Medway News
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Council Updates More than one in four new Medway Council staff leave within their first year, workforce report reveals
Medway Council’s annual workforce report showed overall staff turnover fell to 9.7% in 2025/26, but first-year turnover remained high at…
18 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Friday, 18 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Friday, 18 September 2026 13 stories · 4-minute read 2014: Scotland voted against independence from the United…
18 September 2026 - Local News
‘Predators live in silence’: the Kent care specialist who wants adults to stop whispering about abuse
Lucy Clifford spent more than eight years in a Medway children’s home and five as a deputy head of care. Her memoir, published on 18…
18 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Cannabis parcel delivered to Gillingham home sparks police witness appeal
Kent Police are investigating after a parcel containing several bags of cannabis was delivered to a house in Livingstone Road, Gillingham…
17 September 2026 -
Kent Football Kent derby: Chatham Town vs Welling United — Non League Premier – Isthmian, Regular Season – 9
Chatham Town host Welling United on Saturday 19 September. Form, H2H, prediction.
17 September 2026 -
Kent Football Preview: Slough Town vs Chatham Town — FA Cup, 2nd Round Qualifying
Chatham Town travel to Slough Town on Saturday 19 September. Form, H2H, prediction.
17 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Rainham sex offender jailed after superimposing faces of known people onto pornographic images
Rainham sex offender jailed after superimposing faces of known people onto pornographic images A registered sex offender from Rainham has…
17 September 2026 -
Economy Bank Holidays Cut Weekly Death Registrations, ONS Figures Show
The Office for National Statistics has warned that bank holidays typically reduce death registrations by around 10 per cent in the affected…
16 September 2026 -
Kent Football Chatham Town 1-2 Eastbourne Borough: Non League Premier – Isthmian match report
Chatham Town lost 1-2 away to Eastbourne Borough in the Non League Premier – Isthmian.
15 September 2026 -
Health Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Face Growing Global Pressure, BMJ Warns
The British Medical Journal has launched a dedicated collection of research and commentary examining threats to sexual and reproductive…
15 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Tuesday, 15 September 2026 10 stories · 4-minute read 1916: Tanks were used in battle for the first time in history…
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Crime & Justice Chatham man jailed for life after stabbing housemate over £10 phone debt
Mark Jesse, 51, was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years at Maidstone Crown Court for the murder of Charlie Belsham at their shared Castle…
14 September 2026