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Medway housing boom pushes up prices

Medway housing boom pushes up prices

Demand from eager housebuyers is outstripping the supply of homes for sale, as Medway’s property market booms, pushing up prices.

Kent hospital has second worst food in the country

Kent hospital has second worst food in the country

A hospital in Kent has been ranked among the worst in England for the food it serves up to its patients.

Five men arrested over alleged £500,000 tax scam

Five men arrested over alleged £500,000 tax scam

Members of the suspected organised criminal gang were picked up in Chatham and London

Welcome to the Great British Bank Holiday!

Welcome to the Great British Bank Holiday!

The first day of the summer's last break was a washout in Medway - with flooded roads, homes and a train line.

Thief grabs money as man repays loan

Thief grabs money as man repays loan

A man who took out a payday loan had his cash snatched from him as he was at the shop's counter.

Chemist employee assaulted

Chemist employee assaulted

A man was punched after pharmacy staff approached two people acting suspiciously.

Man stabbed in attempted robbery

Man stabbed in attempted robbery

A chip shop worker is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed in the leg by a masked man demanding cash.

Police investigating flat fire

Police investigating flat fire

A man had to be rescued by firefighters after a blaze ripped through a flat in the early hours.

Kitten trapped in a wall

Kitten trapped in a wall

Firefighters had to rescue a four-day old kitten after he got stuck in a wall cavity at a Gillingham home.

Pilot has lucky escape

Pilot has lucky escape

A pilot had a lucky escape when the nose wheel on his aircraft collapsed on landing at Rochester Airport.

Woman found dead at budget hotel

Woman found dead at budget hotel

The body of a woman in her 30s has been found in a bedroom at the Premier Inn in Strood.

Drink-drive mum Victoria Speakman told son to lie to police

Drink-drive mum Victoria Speakman told son to lie to police

A woman got behind the wheel more than three times the legal drink-drive limit with her son in the car – and then asked the boy to lie to police.

'Controlling' sex attacker jailed

'Controlling' sex attacker jailed

A Medway man has been jailed for 16 years after being found guilty of brutal sex attacks.

Chats ready for rare derby

Chats ready for rare derby

There should be no lack of motivation this weekend, as Chatham play a rare derby away at Erith & Belvedere on Saturday.

Dynamos sign McNicoll

Dynamos sign McNicoll

Invicta Dynamos are close to completing their 2013/14 roster.

Holcombe pair aiming for England final

Holcombe pair aiming for England final

Holcombe pair Dan Fox and Barry Middleton will be lining up for England on Friday in the semi-finals of the EuroHockey Championships.

Medway Council slammed as 'inadequate' in Ofsted report into children

Medway Council slammed as 'inadequate' in Ofsted report into children

The way Medway Council deals with children in care is inadequate, says Ofsted.

Airport leaflet ‘biased’

Airport leaflet ‘biased’

A resident has complained to the Advertising Standards Authority about a council leaflet detailing plans to redevelop Rochester Airport.

Pupils celebrate GCSE grades

Pupils celebrate GCSE grades

Thousands of teenagers across Medway have picked up their GCSE results today, with many schools celebrating record grades.

Jail for robber who terrified staff at four stores in three days

Jail for robber who terrified staff at four stores in three days

A robber who wielded an imitation gun in several store raids has been jailed for eight years.

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