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'Catch the driver who left my grandad for dead'

06 May 2014
'Catch the driver who left my grandad for dead'

A woman has made an emotional appeal after a driver left her grandad with broken ribs, a fractured vertebrae and bleeding on the brain.

Anger as last bank standing set to shut

06 May 2014
Anger as last bank standing set to shut

People are joining forces in a battle to stop NatWest bank - the only bank on the Hoo Peninsula - from closing.

School in special measures after 'serious incident'

06 May 2014
School in special measures after 'serious incident'

A primary school, previously rated good, has been placed in special measures after being found to be "inadequate" in all four categories.

MP visits Medway ahead of EU election

02 May 2014
MP visits Medway ahead of EU election

Labour Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls visited Medway yesterday to launch his party's campaign for the European elections.

Renewed appeals to help find hit-and-run drivers

02 May 2014
Renewed appeals to help find hit-and-run drivers

Police are continuing to search for two drivers involved in separate hit-and-run incidents in which a grandfather and teenager were injured.

Miracle dog survives 80ft cliff fall

25 April 2014
Miracle dog survives 80ft cliff fall

A springer spaniel has miraculously escaped serious injury after bolting free on a coastal walk and plunging 80ft over a cliff.

Level 42 prepare to headline 80s night at castle

25 April 2014
Level 42 prepare to headline 80s night at castle

One of the biggest acts of the 1980s will kickstart this year’s Castle Concerts in Rochester.

Heroine of Dunkirk turns 90

23 April 2014
Heroine of Dunkirk turns 90

The Medway Queen paddle steamer is decked out in flags today as she celebrates her 90th birthday - but she very nearly ended up on the scrapheap.

£1.8m station underpass slotted into place

21 April 2014
£1.8m station underpass slotted into place

A crucial part of Rochester’s new state-of- the-art railway station has been installed over the Easter weekend.

Pimm's, pets and pac-a-macs

20 April 2014
Pimm's, pets and pac-a-macs

Thousands of people enjoyed donkey rides, Pimm's and some the great British weather at Medway's English Festival.

'Den' goes up in flames

19 April 2014
'Den' goes up in flames

Fire crews tackled a garage blaze thought to have been started by a bonfire lit by youngsters inside.

Crashes close A20

19 April 2014
Crashes close A20

Two road accidents within 15 minutes closed off a section of the A20 at Swanley this afternoon.

Crews tackle heath fire

19 April 2014
Crews tackle heath fire

Firefighters stopped a blaze from spreading across Dartford Heath.

Westlife heart-throb at Castle

17 April 2014
Westlife heart-throb at Castle

The former lead singer of one the UK’s biggest boy bands is the latest Rochester Castle Concerts act to be announced.

Golden girl pays a visit

16 April 2014
Golden girl pays a visit

Champion skier Charlotte Evans was welcomed home with a surprise tea party with former teachers, coaches and sponsors as well as family and friends.

Listed building delay hits coffee giant

14 April 2014
Listed building delay hits coffee giant

Controversial plans for a Costa coffee shop in Rochester's historic High Street have been held up by planning hitches.

Death of veteran councillor

14 April 2014
Death of veteran councillor

Former mayor and veteran Medway Labour councillor, Joyce Esterson has died at the age of 83.

80% say NO to EU in MP poll

11 April 2014
80% say NO to EU in MP poll

MP Mark Reckless said he is happy with the response to his EU vote, despite less than 9% of ballots being returned.

Stalwart campaigner dies, aged 97

09 April 2014
Stalwart campaigner dies, aged 97

Pat Wilson, who fought for the protection of paths and open spaces throughout Kent for more than 50 years, has died at her Rochester home.

Disappointment for Jamie in The Voice final

05 April 2014
Disappointment for Jamie in The Voice final

Jamie Johnson was the first to crash out of tonight's final of The Voice.

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