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Look no hands! Time stands still in Rochester

26 July 2016
Look no hands! Time stands still in Rochester

Let's face it, Rochester's famous clock is a shadow of its former self, but plans are in hand to bring it back to its past glory - at a price.

Medway Council stands by decision to turn away Syrian refugees

15 July 2016
Medway Council stands by decision to turn away Syrian refugees

The government is committed to taking 20,000 refugees from Syria - but none of them will be coming to Medway.

MP's failure to declare hospitality "a genuine error"

13 May 2016
MP's failure to declare hospitality "a genuine error"

MP Rehman Chishti says he's been cleared by a parliamentary watchdog after failing to declare VIP match tickets.

Four injured as car overturns in crash

07 May 2016
Four injured as car overturns in crash

Four people were injured after two cars collided, leaving one of them on its roof.

Community still in dark over mum and toddler's deaths

06 May 2016
Community still in dark over mum and toddler's deaths

The deaths of a mother and toddler remain a mystery more than seven weeks on, as it emerges health and safety experts are no longer investigating.

Sofa so bad - flytipping fears after council's new rubbish collection charge

04 May 2016
Sofa so bad - flytipping fears after council's new rubbish collection charge

Flytipping fears increase a month after council brought in charges to collect bulky items.

Rush hour delays at tunnel

03 May 2016
Rush hour delays at tunnel

A broken-down vehicle sparked tailbacks heading into a busy tunnel at rush hour.

Loyal Brenda clocks up 25 years at charity shop

02 May 2016
Loyal Brenda clocks up 25 years at charity shop

Brenda Hoyle, 73, has spend the last 25 years behind the counter at the British Heart Foundation store in Chatham.

13 children not enough for supermum and dad

01 May 2016
13 children not enough for supermum and dad

Tania and Mike Sullivan have enough on their plate with 13 kids but they have "adopted" four more youngsters from poverty-stricken across the globe.

Plan to use farmland for future burials

01 May 2016
Plan to use farmland for future burials

Village churchyard is running out of space for new graves

Sporty quest to raise cash

30 April 2016
Sporty quest to raise cash

A Medway dad is going to great lengths to thank hospital staff who saved his daughter's life.

£5m car park opens

29 April 2016
£5m car park opens

A new multi-storey car park opens today, in time for thousands of visitors for this year's Sweeps Festival.

Sixpence from prince for a short back and sides

29 April 2016
Sixpence from prince for a short back and sides

When HRH Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh heard Terence Holmes was a dab hand with a pair of scissors, he popped in for a short back and sides.

England expects a great party

22 April 2016
England expects a great party

Celebrate St George's Day at the English Festival at Riverside Country Park with fish and chips, bingo and Shakespeare.

Primary school places revealed today

18 April 2016
Primary school places revealed today

Almost 96 per cent of children across Medway get their first choice primary school place.

Tributes to kayaker found dead in river

15 April 2016
Tributes to kayaker found dead in river

Colleagues have paid tribute to a successful businessman who was found dead on a riverbank after disappearing while kayaking.

Duchess’s designer lends gown to museum display

11 April 2016
 Duchess’s designer lends gown to museum display

Royal fashion designer exhibits at Huguenot Museum in Rochester.

Popular car show scrapped for being 'too successful'

09 April 2016
Popular car show scrapped for being 'too successful'

A popular monthly car show has been stopped due to health and safety issues, after it started attracting too many enthusiasts.

Clinics cancelled as doctors strike again

07 April 2016
Clinics cancelled as doctors strike again

More than 160 patients at Medway Maritime Hospital have been affected by this week's junior doctors strike but the worst is yet to come.

Body found in search was missing kayaker

07 April 2016
Body found in search was missing kayaker

A man's body found on a riverbank by rescue teams has been confirmed as that of a missing kayaker.

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