Medway’s new rules face their first proper test

A thinner council agenda for Thursday, Rainham traveller site saga reaches end, and a very Medway bus moment

“It's because I've got a bag on my head”

What Steven asked David Goggin, the musician behind Little Storping in the Swuff

Medway’s new AI search fell over almost immediately

The council’s shiny new search box served up stale information, plus Full Council next week, planning, news in brief, and more

Medway's difficult housing decision

Why meeting housing need is easier to demand than to deliver

What Medway’s licensing decisions say about its priorities

Plus Medway and Dartford jockey for position, and Kent and Medway finally manage to work together

"A good wig is something that doesn't look like a wig”

What Steven asked Desiree and Raime Nurse, co-founders of Cleopatra's Legacy CIC

No denying shit season

Ben Hopkins on another season to forget for Gillingham FC

A decade of life can depend on which bit of Medway you live in

A Marmot report puts a number on Medway’s health divide, plus the week ahead, news in brief, and lots more

Medway’s Local Plan is starting to wobble

First response from inspectors suggests Medway’s examination will be anything but straightforward

“I’m not doing this for the sake of a political career“

What Steven asked Cllr Harinder Mahil, Medway Council portfolio holder for Economic and Social Regeneration and Inward Investment, and co-owner of Gurkha Fire

When the dock stops working, who owns the plumbing?

A closed waterfront route exposes a responsibility gap, plus next week’s council agenda, news in brief, and a £4m property

Voice of the MP - Chatham and Aylesford

Tristan Osborne MP on putting pride back into our communities.