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"Success is doing it in the first place"
What Steven asked Lee Grimshaw, owner of record label Spinout Nuggets
10 hrs ago • 
Steven Keevil
Connecting two Medways
A new pen pal project linking Medway and Port Medway, one handwritten letter at a time
24 hrs ago • 
Ed Jennings
Life after reorganisation
How Medway and the rest of Kent could change in the coming years
Nov 21 • 
Bob C
Voice of the Police and Crime Commissioner
Matthew Scott on his Annual Policing Survey, the Police Property Fund, and the Safer Streets initiative
Nov 19 • 
Matthew Scott PCC
Medway shrinks its democracy
Plus 4D to the future, Medway to build a care home, Spalding censured, news in brief, and more
Nov 18 • 
Ed Jennings
“Life is short, make the most of it”
What Steven asked Dr Shibu Chacko MBE, advanced clinical practitioner
Nov 16 • 
Steven Keevil
Say hey to Hey Louie
Plus new Christmas market launches, South Shore and the Penrose Web, our weekly events guide, and more
Nov 14 • 
Steven Keevil
How does Medway Culture Matter?
Week two of our Local Democracy Café exploration on arts culture in our towns
Nov 13 • 
Steven Keevil
Flags down
Plus Medway still struggling to balance the books, Strood Library finally getting a new lift, news in brief, and more
Nov 11 • 
Ed Jennings
“Almost anywhere can be a place to have live music”
What Steven asked Kevin Younger, aka Mr Unswitchable and Clive Shite, musician in The High Span, Hand of Stabs and Minimus.
Nov 9 • 
Steven Keevil
Medway Street Angels are not closing
Plus Gills latest, the Silent Postman, adults at Poco Loco, our weekly events guide, news in brief, and more
Nov 7
Does Medway culture matter?
Our live forum for real conversation and real action on Medway’s future
Nov 6 • 
Steven Keevil
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