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Sweeps festival underway in historical high street

Sweeps festival underway in historical high street

Celebrations are underway as the popular Sweeps festival once again takes over a historic high street.

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“The job is only half done” – Chatham set for promotion showdown

“The job is only half done” – Chatham set for promotion showdown

Any way will do for Chatham Town as they face a final challenge to clinch a third successive promotion.

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‘We urged them to fix water leak - now they have it’s even worse’

‘We urged them to fix water leak - now they have it’s even worse’

Frustrated residents claim a water leak, which has been ongoing for nine months, has only worsened despite engineers’ attempts to fix it.

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Galinson: Why I had to make a change at Gillingham

Galinson: Why I had to make a change at Gillingham

Gillingham chairman Brad Galinson explains why they made a management change and how the subsequent interview process is going.

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Appeal after woman followed and assaulted twice in street

Appeal after woman followed and assaulted twice in street

A man has appeared in court after a woman was allegedly attacked and injured in the early hours of the morning.

Chats boss plans for a tough pre-season

Chats boss plans for a tough pre-season

Chatham Town Women end their campaign at home this Sunday and the manager’s warned of a tough pre-season to come.

“It was a bit wild!” How Chatham’s goalie made amends after penalty miss

“It was a bit wild!” How Chatham’s goalie made amends after penalty miss

Goalkeeper Mitchell Beeney blazed the first kick of Chatham’s play-off semi-final penalty contest out the ground but had the knowhow to make amends.

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‘Buying new bin lorries is an expensive headache - but we have to do it’

‘Buying new bin lorries is an expensive headache - but we have to do it’

A council has negotiated the price for a new fleet of bin lorries down by several million pounds after seeing a quarter break down on a single day.

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Drug dealer caught with large knife and 200 packets ‘down his trousers’

Drug dealer caught with large knife and 200 packets ‘down his trousers’

A county lines dealer has been handed a jail sentence after being caught getting into a cab with a sheathed knife and class A drugs.

'Council sleepwalking into loss of jobs and investment over docks', says MP

'Council sleepwalking into loss of jobs and investment over docks', says MP

The future of docks at the centre of controversial redevelopment plans was discussed in Parliament after being put forward for debate by an MP.

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‘It’s money well spent’: Hospital ward reopens after £5m upgrade

‘It’s money well spent’: Hospital ward reopens after £5m upgrade

A multi-million-pound cardio respiratory ward providing more than 30 new beds has opened to the public.

Multi-million-pound riverside scheme recognised for ‘promising start’

Multi-million-pound riverside scheme recognised for ‘promising start’

A massive riverside regeneration scheme, which is half-way through construction, has been nominated for a prestigious development award.

35 stone woman: 'I'd rather die than go on living like this'

35 stone woman: 'I'd rather die than go on living like this'

A chronically disabled woman has said she would rather die than continue to live in the cramped kitchen she calls her “prison”.

Hake’s delight as Chatham win in front of sell-out crowd

Hake’s delight as Chatham win in front of sell-out crowd

Chatham Town boss Kevin Hake praised the “unbelievable” support as his side booked a place in the Isthmian League Premier Division play-off final.

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Report: Penalty joy for promotion-chasing Chatham

Report: Penalty joy for promotion-chasing Chatham

Jamie Yila fired Chatham Town to the Isthmian Premier Division play-off final with the winning spot-kick against Horsham.

Bike goes up in flames in town centre

Bike goes up in flames in town centre

Dramatic video shows the moment a motorbike went up in flames in town centre traffic.

Pupils ‘thriving’ at school upgraded from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’

Pupils ‘thriving’ at school upgraded from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’

A primary school where safeguarding concerns were previously raised has now seen improvements to teaching and learning.

Popular three-day folk festival sweeping into town

Popular three-day folk festival sweeping into town

A popular folk festival with a mix of British tradition and an international flavour is set to return to a tourist town this weekend.

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Chatham fully focused ahead of their big night

Chatham fully focused ahead of their big night

Chatham Town have home advantage tonight in their play-off semi-final but the manager’s confident in his team wherever they play.

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Ground agreement is massive for promotion-chasing Medway club

Ground agreement is massive for promotion-chasing Medway club

Rochester United head into the promotion play-offs with a huge off-the-field boost behind them.

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