Medway News
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Fire & Rescue Major derelict building fire in Chatham sends multiple Kent Fire and Rescue Service crews to Ordnance Street
Major derelict building fire in Chatham sends multiple Kent Fire and Rescue Service crews to Ordnance Street Six fire engines and a height…
30 May 2026 -
Crime & Justice Police Appeal After Indecent Exposure Report in Rochester
Kent Police seek witnesses following alleged sexual offence in Medway town Kent Police want witnesses after a report of indecent exposure…
30 May 2026 -
Council Updates Name the lawful authority: fourteen Kent councils asked to justify LGR spending
Two days after this newspaper put a single legal question to the senior officers of every council in Kent, only two automated replies have…
26 May 2026 - Council Updates
Kent’s statutory officers put on notice over pre-Royal-Assent reorganisation spending
A formal Notice of Post-Royal-Assent Candour and Personal Statutory Liability has placed the Section 151 Officers and Monitoring Officers…
22 May 2026 -
Economy ONS Deputy Director Explains What’s Behind Falling UK Net Migration Numbers
Sarah Crofts explores the drivers of declining migration figures and plans to improve how emigration data is collected. For families across…
21 May 2026 -
Crime & Justice Police seize more than two kilos of cannabis and counterfeit goods after Rochester collision
Police seize more than two kilos of cannabis and counterfeit goods after Rochester collision Two men have been arrested and thousands of…
19 May 2026 -
Council Updates Reform UK takes first Medway Council committee seats for 2026/27
Reform UK has been allocated formal seats on six Medway Council committees for the 2026/27 municipal year, the council’s Annual Meeting…
16 May 2026 -
Crime & Justice Chatham man jailed for attempted murder after unprovoked knife attack on stranger
Chatham man jailed for attempted murder after unprovoked knife attack on stranger A 34-year-old man has been sentenced to 23 years in…
15 May 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police launch murder investigation after man dies in Romney Marsh
Kent Police launch murder investigation after man dies in Romney Marsh A suspect has been arrested following the death of a man in the…
15 May 2026 - Local News
Mental health nurse Cllr Douglas Hamandishe elected Mayor of Medway for 2026/27
Cllr Douglas Hamandishe (Gillingham North) has been elected Mayor of Medway for the 2026/27 civic year, with Cllr Sharon Jackson (Strood…
15 May 2026 -
Council Updates Traffic Incident Causes Heavy Delays on Star Hill in Rochester
Medway Council reports an incident on Star Hill near Victoria Street, leading to severe congestion on surrounding Rochester roads. Medway…
14 May 2026 -
Investigations Westminster’s New Barons: Mayors will be granted new powers
On 29 April the Lord Privy Seal told Parliament on the King’s behalf that “Mayors have been granted new powers.” Notice the verb. Granted…
14 May 2026