• Rochester couple survive Costa Concordia sinking.

  By jayenolan

  sadly, there are now 11 people confirmed dead, with a further 2 dozen still unaccounted for :(

            

   

  By jayenolan at 21:32 on 16/01/12

  

  A holidaying couple from Rochester, John and Mandy Rodford, say they will never go on a cruise again, after being rescued from stricken cruise ship, the Costa Concordia. Mr Rodford was unimpressed with the staff on board, who gave little instruction in English of what to do or where to go. As the drama unfolded, only chefs and waiters seemed to be helping and there were no deck crew to be seen. The Radfords said they had found their...

• Rochester MP Mark Reckless on credit unions and crisis walkers

  By dw124

  when something is on offer, i will buy a few of them. and i buy all my christmas cards and wrapping...

            

   

  By jayenolan at 18:52 on 13/01/12

  

  Mark Reckless MP has welcomed the pledge to promote credit unions and paid tribute to the Walk to End Homelessness campaigners. Following cross party agreement, Medway Council will try to address the growing levels of personal debt seen in Medway. A task group will be created to form a better understanding of  easy access to unaffordable credit and consider how they can promote financial literacy. They will also investigate...

• Medway Park Visit By Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport.

  By jayenolan

  The minister himself tweeted a picture from Medway Park

            

   

  By jayenolan at 17:51 on 02/12/11

  

  Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, Jeremy Hunt, visited Medway Park this afternoon as part of a nationwide '2012 tour'.   He was joined by LOCOG Chair, Sebastian Coe, at a Schools Games summit and declared this initiative would hopefully create a sporting legacy, as they seek to get more children playing sport, not just in 2012 but in the years that follow. Over 10,000 schools have so far signed up to the...

• Man dies in fall from M2 Motorway Bridge

  By Ceedee57

  The man has now been named as Philip Ball, 50, from Eynsford Road in Swanley. He is said to have...

            

   

  By jayenolan at 21:56 on 24/11/11

  

  Emergency services were called to the River Medway at Cuxton today, after reports that a man was seen in the water. The RAF Search and rescue helicopter was scrambled to the scene to aid the search, alongside the police, Kent Fire and Rescue, the coastguard and Sheerness inshore lifeboat. The search ended at around midday when the man's body was found and taken to Medway Bridge Marina. Our condolences to the family and friends of the...

• Day of Strike Action Looms in Medway

  By jayenolan

  How is the strike action affecting you today? I could see no picket lines outside schools I passed...

            

   

  By jayenolan at 12:22 on 26/11/11

  

  Next Wednesday will see public sector workers throughout Rochester and Medway take industrial action against a cut in their pensions. Schools, council offices, courts and job centres are likely to be affected, as the row about public sector employees being asked to contribute an extra 3% to their pensions rumbles on. However, Medway Council are in discussion with unions to ensure that vital services, such as those in linked service...

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