Home Categories Grid
Medway Council
Thousands of pounds still available from crisis fund
25 October 2023A pot of cash to help families struggling to pay bills has barely been touched – and could go back to the government if people don’t apply.
‘Wall of admin’ warning over outdoor events policy
25 October 2023A new policy covering outdoor events and how they are planned and paid for has been approved by a local authority, despite reservations.
History made as NHS given top civic honour
25 October 2023A council has marked the NHS's 75th anniversary by giving staff a top honour – the first time a non-military organisation has received the award.
Area could become World Heritage Site
24 October 2023Parts of Medway have been included in a bid to join worldwide landmarks such as the Great Barrier Reef and the Grand Canyon.
Council to write to Chancellor in bid to avoid bankruptcy
23 October 2023Jeremy Hunt will receive a letter asking for financial support in next month's Autumn Statement as a council aims to plug its £17 million budget gap.
Free reflective keyrings and vests up for grabs to keep youngsters safe
23 October 2023We have launched our Be Bright Be Seen campaign once again to keep youngsters visible on the roads.
Council backs move to take on ‘boy racers’ in Towns
20 October 2023A move to give police more powers to tackle boy racers has won the approval of the whole council.
All taxis to offer card payments over safety fears
20 October 2023All taxis will be required to offer card payments after concerns about young women being stranded.
Attempt to scupper £800k red-route plan fails
19 October 2023A bid to stop a controversial traffic scheme being introduced has ended in failure.
Health boss called back before committee over concerns
18 October 2023A mental health trust boss returned before a council committee to give an updated strategy on how his service would improve after major criticism.
Big plans for town’s Xmas lights as fundraiser smashes target
17 October 2023A community fundraiser for Christmas lights has increased its goal for the second time after residents donated in droves.
Firms save day after council axed Christmas lights funding
14 October 2023Christmas lights displays will go ahead in five town centres after the council controversial cut funding for them.
81 London families moving into Kent flats amid 'housing crisis'
13 October 2023A private housing company has confirmed it will be moving 81 families into a block of flats which had been earmarked for asylum seekers.
Hundreds of homes to be built on brownfield sites
12 October 2023Several housing schemes will be delivered thanks to a council receiving almost £4 million in government funding.
Towns’ Christmas lights scrapped
09 October 2023Christmas lights displays and switch-on events have been cancelled by a cash-strapped council to save £75,000.
‘Councils have failed to provide us with Traveller sites’
07 October 2023A campaigner says local authorities should have created more sites for Kent’s Gypsy, Roma and Traveller population.
Anger over ‘secret’ approval for three-storey homes
05 October 2023Upset residents only found out by accident that new neighbouring homes had been approved.
Labour forecast to make huge gains in Kent
04 October 2023A polling prediction website says the number of Labour MPs in Kent will rise after the next general election, with tactical voting likely.
Calls to tear down landmark shopping centre for new homes
01 October 2023An MP has labelled a major shopping centre a relic from a bygone time and has called for it to be knocked down to make room for housing.
‘I thought people who stood for parliament were not of sound mind...’
28 September 2023Labour candidate Lauren Edwards is aiming to become an MP despite previously being baffled why anybody would want to.
Most popular
- 1
‘Plumbers charged my elderly relatives £8,560 but settled on £765 when challenged’
22 - 2
Video captures panic as fireworks display goes wrong and ‘boy’s face burnt’
10 - 3
Where 11,000 new homes could be built in district
28 - 4
Family-run garage closes for final time after 92 years of trade
4 - 5
Kent pub 'surrounded by sheep' named one of UK's best to visit in autumn
3
