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River River: “Kent Police must answer for their interference in the democratic process”

River: “Kent Police must answer for their interference in the democratic process” »

“The actions of Kent Police after the election of David Craggs have led to the need for a possible further election to be held in River Ward”, according to River Ward Councillor Craig MacKinlay. In a...

August 27 2010 / No comment / Read More »
River: Conservative David Craggs gains seat from Labour by 70 votes

River: Conservative David Craggs gains seat from Labour by 70 votes »

The Conservative candidate in the River Ward by-election, David Craggs, has beaten Labour’s John Jones by over 70 votes. With just 25.3% of River Ward’s 5,484 voters either turning out, appointing a proxy or posting their...

August 12 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Medway News

Rochester & Strood 2011 Conservative Candidates announced »

Rochester & Strood 2011 Conservative Candidates announced

Rochester and Strood Constituency Conservative Association has announced its candidates for the local elections to be held next May. 11 of the 22 candidates selected...

Sep 1 2010 / 3 comments / Read More »

River: “Kent Police must answer for their interference in the democratic process” »

River: “Kent Police must answer for their interference in the democratic process”

“The actions of Kent Police after the election of David Craggs have led to the need for a possible further election to be held...

Aug 27 2010 / No comment / Read More »

River: Conservative David Craggs gains seat from Labour by 70 votes »

River: Conservative David Craggs gains seat from Labour by 70 votes

The Conservative candidate in the River Ward by-election, David Craggs, has beaten Labour’s John Jones by over 70 votes. With just 25.3% of River Ward’s...

Aug 12 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Analysis: All change, please »

Analysis: All change, please

In May 2007, voters in Medway’s 22 electoral wards elected 55 councillors to the unitary authority: 33 Conservatives, 13 Labour, 8 Liberal Democrats and...

Aug 11 2010 / 2 comments / Read More »
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Opinion

Proof that the Vulture drivers abuse their legal rights to park like morons »

Proof that the Vulture drivers abuse their legal rights to park like morons

The Medway Messenger today carries proof that the drivers of the much-loathed CCTV (not-so-) Smart Car abuse their right to park like morons on double-yellow lines. News broke today that a driver of the Vulture, who (to protect the moron’s identity) has not been named, was...

Aug 13 2010 / 2 comments / Read More »

Dear Medway Council, which brain ache closed the car park for no reason? »

Dear Medway Council, which brain ache closed the car park for no reason?

I am seriously annoyed – and I mean seriously (and, believe me, that doesn’t happen very often – at least, not to this extent). Someone, obviously not content with causing untold misery and chaos to the lives of thousands of motorists passing through Chatham everyday, decided...

Aug 9 2010 / No comment / Read More »

How many graduates does it to take pay for one student’s tuition? »

How many graduates does it to take pay for one student’s tuition?

Here’s a simple math problem for you to solve: A fisherman catches, on average, 35,000 fish every year. Of that, almost half are taken by his evil twin brother, leaving him to survive on the rest. Suddenly, an angel appears, and tells him that, if he follows her...

Aug 9 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Legal Leanings

“Be careful, lest ye face the final R.I.P. off” »

“Be careful, lest ye face the final R.I.P. off”Working at a law firm specialising in estate planning, I know how important it is to people that their solicitor ensures their instructions are correctly...

Aug 10 2010 / No comment / Read More »
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2011 Local Election Rochester & Strood 2011 Conservative Candidates announced

Rochester & Strood 2011 Conservative Candidates announced

Rochester and Strood Constituency Conservative Association has announced its candidates for the local elections to be held next May. 11 of the 22 candidates selected by party members in the nine ward branches are...

Sep 1, 2010 / More »
Alan Collins A public question for Medway RAFA

A public question for Medway RAFA

Something tells me the public were unaware of the rent policy Medway Council operates with regards to charities – or at least that’s the impression I got when I asked my supplementary question...

Jul 29, 2010 / More »
Alan's Letters Yourmedway letter: Wednesday, 7 July 2010

Yourmedway letter: Wednesday, 7 July 2010

Councillors in need of justifiable credit In the Yourmedway edition June 23, I responded to a letter from a man called Ted. He complained that two new MPs were remaining on Medway Council and that...

Jul 7, 2010 / More »
Armed Forces A public question for Medway RAFA

A public question for Medway RAFA

Something tells me the public were unaware of the rent policy Medway Council operates with regards to charities – or at least that’s the impression I got when I asked my supplementary question...

Jul 29, 2010 / More »
Conservatives Rochester & Strood 2011 Conservative Candidates announced

Rochester & Strood 2011 Conservative Candidates announced

Rochester and Strood Constituency Conservative Association has announced its candidates for the local elections to be held next May. 11 of the 22 candidates selected by party members in the nine ward branches are...

Sep 1, 2010 / More »
Medway Council Proof that the Vulture drivers abuse their legal rights to park like morons

Proof that the Vulture drivers abuse their legal rights to park like morons

The Medway Messenger today carries proof that the drivers of the much-loathed CCTV (not-so-) Smart Car abuse their right to park like morons on double-yellow lines. News broke today that a driver of the...

Aug 13, 2010 / More »
Press Releases An open letter to Her Majesty’s Government

An open letter to Her Majesty’s Government

This is an open letter to the Prime Minister, Rt Hon David Cameron MP; Deputy Prime Minister, Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP; Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Rt Hon Kenneth...

May 27, 2010 / More »
Site News Alan W Collins will be right back, after these short messages…

Alan W Collins will be right back, after these short messages…

This blog will be out of action for a week, whilst I take a much-needed holiday in the Turkish resort of Marmaris (pictured by night, left). It is my first proper holiday for two...

Jul 11, 2010 / More »
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