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A CONTROVERSIAL contra- flow system for theM20 is to be installedby February –Brexitdeal or no deal. AsDownsMail revealedin June,


CALLS for the installation of CCTV cameras to prevent fly-tip- ping on a country road have been made by the local borough coun- cillor.


a semi-permanent solution to the expected problemofmoving huge volumes of freight to and fromthe Channel ports will be in place be- forewithdrawal fromthe EU. Our revelations were confirmed


Burberry Lane, near Kingswood,


by the office of Dover’s Conserva- tiveMPCharlieElphicke,whowas toldofficially in ameetingwith the transport minister Jesse Norman steel barrierswill go in on theM20. OperationBrockwill see theM20


has been targeted by waste dumpers for years, but in recent months, the problem has become more acute withwaste often strewn across the middle of the road. Cllr Gill Fort, pictured right, said:


become a holding area for 2,000 freight unitswhile diverting traffic into the London-bound side. We understand most of the mo-


“Every month we are having toi- lets, sinks and construction waste dumped in the village, specifically in Burberry Lane. We are now thinking of installing cameras on private land to oversee the problem area.” A recent event in Burberry Lane


saw a caravan burned out while a car remains on a footpath nearby,


torway is to have a 50mph limit andManstonAirport is still on the table as a lorry park.There have been concerns about its distance fromthe Port of Dover and Chan- nel Tunnel and the unsuitability of connecting roads to Thanet. A statement fromMr Elphicke’s


office said: “They discussed the plans for the contraflowsystembe-


STAPLEHURST vineyard Hush Heath will send its sparkling wine to Canada after landing a deal with one of the world’s largest alcohol buyers. Hush Heath’s Balfour 1503 Clas-


sic Cuvée is the first English sparkling wine selected for the Liquor Contril Board (LCBO) of On- tario’s Vintages Classics Pro-


Illegal fly-tipping is costing local authorities hun- dreds of thou- sands of pounds, says Cllr Gill Fort


Transportminister Jessie Norman (centre, seated) at themeeting


tween junctions 8 and9 of theM20, known asOperation Brock. “The proposals would create


2,000 on-road lorry holding spaces on the coast-bound carriageway. “It was confirmed that plans to


erect steel barriers along the Lon- don-bound carriageway for the contraflowwill go ahead in Febru- ary, deal or no deal.” Kent County Cllr Rob Bird, the


Liberal Democrat leader at county hall, said: “Were the UK to crash out of the EUinMarch in a no deal Brexit, it is necessary for all the au- thorities to take steps to minimise the chaos that is expected on our


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dumped and torched. The church car park has also seen illegal dump- ing.


But it is also a problem in many rural areas, including Langley,


motorways.Kentwill very rapidly turn into a lorry park." The meeting was attended by


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Port of Dover, Kent Police, Thanet MP Sir Roger Gale, Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott and KCC leader Paul Carter. They were joined by KCC Cllr


gramme. The “significant deal” was announced as Prime Minister Theresa May was in Ottawa for talks with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau on how the UK and Canada can further strengthen their ties to build the closest, freest


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NigelCollor, a former portworker and Dover transport expert, and Highways England’s John Kerner, who is in charge of Operation Brock. Mr Elphicke said: “If the EU


Headcorn and Chart Sutton. Last year, Maidstone Borough Council cleared 911 cases of fly-tipping and more than 163 have been recorded since April this year. The ap- proaching darker evenings will prompt a rise in illegal tipping.


News CCTV call to stop fly-tipping


Across Kent, local authorities are spending hundreds of thousands of pounds clearing up rubbish. According to one report £323,000


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was spent dealing with almost 14,000 incidents in 2016-17. This is a sharp increase on the previous 12 months when just over 10,000 in- stances cost £244,000. Cllr Fort welcomed a joint initia-


ROADworks on local highways are likely to be suspended before and after Britain'swithdrawal fromthe EUnextMarch. According to reports, Highways


tive by the Environment Agency and the Driver and Vehicle Stan- dards Agency to clamp down on unlicensed waste carriers. But she believes the high cost to small firms of disposing of construction waste at a transfer station is costing coun- cils dearly. Cllr Fort made her re- marks as one of the borough’s closest transfer stations at North Farm, TunbridgeWells, announced it will be closed for 10weeks.


England bosses have told utility companiesworks cannot be car- ried out between February 1 and April 30. This is to ease pressure on roads surrounding theM20. Eleven routeswill be “road-


work- free” tominimise disrup- tion: A249M20 toM2 A229M20 toM2 A20 Ashford (J9) toM20 J8 A20 Ashford (J10M20) to J11 Highways England said con-


Heath Estate will be supplying to Canadian consumers is hugely wel- come and they will be flying the flag for the high-quality of wine being produced in Britain.” Hush Heath owner Richard Bal-


struction of the £104mJ10a in Ashfordwill carry on. A spokesman said: “We are


four-Lynn said: “Hush Heath is a family-owned winery…and we are very excited to see our wines avail- able in the Canadian market."


working hard to coordinate this projectwithwork elsewhere on theM20. There is no indication that progress on the junctionwill be affected bywork to improve the resilience of Kent’s roads to cross-channel disruption.”


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