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Medway Council plans to improve traffic flow by blocking road
Plus new B&M causes traffic chaos, a new discount store for Rainham, news in brief, and more
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Ed Jennings
“My 15 minutes of fame were really uncomfortable for me”
What Steven asked Stel Pavlou, author, presenter, and screenwriter
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Steven Keevil
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Bands come together for Medway Foodbank
Plus Medway artist illustrated David Lynch analysis, Independent Bookshop Week, we review Sotto Lounge, our weekly events guide, and more
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Steven Keevil
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A night at the Masonic with the Masonics
Our music correspondent Stephen Morris covers a big night for Medway music
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Stephen Morris
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"It's really important for people to see that we're just the same as everybody else"
What Steven asked Dalia Halpern-Matthews, Chair of Trustees at Chatham Memorial Synagogue.
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Steven Keevil
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Medway film Pubmonkey swings onto streaming
Plus the Zigzag Scrap Store, Spinout Nuggets take over Analogue Music, we review Hollywood Bowl, our weekly events guide, and more
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Steven Keevil
Volunteer Medway at the Medway Little Theatre
Zahra Barri gets stuck in at Medway's community theatre, and gets involved with more community events in one very busy week
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Zahra Barri
Nightingales may face a fresh battle
Plus new public question system begins, Station Road has another 'emergency' closure, news in brief, and more
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Ed Jennings
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“I tend to do things because they intrigue me”
What Steven asked Stuart Tranter, former councillor for Rochester West and local businessman
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Steven Keevil
Challenge travels from Medway to Dunkirk
Plus 366 Days of Kindness, new music from Dead Blood Cells, we review Stacks, our weekly events guide, news in brief, and more
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Steven Keevil
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Exploring Medway's mayoral treasures
Medway holds an impressive archive of ceremonial items that tell the history of our towns
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Chris de Coulon Berthoud
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Travellers win right to remain on Wigmore site
Plus Local Plan might finally get published, big development on Gillingham gasholder site moves forward, news in brief, and more
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Ed Jennings
“If I'm meant to do something, I can feel it in my bones”
What Steven asked Carol Stewart, Chair of Medway African Caribbean Association and Creative Medway.
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Steven Keevil
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A change of weather for Theatre Royal
Plus new book about a unique Medway character, documentary about a play by Medway writer screens in Chatham, charity marks tenth anniversary, our weekly…
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Steven Keevil
Hope and despair
Our Gills columnist Ben Hopkins looks back at the past season at Priestfield
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Ben Hopkins
Medway Council issues over £2m in traffic fines in first year
Nearly 35,000 fines issued in first year of School Streets and Moving Traffic Offences schemes, plus third of blue badges used wrongly, Brook Theatre to…
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Ed Jennings
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"I just feel really passionate about where I live"
What Steven asked Natalie Tyler and Matilda Flood, directors of the newly formed Medwayish Community Interest Company
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