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Bin workers set to strike amid collections crisis

Bin workers set to strike amid collections crisis

26 July 2024

Bin workers could vote to strike over pay just days after it was revealed there have been 36,000 complaints about their company’s performance.

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Change of plan sees road closures postponed

Change of plan sees road closures postponed

25 July 2024

Road closures have been postponed so a temporary route can be created instead as part of efforts to reduce disruption for long-suffering motorists.

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Traffic congestion on M2 now easing after crash

Traffic congestion on M2 now easing after crash

25 July 2024

An accident involving at least two vehicles brought traffic to a halt on a busy motorway.

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Roadworks on main route for 23 days

Roadworks on main route for 23 days

24 July 2024

Part of a main route which connects an industrial estate to an A-road will be closed for a total of 23 days.

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Behind the scenes of ‘critical’ bridge works

Behind the scenes of ‘critical’ bridge works

24 July 2024

We go behind the scenes of urgent engineering works on a historic bridge that have caused traffic chaos.

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Plans for 115 homes next to busy roundabout approved

Plans for 115 homes next to busy roundabout approved

23 July 2024

A new estate will be sandwiched between two main roads and near an expanding roundabout after the housing proposals were given the go ahead.

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Wrong-turn A249 lorries caught on camera reversing up link road

Wrong-turn A249 lorries caught on camera reversing up link road

23 July 2024

Out-of-date satnav directions have been blamed after HGVs were seen reversing the wrong way up a link road at a revamped roundabout.

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Week-long bridge closure causes gridlock

Week-long bridge closure causes gridlock

22 July 2024

The closure of a vital bridge crossing is causing huge rush-hour tailbacks.

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Dog walker fined after terriers killed in ‘extremely distressing’ attack

Dog walker fined after terriers killed in ‘extremely distressing’ attack

22 July 2024

A man has appeared in court after two Yorkshire Terriers were killed in an “extremely distressing” attack.

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‘Ambitious’ plan to improve journeys across county

‘Ambitious’ plan to improve journeys across county

22 July 2024

Plans to solve Kent’s transport problems have been drawn up by the county council but it needs another £3.1bn of government funding.

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Roadworks to shut off major route for 17 days

Roadworks to shut off major route for 17 days

22 July 2024

A main route into a village is to shut for a total of 17 days during two closures as work continues on a £32.7 million roundabout revamp.

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Care agency suspended by inspector over safeguarding issues

Care agency suspended by inspector over safeguarding issues

21 July 2024

‘Enforcement action’ has been taken against an agency that cares for the elderly following an “inadequate” rating by the CQC.

‘Roadworks are so bad here, I’m thinking of moving 130 miles away’

‘Roadworks are so bad here, I’m thinking of moving 130 miles away’

20 July 2024

Congestion in a once-quiet village has got so bad people have to leave home an hour early just to get to appointments down the road.

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‘They’ll just plonk 300 boxes down’

‘They’ll just plonk 300 boxes down’

20 July 2024

Plans for 298 homes have been approved despite concerns over a lack of infrastructure to support them.

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‘One of the greats’ - Swimming teacher dies following 38-year career

‘One of the greats’ - Swimming teacher dies following 38-year career

19 July 2024

Tributes have been paid to a well-loved swimming teacher who taught “tens of thousands” of people.

Bin company to be penalised after four months of chaos

Bin company to be penalised after four months of chaos

19 July 2024

People who have had almost four months of missed bin collections are unlikely to get compensation despite a hefty fine for the waste company.

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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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Delays on M2 after three-car crash

Delays on M2 after three-car crash

18 July 2024

Motorists faced lengthy queues on a busy section of motorway this evening owing to a crash involving multiple vehicles.

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Hunt for fly-tippers who dumped mounds of building waste

Hunt for fly-tippers who dumped mounds of building waste

18 July 2024

Rubble and insulation foam have been left strewn across two roads.

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‘Large quantity’ of medication stolen from shops across Kent

‘Large quantity’ of medication stolen from shops across Kent

17 July 2024

Police have released CCTV images of two people they would like to speak to after several reports of shoplifting across the county.

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