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Blow to customers and businesses as bank prepares to shut

17 June 2013
Blow to customers and businesses as bank prepares to shut

One of the busiest Barclays branches in the county is to close its doors for the last time in just three months

Club boss starts 'yes to lap dancing' petition

17 June 2013
Club boss starts 'yes to lap dancing' petition

"It's freedom of choice" claims Aaron Stone, whose bid to run a second strip club in Rochester will be decided this week.

Woman arrested after suspected stabbing

16 June 2013
Woman arrested after suspected stabbing

A woman has been arrested and a man taken to hospital after a suspected stabbing in Chatham.

Airports Commission visits Kent

13 June 2013
Airports Commission visits Kent

A bird reserve in Kent played host to the group which could make or break plans for the world's biggest airport in the Thames estuary.

No action against gypsy row councillor

12 June 2013
No action against gypsy row councillor

Police and local Conservatives will take no further action against a councillor who said travellers "screw everything up".

Special report: If not Lodge Hill where will we build?

11 June 2013
Special report: If not Lodge Hill where will we build?

Developers are lining up to press the case for controversial housing developments across Medway.

Post office on the move

06 June 2013
Post office on the move

A post office will be moved half a mile away up a hill despite a petition signed by 270 residents.

Caretaker locking up row costs school £18k

02 June 2013
Caretaker locking up row costs school £18k

A private school has paid out £18,000 to a caretaker after a tribunal ruled he was unfairly sacked for not checking in a building when he locked up.

Bev's sparkler after losing nine stones

31 May 2013
Bev's sparkler after losing nine stones

The husband of a super-slimmer has bought her a ring studded with nine diamonds... one for every stone she has lost!

Strip club opens tonight

31 May 2013
Strip club opens tonight

A major strip club opens tonight in Rochester more than a year after it was approved.

Travellers comments 'more akin to the BNP'

29 May 2013
Travellers comments 'more akin to the BNP'

Top councillor David Carr has lost the support of Conservative colleagues after saying travellers "screw everything up".

Will you use it? 4G launches in Medway today

29 May 2013
Will you use it? 4G launches in Medway today

Superfast mobile internet launches today across Medway - though with an apparent blackspot where many students live.

4G launched but are you in a blackspot?

28 May 2013
4G launched but are you in a blackspot?

Faster speeds for the latest version of mobile technology are being made available in Medway from this week

Working parents being 'forced out of nursery'

28 May 2013
Working parents being 'forced out of nursery'

Paying parents say their children are being forced out of a popular council-run nursery to make room for those on low incomes.

Councillor suspended for saying travellers 'screw everything up'

24 May 2013
Councillor suspended for saying travellers 'screw everything up'

A councillor tasked with allocating traveller sites has been suspended today after criticising their communities - saying they "screw everything up".

Firm facing battle over asbestos depot plan

21 May 2013
Firm facing battle over asbestos depot plan

A firm bidding to build an asbestos depot is facing a backlash from residents living near the proposed site.

'I've done my best for young people'

20 May 2013
'I've done my best for young people'

Sacked Les Wicks has defended his decade in charge of Medway’s schools.

Pawnbroker hits back at criticism of high-interest loans

20 May 2013
Pawnbroker hits back at criticism of high-interest loans

A pawnbroker whose firm was criticised for comparing gold with sweets has hit back saying that they provided a service for those in debt.

Traders urge Government to abandon cigarette plans

20 May 2013
Traders urge Government to abandon cigarette plans

Shop owners are urging the government to scrap plans for plain packaging on cigarettes to stop counterfeit packets being sold.

Revealed: Double life of man who lay dead for two years

19 May 2013
Revealed: Double life of man who lay dead for two years

A forgotten man who lay dead in his kitchen for almost two years was a businessman who wore cowboy boots and drove a Rolls Royce, it's been revealed.

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