Dishwasher sets kitchen alight

A couple had a lucky escape after their carbon monoxide detector alerted them to an electrical fire in the middle of the night.

Jaguar set alight on owner's drive

Police are investigating after a high-end car was apparently torched in a quiet village.

'Don't build asbestos depot near us'

Angry residents came face-to-face last night with a firm which wants to build an asbestos transfer station near their homes.

Forgotten man dead for two years

Thousands of people passed the house where an eccentric lay dead for almost two years... with classical music still playing and the heating on.

Under-fire children's chief sacked in reshuffle

Les Wicks has been dropped in a major shake-up of Medway Council's cabinet.

Residents to attend asbestos meeting

The firm behind a planned asbestos depot is holding a public meeting tomorrow night.

Thieves prey on mourning family

A family in mourning were preyed on by thieves who stole from a woman's house just days before her funeral.

Is cat killer on the loose?

A cat owner fears someone has killed six of her cats with antifreeze in just a year.

We're here to help, say death rates reviewers

A panel is continuing to probe Medway Maritime Hospital - as it emerged more than 600 people a month wait more than four hours in A&E.

MPs reject estuary airport

A key group of MPs has rejected the idea of an international airport in the Thames estuary. Instead Heathrow should be up to two new runways.

Multi-billion pounds estuary airport dismissed by key committee

A select committee of MPs is the most influential group yet to shoot down plans for a multi-billion pounds airport in the Thames Estuary.

Needle exchange near primary school embroiled in planning row

A pharmacy which has opened despite almost 2,000 protests is being probed to see if it has breached planning rules.

Parking a big worry in £26m station plan

Rail bosses admit parking and design fears are their biggest challenges as they move Rochester station 500 metres up the line.

Doctor earns £25k for working three days a month

A doctor tasked with giving Medway patients value for money is being paid £25,000 – for three days’ work a month.

Stars film at cafe just off the A2

Stars, including Silk actress Maxine Peake, have been filming at a cafe off the A2.

Betting machines: Councillor spends £100 of his own cash

Medway has 1,000 fixed-odds betting machines, dubbed ‘the crack cocaine of gambling’. But is it true? One councillor went to find out.

Inquest opens into soldier's death

Teenage soldier Josh Thomas almost certainly drowned after disappearing on a night out, an inquest heard.

josh inquest

An inquest has opened today into the death of soldier Josh Thomas, 18, who was found in the River Medway after a 19-day search.

‘There are no plans for world domination’

Club owners the Stone family may soon have a monopoly on strip clubs in Rochester.

Missing soldier