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Amateur photographer arrested and de-arrested … then gets questioned again for taking photographs in the same place

Amateur photographer arrested and de-arrested … then gets questioned again for taking photographs in the same place

An amateur photographer who has made local headlines after being stopped and arrested by police for taking photographs has been quizzed again.
Alex Turner, who runs the popular blog monaxle.com, was arrested on 8 July under s44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 after taking photographs in Chatham High Street.
11 days later, Mr Turner was quizzed again [...]

A comment on Stephen Jarrett’s arrest

A comment on Stephen Jarrett’s arrest

It was revealed today that the son of a senior councillor was arrested ‘on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled substance’.
Stephen Jarrett, who lives with his councillor father Alan, the Deputy Leader of Medway Council, and his mother Denise, was arrested when the family home in Ballens Road, Chatham, was raided on [...]

Parking restrictions in Twydall Green

Parking restrictions in Twydall Green

For those of you who are unaware, Medway Council are unable to impose parking charges in Twydall Green.
It is an old agreement that dates back to the day the land was given to the old Gillingham Borough Council for the use of the people of Twydall.
It was with some shock, then, that I received a [...]

A further warning to Medway motorists

A further warning to Medway motorists

In case you didn’t already know, the White Vulture is relentless … and about to multiply!
I would like to offer you all a word of warning: if you feel like doing a good deed for the Vulture, just don’t.
We’ve now learned that the Council intends to buy a second car, perhaps to keep busy on [...]

New store to open on Woolworths site, Monday?

New store to open on Woolworths site, Monday?

For weeks we have been hearing various different reports as to what could be moving in to the old Woolworths site in Twydall Green, yet I have decided against posting about it, until now.
Due to the nature of the conflicting reports, and the fact that I seldom like posting about mere speculation, I have witheld [...]

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