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5 fires in 4 hours at beauty spot

5 fires in 4 hours at beauty spot

Firefighters were needed to tackle five separate grass fires at a nature reserve this afternoon.

College mourns loss of principal

College mourns loss of principal

The principal of MidKent College, Sue McLeod, has died just a month after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Kuypers raises the bar on England debut

Kuypers raises the bar on England debut

Darcey Kuypers of Medway and Maidstone set a 200m personal best of 25.19sec to finish sixth on her England debut in the SIAB Schools International.

Commonwealth Games job for physio

Commonwealth Games job for physio

Medway physiotherapist Gareth Marlow is travelling to Scotland today to take care of some of the top athletes in the world at the Commonwealth Games.

Crews tackle garage blaze

Crews tackle garage blaze

Firefighters spent two hours at the scene of a garage blaze last night.

Sunday blues gig cancelled

Sunday blues gig cancelled

A blues, rock and soul concert due to take place this Sunday – the first gig of its kind in Medway - has been cancelled.

Petition against 'racist group'

Petition against 'racist group'

Groups are banding together in a bid to counter recent threats from a right-wing group towards a new mosque.

Drug addict jailed after using umbrella 'as sword' in raid

Drug addict jailed after using umbrella 'as sword' in raid

A repeat offender who wielded an umbrella as a 'sword-like' weapon when he burst into a flat demanding cash and drugs has been jailed.

Dockyard ready for its facelift

Dockyard ready for its facelift

After three years of planning, a significant project to transform part of Chatham’s Historic Dockyard is due to get underway in less than four weeks.

Estuary airport plans would be "Mickey Mouse"

Estuary airport plans would be "Mickey Mouse"

Developers behind a multi-billion pounds airport off Kent would have to find an area larger than Euro Disney to re-house birds, it's been claimed.

Latest: A228 smash driver out of hospital

Latest: A228 smash driver out of hospital

A man in his 70s who was airlifted to hospital after his car overturned on a busy dual carriageway has been discharged from hospital.

New job for Reh

New job for Reh

Gillingham and Rainham MP Rehman Chishti is now the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Minister of State for Education

Prison officer jailed for love affair with inmate

Prison officer jailed for love affair with inmate

A married prison officer is tasting life on the other side of the bars... after having sex with an inmate.

Fraudster must pay £900k after multi-million pound scam

Fraudster must pay £900k after multi-million pound scam

An ex-business consultant jailed for a huge mortgage fraud has been ordered to hand over £900k - 10 times less than he was originally told to pay.

Construction to begin on £10m school

Construction to begin on £10m school

Work can now start on Medway’s first University Technical College as planning permission is granted.

High Street closed after accident

High Street closed after accident

Accident involving a lorry and a van is causing long delays in Rainham.

Update: no arrests after concert stabbing

Update: no arrests after concert stabbing

Police investigating a stabbing at the UB40 concert in Rochester have yet to arrest anyone in connection with the incident.

Flag waving fans enjoyed a patriotic Castle Proms

Flag waving fans enjoyed a patriotic Castle Proms

A packed audience at Rochester Castle Gardens enjoyed a traditionally patriotic evening at the annual Castle Proms

He’d better get her to the church on time...

He’d better get her to the church on time...

A vicar is set to walk his daughter up the aisle after driving her to church - before stepping behind the altar to conduct the service himself.

UB40 wow the Rochester crowds despite torrential downpour

UB40 wow the Rochester crowds despite torrential downpour

UB40 go down a storm at the Castle Concerts in Rochester despite the performance having to be temporarily stopped for thunder and lightning.

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