• A new airport and more flights for Tonbridge travellers

  By 28Maz28 at 16:10 on 03/08/11

  

  Tonbridge holidaymakers looking to fly overseas are fairly well placed when it comes to airports and channel ports. But from next year travellers can add another name to this list of nearby airports – Southend in Essex. easyJet has announced it will begin operating from London Southend Airport from April 2012.  There will be 70 flights per week and passengers will have a choice of around 10 different European destinations...

• How disgusting was it that train was cancelled due to damp driver's seat?

  By Sammy2020 at 11:19 on 11/02/11

  

  I am gobsmacked that a train from Hastings to London was cancelled due to a damp driver's seat. Haven't commmuters put up with enough already with snow chaos and hiked prices? Loads of people got stranded at High Brooms because the driver's seat got wet when a window was left open - how selfish of him not to just put a few newspapers on it or a plastic bag and get on with his job. I dread to think what would have happened if people like...

• Want to report a pothole? Here's how. What do you think of the state of the roads?

  By 28Maz28 at 17:43 on 28/12/10

  

  Last winter was the coldest and wettest winter for many years and the road network in Kent suffered unprecedented damage. Record numbers of potholes have been reported to KCC since the beginning of the year, and the Council says it is still working hard to repair this damage. They have extra crews in each district, working on a 'find and fix' basis so that all potholes on a stretch of road will be filled at the same time. Under 'find...

• Kent tackles lorries in the countryside

  By GaryGee50 at 11:09 on 15/09/10

  

  Kent Highway Services has launched a major action programme to tackle the problem of lorries causing disruption and traffic chaos on narrow country lanes and rural roads. The work, which is expected to take between 12-18 months, will involve a complete overhaul of Kent's current lorry-route map, a county-wide review of lorry directional and regulatory signs, a review of Traffic Regulation Orders such as weight, height and width...

• A228 Malling Road Closure, 25 July 2010 - 6 September 2010

  By RozzH1 at 09:29 on 06/07/10

  

  Prepare for delays! This summer during the school holidays SGN are preparing to replace the gas main that runs down the A228. This will require a full closure of the A228 for the entire duration of the works. The road will be closed at midnight 25 July for up to 6 weeks. The closure of the A228 will be effective from the roundabout with Gibson Drive down to Mereworth roundabout junction with the A26. Local access will be maintained for...

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