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Truckers given wrong postcode for Brexit lorry park next to Junction 10a in Ashford | Updated: 14:25, 08 January 2021 Truckers trying to find a new Brexit lorry park are getting lost on the way - because the government is giving them the wrong postcode. Frustrated residents living in Mersham near Ashford say about 30 lorries have arrived in the village since the 66-acre facility next to Junction 10a opened for Covid-19 testing on Monday. VIDEO: Total chaos in Mersham as truck drivers get lost in village. Footage: Kate Agrell Council bosses say the confused hauliers - who are being sent to the lorry park from the Eurotunnel terminal near Folkestone - are losing their way due to inaccurate directions. ....
| A local authority says it has unveiled ârealisticâ proposals to tackle the climate emergency. Dover District Council has prioritised upgrading homes to make them more energy efficient and to reduce reliance on fossil fuel power. About 460,000 tonnes of C02 were emitted from Dover District Council s own estate in 2018, equivalent to 90,000 cars driven on the road for 12-months. The administration has revealed that about 460,000 tonnes of C02 were emitted from its own estate in 2018, which includes road transport, gas and electric power. It is the rough equivalent of 90,000 cars on the road driven for a 12-month period. One of the main sources relates to council bin collection vehicles. ....
Ashford town centre reset approved as Mecca Bingo theatre debate continues | Updated: 17:19, 16 December 2020 A bold blueprint aimed at overhauling Ashford town centre has been approved â but councillors are calling for more transparency. As revealed last month, the town centre reset plan lays out the borough councilâs methodology for how to make the high street and surrounding roads more appealing to shoppers. The Park Mall shopping centre could become a residential scheme It will see an investment corridor created between the high street and Ashford International station, aimed at beautification, improved shop diversity and culture. The reportâs author â Ashford Borough Councilâs (ABC) town centre regeneration manager Hannah Clayton-Peck â suggests Park Mall could be converted into housing, while highlighting Middle Row as an area with âuntapped potentialâ. ....