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Frozen pensioners, hate crimes, and devolution
It can only be a full Medway Council meeting! Plus Francis Iles to become 'a dining hub', Conservative councillor hits the US doorstep, news in brief, and more
Ed Jennings
Local news bore. Editor of Local Authority and the Kent Current.
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Over 2,000 School Streets fines issued in first six months
Plus hundreds of homes set for approval, the disappearing advertising van, news in brief, and more
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Medway Council to sell off Temple Manor, Gillingham Business Park, Rainham Shopping Centre, and 27 more sites
Plus a quiet change in the Labour administration, cutting down trees for vague reasons, Lower Thames Crossing delayed again, news in brief, and more
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Medway’s music scene remains precarious
Plus Mayor's charity trek stumbles, we review The Pumproom, our weekly events guide, news in brief, and more
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Rainham pub set to become homes as nothing else good enough
Plus planning committee stumbles again, Medway Tories' high energy away day, news in brief, and more
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Crime is falling in Medway
Contrary to popular belief, fewer crimes are being committed in our towns, but Kent Police data paints a complicated picture overall
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Council project comes in… under budget?
Plus Lower Thames Crossing decision imminent, a testing Medway Test, news in brief, and more
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Chatham is failing where Dundee succeeds
Plus free buses this weekend, The Ashen Keys album launch, our weekly events guide, and more
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New School Streets feature some weird choices
Plus a Pentagon toilet trek, news in brief, and more
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Tiny acts of self-publishing
Neil Thorne on his remarkable novellas. Plus more School Streets on the way, we review Galata, our weekly events guide, news in brief, and more
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Medway’s new traffic cameras already issuing thousands of fines
Plus the new Local Plan meets politics, former MPs remain surprisingly busy, news in brief, and more
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The Kid is All Right
Medway's biggest musical export flies under the radar. Plus we review Os' Camacheiros, our weekly events guide, news in brief, and more