Post Office looks to move after closure of Morrisons Daily store in Luton Road, Chatham

Local businesses have expressed an interest to bring back the Post Office to Chatham's Luton area after it closed this month.


The Poundland store in Chatham High Street with signs advertising a closing down sale.

Poundland in Chatham High Street closes permanently after decades in town

The discounter closed its long-running Chatham branch amid reports the business is set to be put up for sale.


Aerial view of a large green field surrounded by roads and an existing housing estate.

Up to 360 homes earmarked for greenfield site off Gravesend Road, Strood

Plans to build up to 360 homes on a greenfield site in Strood have taken a step forward with a scoping opinion being requested from Medway Council.


Foot Locker, Select and Coffee Republic shut in Pentagon Centre, Chatham, with British Heart Foundation next to close

A trio of store closures has hit the Chatham shopping centre with British Heart Foundation also confirmed to shut by March next year.


A computer visualisation showing a room with gym equipment on the right, and a sign reading Club Eight 3 on the wall to the left.

Chatham boxer Moses Itauma to launch premium health complex, Club Eight 3, in Chatham Maritime

A premium health club co-founded by boxing world champion prospect Moses Itauma is set to launch in Chatham Maritime this September.


Warren James jewellers in Pentagon Centre, Chatham, set to close

Jewellery retailer Warren James is closing its branch in Chatham's Pentagon Centre due to the lease expiring.


Plans approved for 21 affordable flats on former Upper Mount car park in Chatham

Medway Council-owned developer gets the green light to build 21 flats for affordable rent on the closed car park in Chatham.


Lloyds Bank set to close Chatham High Street branch amid nationwide cuts

The Chatham branch will shut on 5 October, 2026, as Lloyds Banking Group continues to cut its presence on UK high streets.


Council scraps proposed School Street around King’s Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery, Rochester

Medway Council will no longer introduce traffic restrictions outside the Rochester school after receiving more than 240 objections.


Developer pulls out of plans for 274 homes on land next to Chatham Historic Dockyard

Housing firm Countryside has axed a deal to build almost 300 homes on the Interface Land site, six years after it was first announced.