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Council named on child protection blacklist

16 October 2013
Council named on child protection blacklist

Child protection for some of the most vulnerable youngsters in Medway is inadequate, according to a report released by Ofsted this week.

Firm fined for allowing men to work on dangerous roof

16 October 2013
Firm fined for allowing men to work on dangerous roof

A company has been fined more than £13,000 after passers-by spotted workers on an unsafe roof.

Water big bill... as woman pays her neighbour's dues

06 October 2013
Water big bill... as woman pays her neighbour's dues

There's such a thing as neighbourly love... but for one woman that was put to the test when she found out she was paying next door's water bill.

Police work to identify body in pond

30 September 2013
Police work to identify body in pond

Tests are continuing today as police work to identify the body of a man found by walkers in shallow water on a nature reserve.

Sunday roast causes pub blaze

29 September 2013
Sunday roast causes pub blaze

A landlord has been taken to hospital after trying to tackle flames when a blaze broke out in a pub kitchen just before opening time.

Family flee kitchen fire

29 September 2013
Family flee kitchen fire

Parents and a teenager were out of their bungalow when firefighters arrived just after midnight today.

Skate ramp damaged by fire

29 September 2013
Skate ramp damaged by fire

Firefighters were called in the early hours to reports of a fire at a skateboard ramp.

Thirteen jobs at risk at mhs homes

27 September 2013
Thirteen jobs at risk at mhs homes

Medway's biggest landlord has announced the closure of its commercial services division which employs 80 people.

Your old clothes can help treat sick pets

26 September 2013
Your old clothes can help treat sick pets

A pet charity has made an urgent appeal as donations drop to a 10-year low.

Man's body found on boat

21 September 2013
Man's body found on boat

Police were called after the sudden death of a man on a boat near Allington Lock this morning.

'I thought I was losing my little girl'

21 September 2013
'I thought I was losing my little girl'

A father's warned others after a 12-year-old schoolgirl ended up in hospital after being given a pill by a friend.

Fears grow for missing diabetic man

20 September 2013
Fears grow for missing diabetic man

Concern is growing for pensioner Richard Raj who has been missing from his Rochester home for two weeks.

Council hits back after damning criticism condemns schools

12 September 2013
Council hits back after damning criticism condemns schools

Education bosses in Medway are challenging the government over criticisms of their record of running schools.

Ex-estate agent boss found 'hanged' at home

11 September 2013
Ex-estate agent boss found 'hanged' at home

Tributes have been paid to the founder of a Kent estate agents chain who was found dead at his home.

Students attacked by drive-by racists

06 September 2013
Students attacked by drive-by racists

Three students have been subjected to a vile racist attack by thugs who threatened to kill them as they walked home.

'My life as a land girl'

01 September 2013
'My life as a land girl'

Glady Baker's squeezed a lot into her 100 years... including being a land army girl, thatching a roof and riding a motorbike.

Tragedy as father chokes to death at daughter's wedding

30 August 2013
Tragedy as father chokes to death at daughter's wedding

It was to be Jagan Babwah's perfect day - when his only daughter walked down the aisle. Unfortunately it was also to be his last.

Rare set of Sikh armour to be restored

15 August 2013
Rare set of Sikh armour to be restored

A rare set of Sikh armour which has languished in a museum's storage cupboard for more than half a century is to be restored.

'It's a nightmare' - murder suspect sobs to police

13 August 2013
'It's a nightmare' - murder suspect sobs to police

A man accused of murdering a dad of five on a night out broke down in tears and sobbed 'it's a nightmare' when arrested, a court heard.

Flea market returns to Rochester this week

12 August 2013
Flea market returns to Rochester this week

The historic high street will host its first flea market for five years on Saturday.

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