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A town has been offered a “magical” opportunity to bring a building back into community use after previous private plans fell through.
Business owners fear yet more road closures are going to bring huge disruption to their trades after already being impacted for months.
A popular rat-run will be closed overnight for the road to be fixed.
A hamburger chain is set to move into a town centre as a landmark business moves out.
A primary school has been told it still “requires improvement” by Ofsted despite praise being highlighted by the inspection board.
A mum has removed her children from school after her eight-year-old came home with a blade in his bag which he says was put there by another pupil.
From its origins to election results, here is the history of Medway Council.
A court heard singer Lee Ryan called a cabin crew member a “chocolate cookie” and grabbed them by the wrists while drunk on a plane.
A school has promised to tackle poor exam results and attendance after issues were highlighted by government watchdog Ofsted.
A thief who stole £1,700 of spirits has been banned from shops in two towns for five years.
A top artist has been named as one of 50 to be featured in a new Shaun the sheep art walking trail.
A 78-year-old man has been jailed after driving 100 miles to meet 13-year-old girl for sex who turned out to be an undercover police officer.
A vicar who was once an immigration centre manager has demanded change after an inquiry found detainees were mistreated in “prison-like” conditions.
A suspected stalker has appeared in court after two teenage girls reported being repeatedly approached by a man.
Flats with “significant structural issues” could be demolished and the tenants rehomed – but a council won’t say where the doomed properties are.
An England and Arsenal striker is in line to open a learning centre after the building had its official opening ceremony.
A fire which closed a major route between Kent and Essex has since been extinguished by fire crews.
Drugs were seized from a house in a raid after a man was seen acting suspiciously.
Further delay on repairs to a motorway bridge could mean a busy slip road is out of action for another week, causing more delays.
A man has been arrested after people in a town centre reported seeing a man wielding a weapon running at passers by.
