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£500,000 to insulate a holiday chalet at Allhallows Holiday Park..

By jayenolan

I've had groans from Twitter over the 'beat the cistern' statement ... I thought you'd like to know!...

By NutMagnet at 05:21 on 31/08/10

This is proof you just can't beat the cistern...!! Reported by KM News last week A convicted drug dealer stuffed half a million pounds in a toilet cistern at his Medway holiday chalet. Peter Wells, 70, now has to pay Kent Police £750,000 under proceeds of crime legislation, following a court hearing. He stashed the cash in a chalet at Allhallows Holiday Park, Allhallows, on the Isle of Grain, which...
Film location boost for Kent economy

By jayenolan

There's another film being shot on location in and around Medway, called: Rivals of Medway. It tell...

By jayenolan at 18:35 on 18/08/10

Kent County Council has become the only authority, outside of London, with legal powers enabling it to close roads for filming. (As opposed to road works doing it! Ooh, controversial?) A Parliamentary Bill received Royal Assent on July 27th, giving film makers much more flexibility in choosing locations, and thus giving the local economy the possibility of a huge boost in these uncertain times. With high profile films such as...
Gym plan for store building

By jayenolan

Via Twitter: @fellowcreative "Featherstone Dept Store & electronics building (SPEMCO) are...

By Rochester-People at 08:00 on 27/08/10

PLANS have been drawn up to turn part of a disused Victorian building in Rochester into a gym. The former Featherstones department store at the Chatham-end of High Street could become a two-storey fitness centre, if a planning application by The Pump House Gym of Chatham gets the go-ahead. It would be open from 9am to 9pm on weekdays and 11am to 4pm on weekends and bank holidays. As well as housing Featherstones until it...
How do you feel about water meters?

By jayenolan

Via Twitter: @Mummydarling @Rochesterpeople we're on one and save money compared to not having...

By jayenolan at 16:34 on 15/08/10

According to the TV recently, Southern Water are one of the best companies when it comes to water repairs and managing resources. They are soon to roll out water meters across the area – but will a meter encourage you to conserve water more? Do you leave the tap running when you clean your teeth? Do you turn off the shower while you’re shampooing? These are just two of the suggestions for managing your water use –...
Top 10 ...ish... Gems in Rochester

By sylviesill

Well the No1 Smithery is now considered the best day out in the South East already and it's only...

By jayenolan at 21:46 on 09/08/10

I asked, you answered - with far more than just 10 suggestions! So I think a little splitting into categories may be in order. You’ll never go thirsty in Rochester, this we know for sure: With live music and real ale, The Man of Kent gets your vote in the pub department, with honourable mentions for the continually-listed-in-The Good Beer Guide, The Britannia Bar Cafe, and Upnor’s Kings Arms – whose clientele seem...

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Saving the chalet by raising funds

By Rochester-People at 08:00 on 03/09/10

FUNDRAISING towards the £100,000 needed to save Dickens’s Swiss Chalet starts in earnest this month. The first of four events to raise cash for the restoration of the historic chalet in the grounds of Eastgate House, Rochester, is a talk entitled, Chatham High Street as Dickens Knew. The Education Room at Dickens World is the venue for the talk by John Knott, chairman of Rochester and Chatham Dickens Fellowship. The...
Have fun to save history

By Rochester-People at 08:00 on 03/09/10

Andy Gray andy.gray@KRNmedia.co.uk FUNDRAISING towards the £100,000 needed to save Dickens’s Swiss Chalet starts in earnest this month. The first of four events to help restore the historic chalet in the grounds of Eastgate House, Rochester, is a talk entitled Chatham High Street As Dickens Knew It. The Education Room at Dickens World is the appropriate venue for the talk by John Knott, who is chairman of...
Bowled over by birthday outfits

By Rochester-People at 08:00 on 03/09/10

HIPPIES, can can dancers, Hawaiian maids and cowgirls went a long way to dispel the myth that the game of bowls was for the sedate-minded over-60s. The lady players from all over Kent converged on the Civil Service ground in Gillingham to celebrate the club’s 75th anniversary. And to show they were game for a laugh, competitors swapped their whites for some pretty outlandish numbers. The fun tournament was organised by the...
Landlords’ briefings show results

By Rochester-People at 08:00 on 03/09/10

PUB and club staff have helped police fight crime in Medway by attending weekend briefings. For the last year Medway’s police have met licensees from Rochester, Strood and Gillingham every Friday and Saturday night to tell them about repeat offenders or wanted suspects. Medway’s tactical team say the briefings have resulted in at least three convictions. PC Burt Lancaster, who helped set up the scheme, said:...
£500 reward for paintings’ return

By Rochester-People at 08:00 on 03/09/10

A BRAZEN art thief stole valuable paintings from a Rochester gallery and fled down the crowded High Street in broad daylight. Two small artworks, worth a total of £1,850, were snatched from the Francis Iles gallery in High Street at 1pm on Tuesday, August 17. The thief also ruined a £100 sculpture by throwing it at a member of staff as he made his escape. Gallery manager Nettie Iles-North said the paintings would...