Hoo tries to escape from Medway
Plus sewage dumping, creative funding, and Rochester gets in on the city status game
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“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
Forthcoming attractions
Stephen Morris examines what 2026 looks like for Medway music
What kind of democracy does Medway want?
Scrutiny, civility, and basic democratic questions are on this week's agenda. Plus a look at NHS waiting lists at Medway.