The 'emergency' cycle
Plus new HMO applications, an Upnor property, events, and sport, and news in brief
Catching up with Gillingham FC
Last month’s Gillingham column was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, so there’s a lot to catch up on with fan, writer, and professional miserablist Ben Hopkins... A holiday horrorshow At the start of December, all I wanted was for Gills to improve on a mediocre November. What
Let’s talk about the bus again
Why Medway’s bus network still feels fragile, plus hospital merger wobbles, and pothole politics
“I think the time is right for Medway to elect its first Green councillor”
What Steven asked Grace Duffy, Chair of the Medway Green Party
Brook car park heads for demolition
Plus next week’s council decisions, a wave of new HMO applications, a Cliffe house with orchard views for now, and the weekend’s events
Medway’s budget holds the line for another year
What a balanced budget does - and doesn’t - say about Medway’s finances
“We're here to forget about the real world for a little bit”
What Steven asked Adam Ashford-Smith, karaoke host extraordinaire
Temporary housing approved on Medway’s doorstep
Plus new planning applications, council meetings, a house overlooking Horsted Valley, and the weekend’s sport
The January Culture Review
Live music, new Billy Childish, theatrical chaos and a Medway farewell
When the only road closes
A village cut off, a tree felled in Hoo, and new rail usage figures for Medway
“It was essential for the transformation of Chatham”
What Steven asked Luke Bacon, Minister at St Johns Church in Chatham
Power and procedure at Medway Council
Plus a surge in new HMO applications, a £1.4m Rainham house, next week's council business, what’s on locally and the weekend’s sport