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Teacher strikes: Round-up of Medway schools

15 October 2013
Teacher strikes: Round-up of Medway schools

Almost every school in Medway will be hit, with some shut completely, by teacher walkouts this Thursday.

Fears as ‘crack cocaine of gambling’ machines stay

14 October 2013
 Fears as ‘crack cocaine of gambling’ machines stay

Gamblers will still be able to put £100 at once on betting machines, despite protests by Medway Council’s Labour group.

Turning the corner on fines

12 October 2013
Turning the corner on fines

The man in charge of Chatham’s bus station has admitted it needed more signs, as the terminal reaches its second birthday.

Pecs appeal... without breaking a sweat

11 October 2013
Pecs appeal... without breaking a sweat

Two entrepreneurs have come up with a way of getting a flat stomach, broader shoulders and bulging biceps - without ever visiting a gym.

Hospital director quits £130k role

11 October 2013
 Hospital director quits £130k role

A top director has left a major hospital in the wake of a damning report.

Driver flees scene of A2 crash

10 October 2013
Driver flees scene of A2 crash

Police say a driver has fled the scene of a crash in Chatham.

South East needs new runways, says Airports Commission chief

07 October 2013
South East needs new runways, says Airports Commission chief

Sir Howard Davies has rejected the idea of adding new runways elsewhere in Britain - bringing the Thames estuary into the frame.

New ID checks after girl, six, sent to GP with wrong grandfather

07 October 2013
New ID checks after girl, six, sent to GP with wrong grandfather

A school has introduced new security checks after staff handed over the wrong girl to a grandfather - and he took her to a doctor's appointment.

Family's anger after school hands over girl, six, to stranger

04 October 2013
Family's anger after school hands over girl, six, to stranger

An investigation is under way after a grandfather picked up the wrong girl from school to take her for a doctor's appointment - and didn't notice.

Marshes body confirmed as missing man

03 October 2013
Marshes body confirmed as missing man

The body of a man found in shallow water on marshes has today been confirmed as that of a man missing for almost a month.

Activists see off asbestos site plan

03 October 2013
Activists see off asbestos site plan

Campaigners have defeated plans for an asbestos transfer station in Lordswood.

Man hurt after falling out of tree

30 September 2013
Man hurt after falling out of tree

A 61-year-old man has been taken to hospital by air ambulance after falling out of a tree.

Hotel plans delayed

26 September 2013
Hotel plans delayed

Plans for a hotel in Chatham High Street geared for Chinese tourists have been delayed.

Ambulance 'took half an hour to reach hanged prisoner'

24 September 2013
Ambulance 'took half an hour to reach hanged prisoner'

Paramedics were delayed in reaching a hanged inmate because the person authorised to let them through was busy giving CPR, an inquest heard.

Couple sky high after proposal

24 September 2013
Couple sky high after proposal

A man asked his girlfriend to marry him with a little help... from a banner-trailing aeroplane and an owl to deliver the ring!

Chalet destroyed in arson attack

23 September 2013
Chalet destroyed in arson attack

A fire which engulfed a disused holiday chalet at Allhallows Leisure Park is being treated as arson.

Candle fire destroys home

22 September 2013
Candle fire destroys home

An unwatched candle is thought to have caused a blaze which gutted a village home today.

Mum gives birth in a Toyota Prius

20 September 2013
Mum gives birth in a Toyota Prius

A baby has an unusual place of birth - after her mum delivered her in the footwell of a Toyota Prius before she could get to hospital.

Teen inmate hanged himself in cell after affair with counsellor

20 September 2013
Teen inmate hanged himself in cell after affair with counsellor

A teenager who had a volatile affair with a mother-of-two volunteering as a prison counsellor took his own life in his cell.

NHS hotline launches... months late

17 September 2013
NHS hotline launches... months late

A new chaos-hit NHS phone number officially takes over from an out-of-hours health hotline today... around six months late.

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