Shoppers have praised the part-pedestrianisation of a town and introduction of new “pocket parks”, claiming it has made the area more “sociable”.

There are lengthy delays on a key route this evening after a lorry fire and diesel spill.

Residents claim their public transport options are not good enough to support their growing villages.

Clog-ups on roads to a port during the half-term holiday rush have now eased, according to the port authority.

Port bosses have blamed drivers failing to stick to main routes for creating gridlock yesterday - and there are still two-hour hold-ups today.

One of the main routes in and out of a town will be closed yet again by a gas company.

Police, fire and ambulance crews are the scene of an accident involving a vehicle that has left the carriageway of a major motorway.

A busy road was closed and two people taken to hospital following a collision between a motorcycle and a van.

Police have closed a road due to a broken-down farm vehicle which is leaking oil onto a carriageway.

Passengers heading to France have been stuck in long queues all day as crowds head to the coast for the half-term getaway.

The closure of a busy A-road for 13 weeks will cause traffic “chaos” and leave children struggling to get to school, it is feared.

Plans for a new improved service connecting the County Town to London have been shelved

All lanes have reopened as a crash site on a busy A-road is cleared.

Railway services along a major route ground to a halt following reports of a trespasser.

One person was taken to hospital and four other people were injured in a three-vehicle crash.

There were heavy delays on the M20 following a two-vehicle crash and oil spillage on the first day of Operation Brock.

There have been long delays on the Dartford Crossing headed into Kent due to a police incident on the bridge.

Millions of drivers are set to take to the roads over the bank holiday but there’s changes to some major routes in Kent for half term.

The M20 will be shut tonight as the Operation Brock contraflow is deployed again.

Emergency services are at the scene of a crash involving a Stagecoach bus.