Why a former Medway Conservative is building a party of his own
Andrew Lawrence has spent months preparing Medway First. Now he needs candidates, supporters and votes before next May
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Medway Council will stay as government withdraws reorganisation plans
Medway will now hold normal council elections next year after plans to replace it with a new North Kent authority were withdrawn
“I still think there's beauty in rambling”
What Steven asked Fiona Goggin, debut author of The Silver Bones of Frances Winter
Medway briefly opens its doors
Inside Medway’s usually closed buildings, plus a £9.25m tunnel bid, a viral rat and 237 years of baking
Five years of Local Authority
Five years of independent reporting on Medway, and why we need your support for the next five
The man who ran Medway
Remembering the council’s longest-serving leader, plus Chatham’s almost world champion and a new kind of supermarket for the Pentagon
“I trust a 16-year-old to make a good decision as much as I trust a 30-year-old”
What Steven asked Dr Roy Smith, Service Manager for Medway Council's Youth Service
The August Culture Review
Medway Pride Fringe, Plays, Victorian Gothic fiction, Art on the Delta, and more
Lost bookshops of Medway
Memories of the Medway book trade
“I see them as my superpowers”
What Steven asked Jonathan Ash, the colour-blind artist
Medway Council cannot say what Rainham regeneration plan will deliver by March
Rainham gets a 52-page vision, Medway’s finances wobble again, and Pride returns to Rochester
Voice of the Leaders
The leaders of Medway's political groups on the local government reorganisation decision and what it means for Medway.
News
From Medway Metro to TBC
A speculative tram map looks fanciful until you discover how closely it resembles the public transport network Medway once intended to build
Interview
“What you hear about Reform, I shouldn't fit the brief”
What Steven asked William Burvill, the new deputy leader of the Reform group on Medway Council and newly elected councillor for Cuxton, Halling and Riverside
News
Government misplaces nearly 1,000 Medway residents
Medway’s changing population, plus a £43m social care problem and some very expensive tours of the Pentagon
News
Medway’s GP services are improving. Depending on where you live
We dig into the latest patient survey to see which Medway GP practices are improving and where patients are still struggling
Interview
“I will talk to the river”
What Steven asked Rachel Lowrie, songwriter-singer with the Ashen Keys and South Shore
News
Nucleus building to be sold following Rochester fire
Town loses another arts space, Grain catches fire, expensive parking charges, and the Odeon’s smallest customers return
Sport
New season, familiar questions
Gillingham have rebuilt their squad, but concerns over goals, experience and injuries remain as the opening games approach
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Why does Medway smell like crap?
The annual mystery pong returns, Medway's finances are already under pressure, and the former St John Fisher School is finally coming down
Interview
“I'm quite boring”
What Steven asked Vince Maple in the second of our two-part interview with the Leader of Medway Council
News
Medway tried to evict Wigmore travellers. Now it wants to make their site permanent
From eviction attempt to £2.7m investment, plus council meetings, planning applications, property and events
Culture
The July Culture Review
WHOOP!, Libertines, trains, Turkish grills, and more
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Medway prepares for life after Medway Council
Gun Wharf is being prepared for a new North Kent authority, even if nobody yet knows who will run it or what exactly North Kent is supposed to be