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SIX members of a security company in Crawley raised more than £2,500 for Air Ambulance Kent, Surrey and Sussex by walking 31 miles Chris Malden and his friends started before sunrise at Redhill Aerodrome, walking 31 miles in just over 11 hours to make it to Brighton Pier. He said: “The first 20 miles wasn’t too bad, but the last five miles was the toughest certainly. “Safe to say, I am suffering. My knee took a bit of a battering. All six of us suffered from blisters!” The walking challenge took about 11 hours The team’s route started on Easter Sunday at Redhill Aerodrome, where Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance Service’s aircraft are based. ....
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 â the 66-acre MOJO plot at Sevington and another back-up site at the nearby Waterbrook Park. The Sevington Brexit lorry park from above, pictured in late November The Department of Transport is using powers to construct the developments, which will be used for customs checks and for holding lorries in the event of disruption at the Channel ports, without going through the usual planning process. ....