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Giant new pack-house approved

06 April 2015
Giant new pack-house approved

Council planners slammed fruit farmers AC Goatham and Son as being disrespectful - but conceded farmers needed support.

Bye bye Big Blue

02 April 2015
Bye bye Big Blue

Colonial House - aka The Big Blue - is to be flattened after councilors approved plans to build homes on the site on Wednesday night

Homes plan at HQ decided today

01 April 2015
Homes plan at HQ decided today

Plans to demolish the former headquarters of an insurance giant and replace it with new homes are set to be approved at a meeting tonight.

Body found in river

23 March 2015
Body found in river

Police officers have recovered a body from the River Medway this afternoon.

‘I helped Sam Smith but now he doesn’t return my calls’

17 March 2015
‘I helped Sam Smith but now he doesn’t return my calls’

The voice coach who helped train Brit-award-winning Sam Smith to sing says his former protege no longer even returns his calls.

Mothers' Day dilemma for family of premature triplets

15 March 2015
Mothers' Day dilemma for family of premature triplets

The mum of premature triplets has praised hospital and charity staff who helped her and her family through a “nightmare” year.

Can you help reunite medals with hero’s family?

13 March 2015
Can you help reunite medals with hero’s family?

A pensioner is trying to reunite a set of First World War medals with an officer's family after finding them in a house that was to be torn down.

Pawnbrokers to return possessions after closure

09 March 2015
Pawnbrokers to return possessions after closure

Customers have until Friday, March 20, to claim back goods from Cash Generator in Gillingham, which closed unexpectedly last month

Family flee house fire

05 March 2015
Family flee house fire

A family had to flee their home after a faulty extractor fan set fire to the loft.

Car fire at shopping centre

02 March 2015
Car fire at shopping centre

Fire crews were called to a burning car on the roof of the Pentagon Centre in Chatham

Budget approved after annual bunfight

27 February 2015
Budget approved after annual bunfight

Conservatives were accused of continuing a "decade of decline" before councillors voted to approve Medway's 2015 budget

Budget showdown over cuts

26 February 2015
Budget showdown over cuts

Political opponents are heading for a showdown tonight over Medway Council’s budget proposals.

Couple sentenced for neglecting dogs

19 February 2015
Couple sentenced for neglecting dogs

RSPCA officer Caroline Doe said she had “never seen so many fleas on one animal” after confiscating dogs from home in Cromwell Close, Chatham

Council axes jobs

13 February 2015
Council axes jobs

Medway Council has cut nearly 140 jobs as it attempts to close a £12 million funding gap.

Police try to save fish while man suffocates, inquest hears

09 February 2015
Police try to save fish while man suffocates, inquest hears

A fatal struggle between police and a man took a bizarre twist when an officer tried to save fish after the tank was smashed, an inquest heard.

Children carried to safety after flat fire

05 February 2015
Children carried to safety after flat fire

Scared children were carried to safety and treated for smoke inhalation as crews battled to contain a kitchen fire.

"We need the money"

02 February 2015
"We need the money"

Government funding cuts are to blame for planned council tax rise, say Medway finance chiefs

Who’s the man or woman for the job?

26 January 2015
Who’s the man or woman for the job?

Has Gills chairman Paul Scally given a hint to fans that the new club manager could be female?

Dean of Rochester Cathedral resigns

25 January 2015
Dean of Rochester Cathedral resigns

Dr Mark Beach has stepped down from his position as Dean of Rochester Cathedral

Opposition leader in a flap over council's tweets

24 January 2015
Opposition leader in a flap over council's tweets

The leader of the Medway Labour Group has challenged Medway Council over inappropriate and inconsistent use of its official twitter account.

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