• Rochester's Queen Charlotte Pub Sex Licence Granted

  By londonialis

  This is a shame. I've visited Rochester a few times and always found that end of the high street had...

            

   

  By jayenolan at 17:33 on 29/11/11

  

  The Queen Charlotte pub in Rochester High Street has had its licence as a sexual entertainment venue granted. Although the bar, at the corner of the high street with Almon Place, has been a venue for strippers and exotic dancers for six years, new regulations meant it had to re-apply for a licence to continue. At an application hearing on November the 15th, the panel heard from both the licensee of the Queen Charlotte, Luke Tamona,...

• Rochester Castle Concerts a Huge Success

  By Priestfield

  There's only one thing that would make the concerts better - a proper beer tent. There's not a pint...

            

   

  By jayenolan at 16:51 on 19/07/11

  

  The recent concerts at Rochester Castle were a huge hit with the audiences, especially with such a variety of acts catering for all ages and tastes.  The opening night featured Ian Broudie leading the Lightning Seeds in pared down acoustic versions of their best known songs, such as Lucky You and The Life of Riley, before Squeeze rocked the crowd with their familiar repertoire including Black Coffee in Bed, Cool for Cats and Take...

• Medway Mile To Kick Start Modern Pentathlon Euro Champs

  By jayenolan

  Princess Anne will be unveiling a plaque at the opening of the championships on 28th July.

            

   

  By jayenolan at 20:22 on 28/06/11

  

  This year's Medway Mile will take place at Rochester Castle Gardens from 5.30pm on Wednesday 27th July, marking exactly one year to the start of the London Olympics. There will be free sports, crafts and entertainments from 5.30pm, with the children's (Under 13s) race at 6.20pm, the elite/adults race at 7.10pm and the main event for everyone else beginning at 7.30pm. Entry is free and there's a free tee-shirt to be had too! The...

• Rochester Castle Proms Line Up Confirmed

  By jayenolan

  I'm hoping to get along this year and sample the atmosphere! At the Proms, that is, not the Gills,...

            

   

  By jayenolan at 22:28 on 24/06/11

  

  One of the highlights of the summer in Medway, the Castle Proms will provide the grand finale to this year's Castle Concerts, on Saturday, 16 July. The Royal Philharmonic Proms Orchestra will return to perform a selection of classical favourites, culminating in a spectacular fireworks display. Highlights of this year's programme will include Tchaikovsky's thundering 1812 Overture, the ever-popular Nessun Dorma, and excerpts from...

• Medway Council Local Election Results 2011

  By jayenolan

  And another link, http://tinyurl.com/672nlp6 for the...

            

   

  By jayenolan at 06:43 on 06/05/11

  

  Results in the Medway Council elections for 2011 are trickling in as I write! The Medway Council Twitter feed is working overtime, to bring you each result as it's declared, and began by giving out stats too, such as in the last elections in 2007, the Conservatives won 33 seats, Labour 13 and the Lib Dems 8. Turnout was 37.5%. So you've something to compare to. A quick scan of the feed shows the only Rochester ward declared so...

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