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 [...]
Conservative councillors reacted with shock following the last full meeting of Medway Council, after Labour councillors called for the yellow bus scheme to be scrapped.
The scheme, offering a dedicated and safe scheme of transport for school children living a reasonable distance from their school, was introduced in 2003 by the Conservatives on Medway Council.
Currently eight [...]
Medway Councillor Nicholas Brice has been expelled from the Conservative Group after an being caught trying to pick up a prostitute.
The Rochester South and Horsted councillor was caught by police on 2 November last year, and was given a conditional caution after admitting the offence of kerb crawling in Rochester.
At present, no formal announcement has [...]
On of the Tory fear tactics employed by Labour activists and bloggers going into this all-important general election year is the claim that the Conservatives will raise VAT to 20%.
Indeed this claim, whether true or not (I have not independently verified the facts as of yet), was carried by Medway Labour blogger Tristan Osborne.
Now it [...]
Councillors in Rainham have presented the Parkwood Community Centre with a cheque for £32,000.
The councillors, all from Medway Council’s Conservative Group, presented the cheque to the centre on Thursday (19th November) to top up their fundraising efforts.
The centre was trying to raise money to expand the hall, to cope with the growing demands of the [...]
