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Leader pours scorn on lorry park

09 July 2015
Leader pours scorn on lorry park

A council leader's vowed to "fight every inch of the way" plans to create a lorry park in his area to ease Op Stack misery.

Could Manston site be used as emergency lorry park during Operation Stack?

09 July 2015
Could Manston site be used as emergency lorry park during Operation Stack?

Manston owners say they will consider any request to use site as lorry park

Welfare cuts targeted in first Tory budget

08 July 2015
Welfare cuts targeted in first Tory budget

George Osborne is set to reveal plans to slash £12bn from the UK's benefits bill in the budget today, as councils warn about danger to services.

'Action needed now' to find Stack alternative

07 July 2015
'Action needed now' to find Stack alternative

Seven of the county's MPs have met the transport secretary in a bid to thrash out an alternative to Operation Stack.

Farm land could 'house' Stack lorries

07 July 2015
Farm land could 'house' Stack lorries

Lorries caught up in Operation Stack could be diverted off the motorway and parked in a field in future, it's been revealed.

Thanet council to bring in specialist lawyers over Manston buyout

07 July 2015
Thanet council to bring in specialist lawyers over Manston buyout

More legal advice may be needed over Manston CPO

Transport secretary and the £70k Manston Airport report

27 June 2015
Transport secretary and the £70k Manston Airport report

Transport secretary Patrick McCloughlin could be hauled before MPs to explain why he commissioned a £70k report into Manston Airport.

Government report into Manston criticises council

25 June 2015
Government report into Manston criticises council

A council could have done more to assess a forced buyout of Manston Airport, a government report ha concluded.

Manston owners donated to MP

25 June 2015
Manston owners donated to MP

A Kent MP was given £6,000 before the election by the owners of the former Manston airport, which they hope to turn into housing and commercial space.

We should reverse Border Force budget cuts to stem surge of migrants - says Labour's Andy Burnham

24 June 2015
We should reverse Border Force budget cuts to stem surge of migrants - says Labour's Andy Burnham

Chaos at Calais provokes political clash

Shocking footage shows migrant chaos in Calais

23 June 2015
Shocking footage shows migrant chaos in Calais

New footage of migrants trying to board lorries has emerged as a Kent MP says the Mayor of Calais has "lost control."

Copyright warning for airport site owners

23 June 2015
Copyright warning for airport site owners

Lawyers for Pinewood Studio have written to the owners of the former Manston Airport requesting they stop using their images in PR material.

'Nothing to stop council buyout of Manston'

18 June 2015
'Nothing to stop council buyout of Manston'

An MP has said councillors can press ahead with a compulsory purchase of the former airport following a meeting with ministers to discuss its future.

Film studio to land at Manston

17 June 2015
Film studio to land at Manston

The owners of the former airport have unveiled plans to build a film studio, thousands of homes and swimming facilities at the renamed site.

New details unveiled for Manston's future

17 June 2015
New details unveiled for Manston's future

Manston Airport's owners are to reveal fresh details about its future today - after the airfield shut last year.

Council chief who quit job in line for huge settlement

16 June 2015
Council chief who quit job in line for huge settlement

Thanet councillors are poised to agree to a rumoured six-figure settlement with the authority’s former chief executive at a confidential meeting.

KCC leader warns political row risks jobs

11 June 2015
KCC leader warns political row risks jobs

Cllr Paul Carter has warned a continuing political row over the future of Manston is putting at risk a drive to bring jobs and invest

Farage wanted to expel Janice Atkinson before expenses scandal

11 June 2015
Farage wanted to expel Janice Atkinson before expenses scandal

Ukip leader Nigel Farage wanted ex-Folkestone and Hythe parliamentary candidate Atkinson out before she was fired over expenses scandal.

Exclusive: I might be back says Ukip leader

08 June 2015
Exclusive: I might be back says Ukip leader

Nigel Farage is considering standing in South Thanet at the next general election.

Two Kent MPs in race to chair select committee

08 June 2015
Two Kent MPs in race to chair select committee

MPs Damian Green and Damian Collins vie for influential select committee role

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