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Local Authority will host an Open Newsroom at Sun Pier House in Chatham on Friday as part of Indie News Week. The event will give readers and residents the chance to meet the team, ask questions, suggest stories, and discuss the issues affecting their part of Medway. Indie News Week

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.

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