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13 September 2013
'Free' council mag which you pay for

A political row has broken out over a so-called "biased" Medway Council magazine which costs taxpayers more than £50,000 a year.

Model shop closes as firm folds

13 September 2013
Model shop closes as firm folds

Another blow for the High Street as Medway shop The Signal Box reaches the end of the line.

New railway station gets approval

12 September 2013
New railway station gets approval

Rochester’s new railway station has won formal planning approval, despite concerns about parking.

Dockside scheme that could employ 3,500 given green light

12 September 2013
Dockside scheme that could employ 3,500 given green light

Councillors have approved the first stage of a £650m Chatham Docks project that could create thousands of jobs.

Medway A&E to get £6m this winter

11 September 2013
Medway A&E to get £6m this winter

The government has handed £6m to Medway Maritime Hospital after its chief executive warned A&E would be under pressure this winter.

Your chance to quiz hospital chiefs

10 September 2013
Your chance to quiz hospital chiefs

Patients will get the chance to quiz bosses at Medway Maritime Hospital, which has been placed in special measures, at an annual meeting tomorrow.

Garage fire treated as suspicious

10 September 2013
Garage fire treated as suspicious

A garage went up in flames a few feet from homes last night.

Grammar becomes second in Britain to be classed as failing

10 September 2013
Grammar becomes second in Britain to be classed as failing

A Kent grammar school has become only the second ever in Britain to be put in special measures.

The £1-a-day commuter

02 September 2013
The £1-a-day commuter

Meet the electric car driver with a commute to London that costs him just a pound a day - as dozens more charging points are to be set up across Kent.

Mum survives ruptured womb to have miracle baby

01 September 2013
Mum survives ruptured womb to have miracle baby

A routine check-up turned up more than expected for mum-to-be Yeasmin Khanom... her womb had ruptured and her baby was in danger.

Get me to the church... online!

31 August 2013
Get me to the church... online!

A couple's wedding is going global today - as the ceremony is being beamed worldwide on a live internet stream.

Biscuits that came with added crunch

30 August 2013
Biscuits that came with added crunch

An investigation has been launched after a couple's pack of Rich Tea biscuits contained a sharp surprise - a shard of plastic.

Concern over recycling plant plan

29 August 2013
Concern over recycling plant plan

Residents are opposing plans to widen the scope of a recycling plant a few hundred yards from their homes.

Welcome to the Great British Bank Holiday!

25 August 2013
Welcome to the Great British Bank Holiday!

The first day of the summer's last break was a washout in Medway - with flooded roads, homes and a train line.

Medway Council slammed as 'inadequate' in Ofsted report into children

23 August 2013
Medway Council slammed as 'inadequate' in Ofsted report into children

The way Medway Council deals with children in care is inadequate, says Ofsted.

Mental health ward closure bid referred to health secretary

21 August 2013
Mental health ward closure bid referred to health secretary

Plans to close a key mental health ward have been referred to the government after the NHS was accused of trying to "disregard" patients' concerns.

Pub is first to be named as community asset

21 August 2013
Pub is first to be named as community asset

Regulars have been given a crucial six-month window to save their pub from becoming a supermarket.

Council rents shop to payday lender

20 August 2013
Council rents shop to payday lender

Medway Council has leased a shop to a payday lender despite campaigning against them.

Double crashes in Strood

19 August 2013
Double crashes in Strood

Two car crashes happened in Strood town centre this evening.

Oyez, oyez - we're not crap!

17 August 2013
Oyez, oyez - we're not crap!

Medway has been named as one of Britain's worst areas in a new book.

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