Labour wants to scrap the mayoral rules it restored two years ago

Proposed rule change offers a clue about 2027 elections, plus HMS Saxifrage, planning rows, events, and more

Medway’s university dream becomes a skills strategy

The future of higher education at Chatham Maritime, plus the Hoo Peninsula fire station latest

“I'm fascinated by the figure of Jesus as a disrupter”

What Steven asked Adrian Bawtree, Director of Music at Rochester Cathedral and the Musical Director of the Rochester Choral Society

Medway’s hidden First World War ship faces uncertain future

The campaign to save HMS Saxifrage, plus care home for Innovation Park site, active travel proposals and a busy events weekend

Voice of the Leader

Medway Council leader Vince Maple on the Labour Party leadership, local government reorganisation, and Medway's charities

Five theories of local politics

A rural by-election becomes a test of old loyalties, new momentum and tactical voting

The June Culture Review

Nigel Kennedy, IntraFest, Rainham Poetry Festival, food and drink reviews, and more

“I decided I'm going to be a painter and that's it”

What Steven asked artist Simon Mills

Councillors halt consultation on Grain and Cliffe fire station closures

Plus Innovation Park, planning latest, Dickens’ chalet, and IntraFest

Does Medway exist?

Medway was created after a bitter 1990s battle over whether the towns were one place at all. Nearly 30 years later, that argument is back.

“I hate having to do what anybody else has ever done”

What Steven asked Bronach Rae, collage artist and bodhrán player

Rochester and Strood MP takes on assisted dying battle

A Westminster fight with a Medway front line, plus by-election candidates, planning applications, weekend events, and more