8 September 2026Public hearings to begin into Medway Council’s Local Plan proposing over 24,500 new homes Medway 6 September 2026Medway to get almost 2,500 on-street electric vehicle chargers over next 15 years Chatham 31 August 2026Unanimous approval for 16 new houses on fly-tipping hotspot near Samuels Towers in Chatham Chatham 26 August 2026Post Office looks to move after closure of Morrisons Daily store in Luton Road, Chatham Chatham 24 August 2026Poundland in Chatham High Street closes permanently after decades in town Strood 16 August 2026Up to 360 homes earmarked for greenfield site off Gravesend Road, Strood Chatham 22 July 2026Foot Locker, Select and Coffee Republic shut in Pentagon Centre, Chatham, with British Heart Foundation next to close Chatham 13 July 2026Chatham boxer Moses Itauma to launch premium health complex, Club Eight 3, in Chatham Maritime Chatham 7 July 2026Warren James jewellers in Pentagon Centre, Chatham, set to close Chatham 23 June 2026Plans approved for 21 affordable flats on former Upper Mount car park in Chatham Chatham 15 June 2026Lloyds Bank set to close Chatham High Street branch amid nationwide cuts
