Public hearings to begin into Medway Council’s Local Plan proposing over 24,500 new homes

Government inspectors will now decide if a major plan shaping the next 15 years…

Medway to get almost 2,500 on-street electric vehicle chargers over next 15 years

Thousands of on-street EV chargers will be rolled out across Medway from early…

Unanimous approval for 16 new houses on fly-tipping hotspot near Samuels Towers in Chatham

Plans to build 16 modular homes on a fly-tipping hotspot in Longhill Avenue…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

Jewellery retailer Warren James is closing its branch in Chatham's Pentagon…

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…

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…

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

Medway Council will no longer introduce traffic restrictions outside the…

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…

Uncertain future for Post Office in Luton, Chatham, as Morrisons Daily store proposed to close

Residents could be forced to travel 1.2 miles to a Post Office as Morrisons…

£1.5m funding secured to demolish The Brook multi-storey car park in Chatham for 100 flats

The government funding will enable the demolition of the town centre car park,…

Probe underway as church opens without planning permission in Luton High Street, Chatham

Medway Council has begun an enforcement investigation after a church opened in…

Funding success to restore ‘barely legible’ gravestone of Chatham postal pioneer Thomas Waghorn

A campaign to restore the deteriorating gravestone of Chatham-born postal…

Pepe’s Piri Piri reveals plans for first Medway branch with new opening in Strood High Street

Fast food chain Pepe's Peri Peri could open a new restaurant in Strood High…