Hoo tries to escape from Medway

Plus sewage dumping, creative funding, and Rochester gets in on the city status game

Thanks for reading Local Authority! If you’re enjoying these newsletters, please consider becoming a paid supporter. You get an extra newsletter every Tuesday and help ensure I can keep doing this thing. It costs less than a couple of coffees a month so maybe think about it? You can also - for reasons that will become clear further down - get 1% off the…