A Rainham Central councillor is urging people to support what he describes as being a “vital” pedestrian crossing over the A2.
Cllr Mike O’Brien, a Conservative, has written a letter in today’s Medway Messenger, saying that the proposed crossing near Guardian Court and Pump Lane would be “vitally necessary for both the residents … and many [...]
I went into last night’s budget meeting intending to tweet the most interesting comments, as well as brief personal thoughts, from start to finish.
Unfortunately, my neglect in ensuring that I went into the public gallery with a fully-charged BlackBerry put pay to that idea, and I had to stop live tweeting the meeting.
I did, however, [...]
The rate of teenage pregnancy in the Medway unitary authority has fallen just 0.06% since 2001, according to the Office of National Statistics, despite apparent investment from the Labour government.
Two weeks ago, AlanWCollins revealed that 54 ten and eleven year-olds have fallen pregnant since 2002 and also that 300 girls aged 13 and under fall [...]
Local newspapers are the heart of local communities, and provide valuable local information on news, events, sports, jobs, housing, etc., which is why it is heartbreaking to hear that more than 50 have closed due to the recession.
The Medway Towns are fortunate enough to be served by three local newspaper groups: Kent Regional News & [...]
AlanWCollins is today launching a new campaign in Medway – this time against the car parking system presently enforced (or, in some cases, not) by Medway Council.
In this first stage, I am using a Facebook group and a Google Docs survey to gather support, opinions and contributions to the Campaign Against Rip-off Parking in Medway [...]
