• New drink drive laws for people visiting France this year

  By Rebecca_H at 08:19 on 09/01/12

  

  Cranbrooks' proximity to Channel ports and the Channel Tunnel tempts many people to drive themselves to France for day trips and holidays. And so, as we start to think about travels abroad over 2012, these drivers should take note that from this spring, a new law is being introduced that means it will be compulsory for drivers on French roads to carry disposable breathalysers in their cars. The new measures, proposed by...

• UK campaign launched by local man Peter Carroll to stabilise fuel prices

  By Rebecca_H at 20:01 on 09/01/11

  

  After spearheading the successful Gurkha campaign in 2009 (inspired by Cranbrook resident Annie Watsham), local Kent man Peter Carroll has today launched a new campaign to call for a halt on fuel duty rises and the introduction of a fuel price stabiliser. His press release reads: The man behind the stunningly successful Gurkha Campaign of 2009 has launched a new nationwide campaign to fight for fairer fuel prices for UK...

• Road closures in January in Cranbrook

  By MargaretF2010 at 18:42 on 02/01/11

  

  I came across this and thought people might like to know details of quite a few road closures in the area throughout January: Kent Highways Services intend to pre-patch the carriageway and it will be necessary to temporarily close various roads until the works have been completed.  The road will be reopened as soon as works are complete.  Access will be available up to the point of closure or via a signed diversion route....

• Is your car equipped to cope with the snow and ice?

  By Rebecca_H at 19:30 on 01/12/10

  

  As we're gripped in the current cold freeze, hundreds of thousands of us are having to deal with cars that have been left abandoned under an ever-deepening blanket of snow and then facing the challenge of trying to get them started to make that essential journey to school, work or the supermarket. Research suggest that around a sixth of us has been leaving longer periods between services to save pennies...

• Commute from the Weald? 8% fare hikes on trains are looming if so...

  By Rebecca_H at 14:26 on 23/11/10

  

  If, like my husband, you make the slog from this part of Kent up to London each day, then sadly the news today from SouthEastern is not going to bring a smile to your face - despite the earlier cheers heard across the nation when Friday 29 April was announced as the date for the Royal Wedding and a public holiday to boot. Southeastern has confirmed that average fares are to rise by 7.8 per cent from next year in a price hike that...

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