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First published on Fri 1 Jan 2021 10.32 EST It was all quiet on the Dover front in the hours after the UK left the EU, as lorries continued to avoid the port. But just minutes away, beyond the famous white cliffs, the sense of fury over Brexit was palpable as local residents came to terms with a government letter they received on New Year’s Eve telling them that from summer, their rural idyll of farmland and ancient Roman ways would be transformed into a customs clearance lorry park for 1,200 trucks. The site is in addition to the the Ashford lorry park 22 miles away that barricades fields behind 4-metre fences. ....
Department for Transport to pave paradise for Brexit border parks at Whitfield and Sevington sparking pollution concerns from residents Published: 06:00, 31 December 2020 We have been bringing you a series of features looking back at our strained relationship with Europe and exploring how we reached this point. With a day to go, we meet those living in the shadow of Brexit. It s like the Joni Mitchell song: They ve paved paradise and put up a parking lot . This is David Dunford s fear for the view from his front door after July 1 when a post-Brexit Inland Border Point Facility becomes operational. The private land, often silhouetted by glorious sunsets, has been sold to the Department for Transport which plans to build a customs clearance facility there for 1,200 lorries. ....