Transport and Logistics Network
There are fears Ashford[1] residents will face “absolute chaos” on the town’s roads when part of the M20 is closed this weekend.
National Highways is to shut the carriageway between Junctions 9 and 10a as essential repairs are carried out on a bridge o…
Residents in Ashford are worried local roads will be gridlocked this weekend as part of the M20 is going to be closed[1].
The official diversion route is 88 miles long, and it’s feared drivers won’t follow it.
Also in today’s episode, a man has been ja…
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An aerial view of part of Timaru’s railway network.
An investigation into the viability of the return of a passenger rail service in Canterbury is under way.
Environment Canterbury (ECan) confirmed its staff were scoping the work, j…
A choir director who wanted to ‘make a difference’ and give working-class people a chance has died.
David Williams worked with choirs at Holy Trinity Church in Southport[1] as well as at Southport Bach Choir, both while teaching at Merchant Taylors’ Sc…
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A truck driver has suffered moderate injuries after the vehicle tipped over in Christchurch.
The truck crashed while carry…
The King will be anointed at his coronation in full knowledge of his “difficult” task as monarch and in recognition of how he “shares in our human frailties and vulnerabilities”, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said.Archbishop Justin Welby, writing in…
It comes as a key member of the organised crime group Marinel Danut Palage has been jailed for smuggling migrants into the UK.
The 31-year-old Romanian national, who lives in Spain, made use of back of his refrigerated truck, where he was carrying a le…
As the sale of traditional house coal is about to be banned…ROSS CLARK bids farewell to the little black lumps that made Britain greatBy Ross Clark[1] Published: 01:19, 9 April 2023 | Updated: 01:21, 9 April 2023
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Another weekend of travel chaos has begun as delays of up to 90 minutes are reported at Dover.
On the first day of the long Easter weekend, cars and lorries are backing up the A20 on approach to the port.
There are long queues at the Port of Dover
Ho…
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A truck has rolled blocking both lanes of SH1.
State Highway 1 in Marlborough is expected to be closed for several hours after a truck and trailer carrying 10 tonnes of grapes rolled early Thursday morning.
The crash happened south of Blenhe…