From marches to meetups, the playbook is shifting
How hard-right organisers are testing Medway, plus asset sales, hunting communists, and very good dogs
Latest
“We are breaking down barriers that keep people socially isolated”
What Steven asked Nic Lamont, in the first of a two-part interview about Medway Playlab CIC
The 'emergency' cycle
Plus new HMO applications, an Upnor property, events, and sport, and news in brief
Catching up with Gillingham FC
Last month’s Gillingham column was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, so there’s a lot to catch up on with fan, writer, and professional miserablist Ben Hopkins... A holiday horrorshow At the start of December, all I wanted was for Gills to improve on a mediocre November. What
Let’s talk about the bus again
Why Medway’s bus network still feels fragile, plus hospital merger wobbles, and pothole politics
“I think the time is right for Medway to elect its first Green councillor”
What Steven asked Grace Duffy, Chair of the Medway Green Party
Brook car park heads for demolition
Plus next week’s council decisions, a wave of new HMO applications, a Cliffe house with orchard views for now, and the weekend’s events
Medway’s budget holds the line for another year
What a balanced budget does - and doesn’t - say about Medway’s finances
“We're here to forget about the real world for a little bit”
What Steven asked Adam Ashford-Smith, karaoke host extraordinaire
Temporary housing approved on Medway’s doorstep
Plus new planning applications, council meetings, a house overlooking Horsted Valley, and the weekend’s sport
The January Culture Review
Live music, new Billy Childish, theatrical chaos and a Medway farewell
When the only road closes
A village cut off, a tree felled in Hoo, and new rail usage figures for Medway
Interview
“It was essential for the transformation of Chatham”
What Steven asked Luke Bacon, Minister at St Johns Church in Chatham
News
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
Culture
Forthcoming attractions
Stephen Morris examines what 2026 looks like for Medway music
News
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.
News
High Court clears the way for Chatham Docks redevelopment
What the ruling means for Medway, what’s coming up at Medway council, and everything else you need to know this weekend
Opinion
Voice of the Opposition
Cllr George Perfect on Medway's finances and the coming budget.
News
Labour councillors raise red flags over Medway’s Local Plan
Plus Ofsted’s inspection of children’s services and Medway’s on alert Kent’s water network comes under strain
Winter is here
Stuart Bourne on the sights that can still be found in our gardens this time of year
News
The Christmas lights so rubbish even Medway Council wouldn’t charge for them
Plus council business, planning applications, a £700,000 house behind the walls of Kitchener Barracks, what’s on this week and the weekend’s sport.
News
Funding boost not enough to stabilise Medway finances
Plus Horsted Valley to become new nature reserve, other Cabinet news, news in brief, and more
Interview
“I don’t sit on boards to be important”
What Steven asked Jack Packman, CEO of Medway Voluntary Action
Before we start again
A look back at a year of Local Authority, and what we’re trying to protect