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Under their plans, Labour says it would ensure 1.5 million new homes are built over the course of the next parliament, primarily through the creation of

The Government has pushed back at allegations that it is rubber-stamping the development of environmentally sensitive land, insisting that safeguards are in place to ensure that the public is consulte...

Mick Tedder offers MPs in Dover, Folkestone, Ashford, Thanet, Canterbury and Maidstone solution over lorry delays for port-bound traffic  |  One man has written to local politicians offering a plan to prevent future lorry snarl-ups. This is now particularly feared through extra bureaucracy for hauliers following Brexit. Mick Tedder near Dover Harbour. File picture: Matt Bristow Mick Tedders letter has gone to the MPs for Dover, Thanet, Folkestone, Canterbury, Ashford and Maidstone plus the le...

Ashford Brexit lorry park impact still secret as government rejects Freedom of Information request  |  Updated: 11:44, 10 December 2020 Government officials are continuing to block the release of information about the impact of post-Brexit lorry park holding sites, saying it is not in the public interest. Work on what are described as Inland Border Facilities began in the summer at two sites in Ashford – the 66-acre MOJO plot at Sevington and another back-up site at the nearby Waterbrook...