• Sevenoaks commuters like their Oysters but don't want to saddle up

  By SevenoaksHol at 15:46 on 30/11/11

  

  Thousands of commuters pass through stations in Sevenoaks and the surrounding villages every day and new research has revealed that three quarters of people who commute within the capital are using Oyster cards - but they are not so keen on pedal power The YouGov's London Omnibus has found the majority of Oyster owners use it at least once a week (71 percent) and just under a quarter travels with their Oyster card every single day (23...

• Traffic delays continue at Sevenoaks station

  By SevenoaksHol at 19:09 on 30/10/11

  

  With half term coming to an end, drivers passing by or dropping children or partners at Sevenoaks Station may want to try and avoid the area for a little while longer. The traffic lights which have been erected outside the new development work on the site of the former Railway & Bike Pub are still causing long delays. The three way traffic lights controlling traffic going through the junction of Tubs Hill, Station Road, and...

• Sevenoaks bus timetable gets a revamp

  By OaksScoop at 10:46 on 15/09/11

  

  Changes to the bus service timetables in the Sevenoaks area came into force this month (September). These include changes on schooldays resulting from the closure of Knole Academy East, the reinstatement of a service between Tonbridge, Weald Village and Sevenoaks on an experimental basis, and the introduction of a bus at 9.30am from Shoreham on Mondays to Fridays. The existing 432 bus from Shoreham at 9.01am has been replaced by a new...

• Extra Olympic flights rejected

  By OaksScoop at 12:08 on 12/08/11

  

  The recent decision not to allow extra flights and extended flying hours at Biggin Hill airport during the London 2012 Olympics is another setback for the businesses in and around the historic airfield. Fears have already been raised that some of the flying schools which operate in the area may lose business during the Olympics due to the extra security precautions that will be in place. Supporters of the extra flights believed it...

• Passengers dodge fares in protest over increase

  By Sevenoaks People at 08:00 on 22/04/11

  

  DOZENS of rail passengers refused to get off a train at Sevenoaks, in protest at Southeastern's "unfair" prices. Some 57 people boarded a train from London Bridge to Canterbury, but instead of paying the full £27.60 return fare, they bought tickets to Bromley then stayed on board the whole way. Tamsin Omond, founder of protest organisers Climate Rush, said: "There were 200 people in London to see us off and we held a...

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