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Operation Stack: An imperfect solution

30 July 2015
Operation Stack: An imperfect solution

Kent's summer of motorway misery goes on but is a solution in the offing?

'We're not sending in the Gurkhas'

30 July 2015
'We're not sending in the Gurkhas'

Army says it is not sending in the Gurkhas to deal with border issues stemming from Calais crisis because it's not a military matter.

Liz faces up to challenge of lost supporters

29 July 2015
Liz faces up to challenge of lost supporters

Labour leadership contender Liz Kendall says the party faces a big challenge in recovering lost supporters in the election.

Highways chiefs shoot down Stack contraflow plan

27 July 2015
Highways chiefs shoot down Stack contraflow plan

Highways England has rejected plans to introduce a contraflow system on the M20 to ease Operation Stack chaos.

Take your seats please

26 July 2015
Take your seats please

Experience the movies in style at the cool and contemporary Kino cinema.

Home Sec: 'We're treating Calais problems seriously'

21 July 2015
Home Sec: 'We're treating Calais problems seriously'

Theresa May says the government is treating problems caused by migrants in Calais seriously, as police work to avoid implementing Operation Stack.

Yet more lawyers to look into airport site's fate

15 July 2015
Yet more lawyers to look into airport site's fate

A Ukip-controlled council has been accused of prevaricating over promise to buy airport site.

Politicians should stop interfering over airport site says group

15 July 2015
Politicians should stop interfering over airport site says group

The Taxpayers' Alliance has called on councillors and MPs to mind their own business when it comes to the future of Manston Airport.

Secure zone to tackle 'flood' of migrants

14 July 2015
Secure zone to tackle 'flood' of migrants

A secure zone is to be set up for lorries in Calais to cope with a "significant increase" in migrants - with 22 entering Kent just last night.

Kent could go it alone

14 July 2015
Kent could go it alone

Bosses in the county want to set up their own investment group to attract government cash, believing they can do better than the current body.

Lawyers could decide Manston airport future

14 July 2015
Lawyers could decide Manston airport future

Plans to investigate a US firm's buyout of a disused Kent airport could cost taxpayers up to £10,000.

Manston owners say use former airport as lorry park

09 July 2015
Manston owners say use former airport as lorry park

Instead of Operation Stack, use Manston, say former airport owners.

County needs 10 new secondary schools

09 July 2015
County needs 10 new secondary schools

Pressure on school places means Kent needs the equivalent of 10 new secondary schools to cope with demand, a report reveals.

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.

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