Snow flurries have dusted parts of Kent with the white stuff.The chilly conditions, which saw temperatures fall to -2C overnight, have led to light patches in the county.Snow fell and settled in Dover overnight.Emma R tweeted: "Light snow. Was heavier overnight but not much left on the ground. Pretty though!"Caz Kidney also tweeted: "The weather guru got the weather wrong !!! He said no snow, well in Dover Kent we have snow."However, most people were disappointed that flurries had not materialised after a yellow weather warning was issued across the county last night.Leeds Castle tweeted: "As you can see, it's not quite a white-out at Leeds Castle this morning... #blackswan #suchaposer #snow #uksnow."What had looked like snow in Canterbury this morning looks more like a sleet shower.Captain Bufetowa tweeted: "Pretending to snow in Canterbury. Not that impressed tbqhwy."Rosemary Pepper added: "I wish it would snow in Canterbury - properly! Yes, I know it's a selfish wish and you'll … [Read more...] about Snow falls in Kent
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Kent gets £29m to make roads Brexit-ready
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Preparing Kent’s roads ahead of Brexit costing the taxpayer £28.8m says KCC
Preparing Kent’s roads to deal with congestion and disruption that could be caused by Brexit is costing the taxpayer close to £29m.The county council says the cost of work needed on Kent’s roads and other schemes - chiefly for holding thousands of lorries - has come in at £28.8m.The money has come from the Department for Transport and includes £4.9m to make improvements to Manston airfield, which will be used as an emergency lorry park once capacity on the M20 is exhausted.A report by transport chiefs says that work on Manston airfield site will enable it to accept “increased capacity” - something that is likely to cause concern.KCC has said the impact of Brexit could mean having to park as many as 10,000 HGVs on “a routine basis” and that a no-deal scenario could result in months of disruption.The bulk of the money is for resurfacing and strengthening key roads such as the A249, A256 and the A299.That totals £15.7m - including … [Read more...] about Preparing Kent’s roads ahead of Brexit costing the taxpayer £28.8m says KCC
Latest plans from Kent Highways
There is good news and bad news for traffic in the north west of Maidstone.Kent Highways will be pressing ahead with plans to increase the capacity of the Coldharbour Roundabout on the A20, which connects to Junction 5 of the M20.It intends to purchase some land from the Royal British Legion Industries in order to double the size of the roundabout, thus increasing traffic flow, with the design completed by July 2019 and work starting in 2020.Traffic on the A20 coming from the west will be able to use a new slip road to access the M20.The plans revealed at this month's meeting of the Joint Highways Board indicate that the increased capacity will enable the authority to do away with the traffic lights that currently control traffic flows on the existing roundabout.That element has angered local Lib Dem councillors who believe that the potential benefits will be totally undone by the proposal to remove the traffic lights.Cllr Rob Bird said: "This is hugely disappointing and frustrating … [Read more...] about Latest plans from Kent Highways
Foals announced for summer gig in Kent
Foals will play a summer gig in Kent, it has been announced.The band join the line-up for the Forest Live gigs organised by the Forestry Commission at Bedgebury Pinetum in Goudhurst, playing on Friday, June 14.They join acts already announced for the line-up, Paul Weller who plays on Sunday, June 16 and Hacienda Classical on Saturday, June 15.Critically acclaimed, with Mercury Prize, Ivor Novello and BRIT Award nominations to their name and 1.7 million sales of their four Gold-certified albums, plus more than half a billion streams on Spotify since 2015, they last played Kent in 2015, when they played Dreamland's By the Sea.After more than a decade in the game, Foals will release two new albums, Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost, separate but related, Part 1 of which is released on Friday, March 8, and Part 2 following in the autumn and featuring 20 progressive-tinged tracks, some breaking the 10-minute mark."They’re two halves of the same locket," frontman Yannis Philippakis … [Read more...] about Foals announced for summer gig in Kent