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Sevenoaks HGV Ban Campaign

Store backing for campaign

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

WAITROSE has declared its support for the Chronicle's campaign to ban unnecessary lorries from Sevenoaks High Street.

After its announcement last week that none of the supermarket's own vehicles or contractors will use the road, the company has gone one step further in...

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Haulier says he's forced into town

Liam Manby with some of his fleet of trucks in Tonbridge LD1411091_1

Monday, November 23, 2009

A HAULIER has said sometimes it is unavoidable for him to travel through Sevenoaks High Street. Liam Manby, who lives in Chesterfield Drive in the...

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Parish chairman in fight against trucks

PL1611092_3 LORRIES Mike Massey is concerned about the amount of HGV lorries that are coming through Riverhead.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

AS the Sevenoaks Chronicle's truck ban campaign gathers strength, a prominent Riverhead parish councillor said he was considering launching his own...

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HGV solution by end of next year

Alan Ash of Transport and development manager at Kent Highways. LD0911092_1

Thursday, November 12, 2009

CAMPAIGNERS trying to ban unnecessary lorries from using the historic upper High Street can take heart a solution is already being worked on. In an...

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Suffolk town could provide the answer

The market town of Bungay in Suffolk has successfully managed to restrict HGVs.Photo courtesy of Archant Regional LTD.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

ANOTHER option that could work in Sevenoaks is to make the upper High Street area a one-way route for lorries. That is how the market town of Bungay...

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Petition update

Thursday, November 12, 2009

WITH 1,700 names now on the petition, the campaign is clearly continuing to resonate with readers. Mr Gamble believes we are on target to hit the...

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Campaign success as AA keeps HGVs out

Thursday, November 05, 2009

THE Chronicle campaign to drive lorries out of Sevenoaks town centre won a major victory this week as the AA promised to "amend" its recommended...

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Lorry danger needs answer

HGV's at the top of Sevenoaks High Street. LD1910091_2

Thursday, October 29, 2009

ONE solution to stopping unnecessary HGVs from using Sevenoaks High Street as a through route could be to pedestrianise the area. That is the opinion...

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