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Plans for a home for the vulnerable

14 December 2016
Plans for a home for the vulnerable

Controversial plans to turn an empty pub into a home for vulnerable people look set to be approved at a council meeting tonight.

Family and friends to pay respects to fundraiser Joleen

13 December 2016
Family and friends to pay respects to fundraiser Joleen

The funeral of a keen runner and much-loved fundraiser who lost her battle with cancer takes place next week.

Family's £600 a week to keep Jake alive

12 December 2016
Family's £600 a week to keep Jake alive

A couple are spending hundreds of pounds each week on a specialist diet to keep their son alive.

“It’s the holiday season, let’s stay together”

09 December 2016
“It’s the holiday season, let’s stay together”

Street safety groups remind people to stay together on nights out over the festive period.

Razors at the ready

05 December 2016
Razors at the ready

A team of 30 school staff and sixth-formers had their razors at the ready after taking part in Movember.

International honour for war vet

04 December 2016
International honour for war vet

It may have taken 70 years, but for a war veteran who has just been awarded a prestigious French medal it was worth the wait.

Staying or going? Confusion over Staples future

02 December 2016
Staying or going? Confusion over Staples future

The sign at a Staples store is clear: We're closing next month. However, head office says no plans have been announced.

MP launches campaign to save high street bank

01 December 2016
MP launches campaign to save high street bank

An MP has launched a campaign to save a bank from closure as it would leave just one bank in a busy High Street.

Bid to give wood 'extra protection'

29 November 2016
Bid to give wood 'extra protection'

Ancient woodland could be protected from the effects of plans for a huge new housing estate - by classifying it as a village green.

Carry on quitting: centre expands to help obese

25 November 2016
Carry on quitting: centre expands to help obese

A stop-smoking advice centre had proved so successful it has been granted a lease for a further three years.

Youth services cuts on their way?

25 November 2016
Youth services cuts on their way?

Nearly a year after councillors agreed to look at handing Medway’s youth support services to an outside firm, it has decided to run them in-house.

Teashop with extra touch is a family affair

17 November 2016
Teashop with extra touch is a family affair

A family have opened up their own tea rooms in a empty shop in a village.

Shopping centre celebrates 40 years

14 November 2016
Shopping centre celebrates 40 years

What better way to celebrate your birthday than a party, a giant cake and a new look?

Towns will remember them

10 November 2016
Towns will remember them

Remembrance services will be held across Medway in tribute to our servicemen and women who died serving their country.

Comedy's King of the Warm-ups loses courageous cancer battle

09 November 2016
Comedy's King of the Warm-ups loses courageous cancer battle

Stars of comedy have been paying tribute to Bobby Bragg who didn't stop cracking jokes right up to his death, including on a poignant final video.

Gary Barlow superfan's huge surprise

07 November 2016
Gary Barlow superfan's huge surprise

After 243 days of "stalking" Gary Barlow and travelling across the country, one Take That superfan's dream came true... at her 40th birthday party.

Pupils move school after devastating blaze

07 November 2016
Pupils move school after devastating blaze

Youngsters at a primary school destroyed by fire will have to be ferried by bus to a neighbouring site while it's rebuilt.

Kent councillor in the US campaigning for Clinton

07 November 2016
Kent councillor in the US campaigning for Clinton

A Kent councillor has volunteered in a final push to try and elect Hillary Clinton to the White House.

Unexploded wartime munition found in field

06 November 2016
Unexploded wartime munition found in field

A bomb disposal unit carried out a controlled explosion after a suspected wartime munition was found in a field in Strood this morning.

Mum's horror as home invaded by ladybirds

06 November 2016
Mum's horror as home invaded by ladybirds

A young mother has been left horrified after her flat became infested with foreign ladybirds known for carrying a sexually-transmitted infection.

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