Transport and Logistics Network
A crash involving a lorry on the M20[1] has brought traffic to a crawling speed this morning (April 26). The incident occurred near Folkestone[2], on the London-bound carriage way at Junction 12, Ashford Road.
Currently, one lane has been forced to clo…
Bins could go unemptied during the summer after binmen voted in favour of going on strike during a wage row with employers.
Residents in Folkestone[1] and Dover[2] will feel the effects of the strike action if Veolia – the firm running waste collection…
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…
Asian Hornets have been spotted in UK – sparking fears over the invasive species. Asian Hornets were recently spotted[1] in the Folkestone area of Kent – with the last sighting in the county being in 2019.
The British Bee Keepers Association confirmed …
Britain could be in for its worst-ever year for Asian hornets[1] after another new sighting was confirmed.
The British Bee Keepers Association (BBKA) are asking people to stay vigilant after a second case of the invasive species was recorded near Folke…
Namita Singh and Matt Mathers
Updated April 4, 2023, 8:21 AM
No 10 has admitted that “new processes” brought in after Brexit[1] has contributed to several days of travel chaos at the Port of Dover[2].
It comes as the Confederation of Passenger Transp…
A new system of checking people leaving the country for the EU including fingerprinting and photographing is expected to make queues at the Port of Dover[1] even worse, according to experts. The scenes at the weekend at the port, with reports from pass…
The Port of Dover has said it is “deeply frustrated” as coach traffic faces “significant delays”. The port, which has declared a critical incident, said the delays were “due to lengthy French border processes and sheer volume”.
Additional coach booking…
Severe delays at Dover[1] are continuing today, after the port declared a critical incident over waits of up to 14 hours.
Among those stranded yesterday evening were schoolchildren who were reportedly left without food for more than five hours[2].
Th…
Storm Mathis brings chaos to Britain’s roads and seas: Ferry services are disrupted, lorries grind to a halt on motorways and hundreds of homes are left without power as ‘100mph gales’ batter the country Hundreds of homes were left without power in the…