Interview
“I like solving problems”
What Steven asked Zoë Van Dyke, Medway Council portfolio holder for Business Management and councillor for Strood North and Frindsbury.
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News
Medway illustrator finds new stories in Charles Dickens
Plus council diary, Fort Darnet plans, School Street dropped, property, events and our Open Newsroom
News
Can the Hoo Peninsula safely lose two fire stations?
The case for moving fire cover around Kent meets the geography of the Hoo Peninsula
Opinion
The fight to save a designated heritage asset
Bob Collins on the campaign to save Rochester's Royal Function Rooms
Interview
“I've been able to do some really cool things because I play bass”
What Steven asked Nick Rice, bass player with South Shore and numerous Medway bands
News
Developers push back as Medway tries to make growth pay for itself
New charges for growth leads to backlash from developers, plus the week ahead, news in brief, what’s on, and more
News
Can a £15m health centre help Chatham live longer?
What Chatham’s new NHS hub can and cannot fix, plus an update on Medway’s missing monument and The Brook car park
Culture
The May Culture Review
Music, books, food, and more from across our towns
Interview
“It’s a constant battle to pay everything”
What Steven asked Jody Carrington, general manager of Poco Loco and project manager for the Intra Community Trust
News
Medway finds £7m for a council that does not exist yet
Plus the rest of next week's Cabinet reports, planning latest, news in brief, events, and more
Opinion
Voice of the Police and Crime Commissioner
Matthew Scott on his tenth anniversary in the role, police reforms, and the progress being made locally
News
Upnor Castle was open six days a week. Now it opens once a month
The cost of thinning out public access, plus school exclusion data, and a new Kent-branded party