Podcast: Plans to "significantly reduce" the need for Operation Brock on the M20 with new holding area at the Port of Dover

There are plans to reduce the need for Operation Brock on the M20 by turning a long-disused cargo terminal at the Port of Dover into a holding area.  In what could be good news for drivers, Kent County Council says reconfiguring the Eastern Docks will create increased queuing capacity for the equivalent of more than 500 lorries. Also in today’s podcast, drought has been declared across all of Kent as another heat health alert comes into force.  You can hear from one local leader on what this means for the county and how they’re dealing with the challenges.  Plans to bring a dozen “pods” for homeless people as part of a £4 million project have taken a step forward. The 12 self-contained units, which include some with balconies, at a former commuter car park in Blue Bell Hill, near Chatham, are being built after being given the green light earlier this year.  A mum who paid cash for her share of a new-build home says she feels “trapped” amid ongoing parking problems and dust from neighbouring construction projects wreaking havoc. She moved to Ebbsfleet Garden City in the hope of a greener and cleaner life for her and her three-year-old son but has been faced with an “insane” reality.  And to help British troops prepare for what they could face on the battlefield, the Army practises mass casualty scenarios using trained actors from recruited from job centres in Kent.  They use realistic makeup to represent injuries – you can hear from two people who take part.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.