Kent Highways are reporting that as of now, all primary routes / roads in Shepway are open and passable with care. Crews are patrolling secondary routes and ploughing and salting as necessary. Snow drifting has been cleared at Court at Street, Aldington, and Shepway DC have assisted with some primary carriageway salting / gritting in Folkestone.
Operation Stack Phase 1 is still active. M20 coast bound non-commercial traffic is being diverted onto the A20 at Junction 11. M26 Coast bound closed between M25 and junction J2a, due to vehicle recovery. Road expected to re-open from 2.00pm.
Southeastern trains are advising on their website (www.southeasternrailway.co.uk) that they are operating an extremely limited number of services from a contingency timetable today, and that most mainline lines of route do NOT have any services.
The latest update from Kent County Council on snow and road condition updates by area - this mornings update advises that Shepway still has a "Snow Emergency in place" and that some local roads are closed and others only passable with extreme care. Update in full:
This Saturday 4th December at The Chichester Memorial Hall, Sandgate from 10am until 12 noon, the market will be celebrating our first year's trading with mulled wine, mince pies and a big thank you to our wonderful stallholders and loyal supporters.
Morning updates on road conditions received from Kent County Council. Police are once again reminding people that they shouldn't try to drive today unless it is absolutely necessary and should clear their cars properly before setting off.
Over 27,000 young people turned out to vote in this year's Kent Youth County Council elections. There were 145 polling stations at schools and youth centres and the elected members have now been chosen for each district.
Update from Southeastern trains, Midday, 1 December: We are advised by the Met Office that more snow is expected today and rail services in and out of London are likely to be severely disrupted. Our advice to commuters using Southeastern services who managed to get into work today, is to leave London as early as possible.
Today a plaque, designed and funded by the Sandgate Society to commemorate William Wilberforce's part in the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in 1807, was erected on the North Lane side of the Sandgate Chichester Hall.
Mayoress of Folkestone Kate McNeice has confirmed that this evenings planned Charity Auction at Quarterhouse, Folkestone has been postponed due to adverse weather conditions. Kate said:
A new edition of the Folkestone, Hythe & Romney Marsh holiday and leisure planner is in circulation. Following its launch last month to showcase Shepway's tourism potential to major UK and foreign tour operators attending London's World Travel Market (November 8 -11), the 32-page full-colour guide is now in process of distribution via strategic tourist information centres and other outlets in Britain and the near-Continent.
Kent County Council are issuing regular snow and road condition updates by area - this mornings update advises that Shepway has a "Snow Emergency in place". Update in full:
