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Huge number of kids stressed by lockdown

04 January 2021
Huge number of kids stressed by lockdown

More than half of children in Medway struggled with stress during the first national lockdown, a survey has revealed.

More homes approved for growing town

04 January 2021
More homes approved for growing town

Planners have approved a housing scheme but rejected another in the same street.

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New name approved for controversial car park

15 December 2020
New name approved for controversial car park

A new name has been agreed for a car park formerly named after slave trader John Hawkins.

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'We won't know the damage for years...'

11 December 2020
'We won't know the damage for years...'

The full extent of a private health company's dermatology service failings won't be known for two years, councillors have been told.

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Police prepare for six months of disruption

09 December 2020
Police prepare for six months of disruption

There will be travel disruption after the Brexit transition period ends according to the police and crime commissioner.

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Plans to change council wards

02 December 2020
Plans to change council wards

Residents are being asked for feedback on plans to redraw the political map of the Towns.

£2m costs force council to look for new home

27 November 2020
£2m costs force council to look for new home

Spiralling costs to maintain the condition of a council's listed 1970s-built headquarters has been revealed as the reason behind thoughts to relocate.

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Slaver car park name change draws closer

27 November 2020
Slaver car park name change draws closer

A car park bearing the name of a 16th Century slave trader has drawn a step closer to be renamed after councillors agreed to official proposals.

Meeting held over dangerous road

26 November 2020
Meeting held over dangerous road

An MP has met with council officers to discuss what can be done about the main route onto the Hoo Peninsula.

Pictures reveal landmark building's future

26 November 2020
Pictures reveal landmark building's future

New images have been released showing how a major town centre building could look when it is revamped as apartments with a rooftop bar.

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Mass vaccination sites to be set up in Kent

19 November 2020
Mass vaccination sites to be set up in Kent

The organisation in charge of healthcare in the county has met to discuss setting up three sites where coronavirus vaccine jabs can be given en masse.

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'We can't take any more asylum-seeking children'

18 November 2020
'We can't take any more asylum-seeking children'

A council leader says his local authority cannot afford to look after any more unaccompanied children who arrive from overseas.

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Less than 1% of disability hate crimes end in court

16 November 2020
Less than 1% of disability hate crimes end in court

A freedom of information request has revealed the number of people reporting disability hate crimes has gone down over the last two years.

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Paramedics could be put up in hotels post Brexit

13 November 2020
Paramedics could be put up in hotels post Brexit

Ambulance crews and paramedics may be put up in hotels to ensure they can get to work if Brexit causes travel disruption across the county.

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Success of free food for kids leaves bitter taste

05 November 2020
Success of free food for kids leaves bitter taste

A council leader has accused his opposite number of "politicising" the issue of extending free school meal provision.

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'We have fed 5,000 hungry kids'

03 November 2020
'We have fed 5,000 hungry kids'

Thousands of children across Medway have benefited from a scheme to help families in need over half term.

'Fatalities will continue if we don't do anything now'

03 November 2020
'Fatalities will continue if we don't do anything now'

Concerns have been raised regarding the safety of a major road following a fatal collision.

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Castle cable car plan's £1.5m boost

22 October 2020
Castle cable car plan's £1.5m boost

A proposal for a cable car to link an iconic castle with the town it overlooks has been granted £1.5 million in funding.

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Frustrated councillors 'kept in the dark' over customs site

22 October 2020
Frustrated councillors 'kept in the dark' over customs site

Councillors are demanding they are informed of any future decisions surrounding the planned customs clearance site at Dover

Council cash to bail out trading arm

20 October 2020
Council cash to bail out trading arm

Public funds have been pumped into a council's commercial trading arm amid a dire financial year.

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