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Rush-hour jams feared after gas leak

28 January 2016
Rush-hour jams feared after gas leak

There were warnings of rush-hour delays around Strood and the Medway City Estate due to emergency works to repair a gas leak near a busy junction.

Call to celebrate Medway's industrial history

26 January 2016
Call to celebrate Medway's industrial history

What should be done to commemorate the work of pioneers like the Short Brothers and Aveling and Porter?

Pub reopens after £200k makeover

23 January 2016
Pub reopens after £200k makeover

Steak lovers of Gravesend, rejoice, for Woodlands Beefeater has reopened after a £200,000 makeover.

Happy New Year!

01 January 2016
Happy New Year!

A happy 2016 to all our readers, and a New Year's message from some of Medway's prevalent figures.

Lifeboat crewman launches more than 1,000 times

30 December 2015
Lifeboat crewman launches more than 1,000 times

A helmsman has become one of a few people in the RNLI's history to reach the landmark 1,000 launch figure.

Rochester's two-week-old £26m station hit by power cut

28 December 2015
Rochester's two-week-old £26m station hit by power cut

Rochester's new £26m railway station was hit by a power cut this afternoon with trains unable to stop.

It's a funny old business

23 December 2015
It's a funny old business

Messenger cartoonist Royston Robertson has been entertaining readers throughout 2015, and looks back over the year in favourite cartoons.

Can you give these cute kittens a home?

08 December 2015
Can you give these cute kittens a home?

A couple of little furballs and an adult cat who's had a bit of a hard life are looking for their forever homes.

Arriva drivers strike over timetable changes

04 December 2015
Arriva drivers strike over timetable changes

Arriva drivers are staging a two-day strike in Medway after talks on timetable changes failed to reach a compromise.

Even £26m can't buy you a cup of coffee

30 November 2015
Even £26m can't buy you a cup of coffee

A £26 million railway station commuters have been waiting months for, will be opening in December - without anywhere to buy a morning coffee.

Boosted by bikers: Bradley vows to carry on

23 November 2015
Boosted by bikers: Bradley vows to carry on

With bikers boosting his morale, a frail man - who was viciously attacked - says his harrowing ordeal will not stop him from helping others.

Silence for Paris

16 November 2015
Silence for Paris

Flags are flying at half mast in Medway today as residents fall silent to pay tribute to those killed in the Paris attacks.

Unbeatable Lordswood stick it to their rivals

13 November 2015
Unbeatable Lordswood stick it to their rivals

Around 400 children grabbed their hockey sticks and took part in the latest Medway Mini Youth Games competition.

Police found £24k in cash after pulling drug dealer over

29 October 2015
Police found £24k in cash after pulling drug dealer over

A young drug dealer had £24,000 in cash confiscated after police pulled him over for having a defective light on his car.

Fish lover makes a splash with monster tank

21 October 2015
Fish lover makes a splash with monster tank

A fish fanatic has created waves... after convincing his wife to let him build a £150,000 fish tank in their home.

Pedestrian airlifted to hospital with head injuries

19 October 2015
Pedestrian airlifted to hospital with head injuries

A man has been airlifted to a London hospital with a serious head injury after being hit by a car in a town centre.

International drug ring run from Kent prison cell

19 October 2015
International drug ring run from Kent prison cell

A multi-million pound international drug smuggling ring was being operated by a convicted heroin trafficker from his prison cell in Kent.

Are pubs the answer to a weekend in the Towns?

13 October 2015
Are pubs the answer to a weekend in the Towns?

More pubs in Medway are starting to offer rooms to suit tourists and people deciding to make a night or a trip to the Towns.

Suffragette opens this weekend

07 October 2015
Suffragette opens this weekend

The star-studded movie that was filmed in Kent and launched the London Film Festival, goes on general release this weekend.

Demolition at power station

03 October 2015
Demolition at power station

Loud bangs were heard across Kent and Medway this morning as part of a power station was demolished.

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