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Could you be panto star?

Could you be panto star?

The search is on to find a local actress to star as Snow White in this year's Chatham panto.

Council hits back after damning criticism condemns schools

Council hits back after damning criticism condemns schools

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

Dog flap burglar finally collared

Dog flap burglar finally collared

A couple couldn't work out how they kept being burgled... until they looked at their dog flap!

New railway station gets approval

New railway station gets approval

Rochester’s new railway station has won formal planning approval, despite concerns about parking.

Dockside scheme that could employ 3,500 given green light

Dockside scheme that could employ 3,500 given green light

Councillors have approved the first stage of a £650m Chatham Docks project that could create thousands of jobs.

Hepatitis fear as patients infected

Hepatitis fear as patients infected

Women who were treated at a former Chatham hospital by a healthcare worker with hepatitis C are being offered tests for the infection.

Missing teen could be in Medway

Missing teen could be in Medway

A teenager who has been missing for almost a month could be in the Gillingham area.

Drug smuggler jailed

Drug smuggler jailed

A Gillingham man has been jailed after admitting attempting to smuggle around 35 kilos of cannabis into the UK.

Ex-estate agent boss found 'hanged' at home

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.

Medway A&E to get £6m this winter

Medway A&E to get £6m this winter

The government has handed £6m to Medway Maritime Hospital after its chief executive warned A&E would be under pressure this winter.

Firefighters tackle flat blaze

Firefighters tackle flat blaze

The A2 in Rainham was closed this morning following a fire in a flat above a kebab shop.

Update: Dozens of firefighters tackle roof blaze

Update: Dozens of firefighters tackle roof blaze

Fire took hold in the roof space of a flat above a Rainham kebab shop this morning.

Search for missing man

Search for missing man

Police are appealing for help to find a vulnerable missing man who has not been seen for four days.

Your chance to quiz hospital chiefs

Your chance to quiz hospital chiefs

Patients will get the chance to quiz bosses at Medway Maritime Hospital, which has been placed in special measures, at an annual meeting tomorrow.

Garage fire treated as suspicious

Garage fire treated as suspicious

A garage went up in flames a few feet from homes last night.

Grammar becomes second in Britain to be classed as failing

Grammar becomes second in Britain to be classed as failing

A Kent grammar school has become only the second ever in Britain to be put in special measures.

Gillingham cyclist hit by lorry named

Gillingham cyclist hit by lorry named

A cyclist who was killed in a collision with a lorry has been named as 58-year-old Stephen Barton from Gillingham.

Pay for parking by phone

Pay for parking by phone

Shoppers and commuters will be able to use their mobile phone to pay for their parking as part of a trial scheme in Medway.

Family's desperate appeal

Family's desperate appeal

A week after a grandmother went missing near her home, her family have made a desperate plea for information.

Car ploughs into hedge

Car ploughs into hedge

Police have closed a slip road after a car ended up in a hedge.

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