So, how many by-elections are we going to see this year?

For many Medway residents, the general election will not be the only time they head for the polls this year.
Residents in Gillingham North, Gillingham South, Rainham Central, River, Rochester East, Rochester South and Horsted and Rochester West wards all face the prospects of a second visit to the polling station weeks after the general election.
Of [...]

LW: The truth behind the Gouldens’ departure from Labour

In last weeks’ News, Councillors Goulden and Goulden exclusively revealed that the alleged Facebook profile of Labour candidate Sam Whittington was the final straw.
In the week that also saw Liberal Democrat Cllr Geoff Juby bitten in quite an awkward place by a dog whilst on the campaign trail, the Gouldens broke their silence for the [...]

Medway Lib Dems get new leader

Change of Leader: Cllrs Geoff Juby and Maureen Ruparel

Lib Dem Group 2009

Position
Councillor

Leader
Cllr Maureen Ruparel

Deputy Leader
Cllr Andy Stamp

Chairman
Cllr Cathy Sutton

Whip
Cllr Diana Smith

The Medway Council Liberal Democrat group has been shaken-up after Cllr Geoff Juby resigned as leader.
Cllr Juby, who is also Parliamentary Candidate for Rochester & Strood, wishes to give [...]

Medway’s Lib Dems are interwebically silent – part II

A few weeks ago, I commented on how Medway’s Liberal Democrats were lacking a web presence – and that they had foolishly allowed their domain name to lapse. Well, I have been doing a bit of digging around since then, and have found out a few things.
The Lib Dems had re-registered their domain name (or, [...]

Freedom of Medway to be conferred upon the Royal Engineers

Medway Council voted unanimously to confer the “honorary freedom of the borough” on the Royal Engineers, at a special meeting last Thursday.
The freedom of the borough is the highest honour a Council can give and all but two of the 55 Medway Councillors were present and voted for the motion, which read:
In pursuance of [...]