HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - The Untold Story

Port of Dover could be hit by strike if Government fail to take action, union chief warns

Union chief Mark Serwotka has said up to 100,000 civil servants could strike after Christmas unless an agreement is reached

Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2022

Man 'attacks Dover migrant processing centre with petrol bombs before killing himself', witnesses claim

A man has thrown petrol bombs at a migrant processing centre at the Port of Dover before taking his own life, witnesses have claimed.The alleged attacker, a white man in a striped top, drove up to the centre in a white SEAT sports utility vehicle, according to a Reuters photographer…

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2022

Port of Dover chief warns tougher passport checks could cause long delays for travellers

A proposed tougher new system of passport checks to enter Europe threatens to cause long delays for travellers unless potential problems are ironed out in advance, a travel boss has warned.

Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2022

‘Severe’ Delays At The Channel Tunnel After Days Of Traffic Chaos

Drivers travelling to France on Eurotunnel are facing severe delays as the travel “chaos” in Kent for people trying to reach the continent continues.While queues at the Port of Dover are reportedly down to just an hour on Sunday after Border and ferry staff worked “through the night” to clear…

Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2022

Folkestone becomes new ‘hotspot of holiday hell’ as disruption at Dover clears

Lanes towards the Port of Dover were clear on Sunday in contrast to the scenes of gridlocked traffic on Friday and Saturday.

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022

RAC: Invest in freight facilities instead of turning motorway into lorry park

Steve Gooding, the organisation’s director, said current measures were causing massive disruption.

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022

Congestion eases at English Channel port of Dover

Officials at the English Channel port of Dover on Sunday said operations had returned to normal, after two days of lengthy delays blamed on post-Brexit border checks.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 24, 2022

Roads to Port of Dover ‘flowing normally’ after days of traffic chaos

The port said on Twitter that as of 2.15am on Sunday traffic can proceed directly to the port.

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022

Pensioners heading to France for summer holiday brand Dover travel chaos 'a disaster'

Pensioners Paul and Wendy Nicholas, from Brockenhurst, Hants, were heading to Cologne, France, to join a Saga river cruise. They said 150 people were due to join the seven-night cruise

Daily Mirror · Jul 23, 2022

Holidaymakers face waits at Channel with Brexit and French authorities blamed

Holidaymakers and lorry drivers have endured long waits to cross the Channel in a second day of chaos blamed on Brexit and French authorities.

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2022