lane restrictions on a bridge will come into force in the next few hours while workers repaint part of its structure.

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Terrifying footage of level crossing near-misses

Terrifying footage of level crossing near-misses

15 July 2024

Footage of people dicing with death on train tracks has been released showing just how close some have come to fatal consequences.

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‘These lads went to work and didn’t come home again’

‘These lads went to work and didn’t come home again’

13 July 2024

An appeal has been launched to help fund a permanent memorial for five men who lost their lives at sea following a tugboat accident 70 years ago.

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Rail station reopens after ‘emergency incident’

Rail station reopens after ‘emergency incident’

13 July 2024

A railway station has fully reopened after being forced to close earlier following an emergency incident.

'I’m sure they’re a lovely family - but this land should have been for a car park’

'I’m sure they’re a lovely family - but this land should have been for a car park’

13 July 2024

Villagers feel "let down" as plans for a car park next to a railway station have been dropped, with the plot now eyed up for a Gypsy family instead.

Girl,17, left 'extremely frightened' after boys whisper sexual threats on bus

Girl,17, left 'extremely frightened' after boys whisper sexual threats on bus

12 July 2024

Detectives have released images of two boys they wish to speak to after sexual threats left a teenage girl “extremely frightened”.

Drivers face delays on motorway

Drivers face delays on motorway

11 July 2024

Motorists are facing long queues following an incident on the M25, which resulted in a lane closure.

Warning of ‘significant noise’ as crossroads resurfaced

Warning of ‘significant noise’ as crossroads resurfaced

11 July 2024

A junction which faced almost a whole month of closures in June is set for more disruption due to resurfacing work.

‘Deep’ hole appears in road

‘Deep’ hole appears in road

11 July 2024

A large hole has emerged in a town street filled with parked cars.

First look at the newly-opened Stockbury flyover

First look at the newly-opened Stockbury flyover

11 July 2024

Our reporter takes the first steps on the new £92 million A249 flyover which has welcomed its first drivers.

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Driver taken to hospital after car and lorry crash

Driver taken to hospital after car and lorry crash

11 July 2024

A driver was taken to hospital after a crash between a car and lorry.

Drink-driver jailed over crash which left MP with broken ankle

Drink-driver jailed over crash which left MP with broken ankle

10 July 2024

A man who collided with a Kent MP and her daughters while driving over the limit and on the wrong side of the road has been jailed.

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Couple win six-year legal battle for pay-out after cancelled flight

Couple win six-year legal battle for pay-out after cancelled flight

10 July 2024

A couple whose flight arrived two hours and 26 minutes later than scheduled after the pilot fell ill have won compensation from the airline.

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M20 to shut tonight as Op Brock returns for summer holidays

M20 to shut tonight as Op Brock returns for summer holidays

10 July 2024

Part of the M20 will shut tonight as Operation Brock returns ahead of the summer holidays.

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