<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Medway - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about Medway with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:43:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Man ‘punched and kicked’ by driver in road-rage incident]]></title><description><![CDATA[A police investigation is underway after a man reported he had been punched and kicked while on the floor after a road-rage argument.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-punched-and-kicked-by-driver-in-road-rage-incident/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-punched-and-kicked-by-driver-in-road-rage-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care worker jailed after stabbing neighbour 11 times with kitchen knife]]></title><description><![CDATA[A care worker who frenziedly stabbed her neighbour 11 times with a large kitchen knife in a &amp;quot;brewing conflict&amp;quot; over noise has been jailed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/care-worker-jailed-after-stabbing-neighbour-11-times-with-kitchen-knife/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/care-worker-jailed-after-stabbing-neighbour-11-times-with-kitchen-knife/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re doing all we can to survive in one of country’s hardest hit high streets’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders in one of the weakest ranked high streets nationally are &ldquo;really worried&rdquo; at the rate of decline - and fear the worst may still be to come.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/were-doing-all-we-can-to-survive-in-one-of-countrys-hardest-hit-high-streets/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/were-doing-all-we-can-to-survive-in-one-of-countrys-hardest-hit-high-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge community festival celebrating art, culture and grassroots music returns]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Kent&rsquo;s most vibrant grassroots festivals is back, bringing together live music, food and family entertainment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/huge-communityfestival-celebrating-art-culture-and-grassroots-music-returns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/huge-communityfestival-celebrating-art-culture-and-grassroots-music-returns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former soldier hits out at housing firm’s data breach blunder]]></title><description><![CDATA[A housing association has apologised after staff mistakenly sent a tenant&rsquo;s personal details to one of his neighbours.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/former-soldier-hits-out-at-housing-firms-data-breach-blunder/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/former-soldier-hits-out-at-housing-firms-data-breach-blunder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shocking footage shows drivers racing on M2 at speeds of ‘up to 120mph’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two men have been disqualified from driving for 18 months after being caught racing on a motorway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/shocking-footage-shows-drivers-racing-on-m2-at-speeds-of-up-to-120mph/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/shocking-footage-shows-drivers-racing-on-m2-at-speeds-of-up-to-120mph/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bypass reopens after two-van crash and oil spill sparks motorway delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dual-carriageway was partially blocked while police and highways crews dealt with an oil spillage caused by a crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/bypass-reopens-after-two-van-crash-and-oil-spill-sparks-motorway-delays/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/bypass-reopens-after-two-van-crash-and-oil-spill-sparks-motorway-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commuter rail services diverted and cancelled after train hits 'obstruction']]></title><description><![CDATA[Rail users are facing long delays on busy parts of Kent&rsquo;s railway network this morning after a train hit an &ldquo;obstruction&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/commuter-rail-services-diverted-and-cancelled-after-train-hits-obstruction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/commuter-rail-services-diverted-and-cancelled-after-train-hits-obstruction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Action must be taken’: Anger after another fire at derelict school]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest blaze at a derelict school has made angry councillors demand action from developers - or else they&rsquo;ll do it themselves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/action-must-be-taken-anger-after-another-fire-at-derelict-school/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/action-must-be-taken-anger-after-another-fire-at-derelict-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy, 3, hit by car near school]]></title><description><![CDATA[The emergency services were called to a collision involving a car and child near a school.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/boy-3-hit-by-car-near-school/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/boy-3-hit-by-car-near-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best al fresco bars to visit this summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s hotting up, so our reviewer has picked out the best cocktail bars in Kent to spend time in the sun with something ice cold in your hand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-best-al-fresco-bars-to-visit-this-summer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-best-al-fresco-bars-to-visit-this-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aldi store set for upgrade as part of £300m wider investment]]></title><description><![CDATA[A budget supermarket chain is set to benefit from the company&rsquo;s&amp;#160;huge multi-million-pound investment scheme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/aldi-store-set-for-upgrade-as-part-of-300m-wider-investment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/aldi-store-set-for-upgrade-as-part-of-300m-wider-investment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Queen prophetess’ defends moving church into newsagents without permission]]></title><description><![CDATA[A planning row has broken out over a church&rsquo;s relocation to a former high street business.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/queen-prophetess-defends-moving-church-into-newsagents-without-permission/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/queen-prophetess-defends-moving-church-into-newsagents-without-permission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rainbow flags at the ready! Your guide to Kent’s Pride celebrations]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s plenty of&amp;#160;glitter, music and big celebrations as Pride returns to spread love across the county.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rainbow-flags-at-the-ready-your-guide-to-kents-pride-celebrations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rainbow-flags-at-the-ready-your-guide-to-kents-pride-celebrations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency response to nightclub event after medical incident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency services were called to a town centre club&rsquo;s fight night event after a member of the audience collapsed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/emergency-response-to-nightclub-event-after-medical-incident/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/emergency-response-to-nightclub-event-after-medical-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval chapel set to feature early work by artist Tracey Emin]]></title><description><![CDATA[A never-before-exhibited painting by Dame Tracey Emin is going on display as an historic charity flings open its doors to visitors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medieval-chapel-set-to-feature-early-work-by-artist-tracey-emin/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medieval-chapel-set-to-feature-early-work-by-artist-tracey-emin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspected arson after blaze at former school]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fire in a former school building is now over &ndash;&amp;#160;as firefighters launch an investigation into the cause.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/suspected-arson-after-blaze-at-former-school/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/suspected-arson-after-blaze-at-former-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five rescued by coastguard helicopter from river]]></title><description><![CDATA[A coastguard helicopter was called into action to help a group of people stuck on a stranded speedboat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/five-rescued-by-coastguard-helicopter-from-river/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/five-rescued-by-coastguard-helicopter-from-river/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passenger dies after falling ill on train]]></title><description><![CDATA[The emergency services were called to reports of a medical emergency at a railway station.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/passenger-dies-after-falling-ill-on-train/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/passenger-dies-after-falling-ill-on-train/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moment pick-up truck smashes into stationary cars THREE times]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video footage catches the moment a repeated disqualified and drink-driver crashes his friend&rsquo;s pick-up truck into a parked vehicles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/moment-pick-up-truck-smashes-into-stationary-cars-three-times/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/moment-pick-up-truck-smashes-into-stationary-cars-three-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dad slapped with fine after drink-driving with burst tyre]]></title><description><![CDATA[A drink-driver has been banned from the road and slapped with a hefty fine after being found driving while over the limit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dad-slapped-with-fine-after-drink-driving-with-burst-tyre/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dad-slapped-with-fine-after-drink-driving-with-burst-tyre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyclist hit by a car after trying to run from police]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 23-year-old has been arrested after he tried to run from police officers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/cyclist-hit-by-a-car-after-trying-to-run-from-police/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/cyclist-hit-by-a-car-after-trying-to-run-from-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel disruption after person falls ill on train]]></title><description><![CDATA[The emergency services were called to an incident at a railway station.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/travel-disruption-after-person-falls-ill-on-train/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/travel-disruption-after-person-falls-ill-on-train/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested after alleged indecent exposure in high street]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 25-year-old man has been arrested following a report of indecent exposure in a high street.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-arrested-after-alleged-indecent-exposure-in-high-street/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-arrested-after-alleged-indecent-exposure-in-high-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Additional town theatre refurbishment works identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[Further consent is needed for additional works at a town theatre under renovation, including fire safety upgrades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/additional-town-theatre-refurbishment-works-identified/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/additional-town-theatre-refurbishment-works-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder accused denies ‘wielding’ knife before fleeing scene of fatal stabbing]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of two men on trial accused of murder following a fatal stabbing told a jury he was not wielding a knife and just &amp;quot;wanted to get out of there&amp;quot;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/murder-accused-denies-wielding-knife-before-fleeing-scene-of-fatal-stabbing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 12:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/murder-accused-denies-wielding-knife-before-fleeing-scene-of-fatal-stabbing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We can’t go on like this’: High Street traders blast parking charge hike]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rise in the cost of parking has been blamed for a sudden drop in the number of customers visiting small businesses in one town&rsquo;s high street.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-cant-go-on-like-this-high-street-traders-blast-parking-charge-hike/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-cant-go-on-like-this-high-street-traders-blast-parking-charge-hike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘His passing leaves an immense void’: Tributes to ‘kind and humble’ dad and hockey player]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family of a keen hockey player who died following a crash on the M2 have paid tribute to the dad-of-three.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/his-passing-leaves-an-immense-void-tributes-to-kind-and-humble-dad-and-hockey-player/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/his-passing-leaves-an-immense-void-tributes-to-kind-and-humble-dad-and-hockey-player/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historic riverside fortress set to reopen under new management]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rare Elizabethan artillery fort will open its doors to the public for monthly guided tours later this month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/historic-riverside-fortress-set-to-reopen-under-new-management/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/historic-riverside-fortress-set-to-reopen-under-new-management/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['This by-election perfectly shows the bizarro world of modern British politics']]></title><description><![CDATA[Columnist Robert Boddy thinks the upcoming Makerfield by-election perfectly captures the weird way British politics has gone in recent times.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/this-by-election-perfectly-shows-the-bizarro-world-of-modern-british-politics/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/this-by-election-perfectly-shows-the-bizarro-world-of-modern-british-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans for flats and houses at former theatre and comedy club]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flats and new townhouses have been proposed for a Victorian music-hall venue in a town centre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plans-for-flats-and-houses-at-former-theatre-and-comedy-club/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plans-for-flats-and-houses-at-former-theatre-and-comedy-club/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lib Dems in Kent start planning for next general election]]></title><description><![CDATA[In today&rsquo;s Kent Politics Podcast, the Lib Dems eye up general election targets, traders fume over parking charges and Operation Brock is back.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lib-dems-in-kent-start-planning-for-next-general-election/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lib-dems-in-kent-start-planning-for-next-general-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biker in hospital after crash with car near busy motorway junction]]></title><description><![CDATA[A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital following a crash during the morning rush hour involving a car near a busy motorway junction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/biker-in-hospital-after-crash-with-car-near-busy-motorway-junction/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 11:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/biker-in-hospital-after-crash-with-car-near-busy-motorway-junction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petrol station Co-op to close for revamp]]></title><description><![CDATA[A convenience store on an industrial estate is set to shut for &ldquo;significant improvements&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/petrol-station-co-op-to-close-for-revamp/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 11:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/petrol-station-co-op-to-close-for-revamp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It feels more like Greece’: How one of Kent’s top summer attractions stays afloat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every year tens of thousands of visitors flock to enjoy the unique experience which is the UK&rsquo;s only remaining riverside tidal saltwater pool.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/it-feels-more-like-greece-how-one-of-kents-top-summer-attractions-stays-afloat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/it-feels-more-like-greece-how-one-of-kents-top-summer-attractions-stays-afloat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I shouldn’t have to tell them to do their job’: Home care agency put into special measures]]></title><description><![CDATA[A care agency has been rated as &ldquo;inadequate&rdquo; by the healthcare watchdog after multiple failings were found by inspectors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-shouldnt-have-to-tell-them-to-do-their-job-home-care-agency-put-into-special-measures/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-shouldnt-have-to-tell-them-to-do-their-job-home-care-agency-put-into-special-measures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Café in historic town centre remains shut after fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[A town centre caf&amp;#233; and restaurant remains closed three weeks after a fire ripped through and badly damaged a kitchen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/caf-in-historic-town-centre-remains-shut-after-fire/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/caf-in-historic-town-centre-remains-shut-after-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search for missing school girl in Kent last seen more than 200 miles away]]></title><description><![CDATA[The police are asking for the public&rsquo;s help to find a missing teenage girl who was last seen hundreds of miles away from Kent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/search-for-missing-school-girl-in-kent-last-seen-more-than-200-miles-away/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/search-for-missing-school-girl-in-kent-last-seen-more-than-200-miles-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ve struggled with autism all my life - now I’m playing for England’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 19-year-old whose autism once left him struggling in social situations has been selected to play pool for England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/ive-struggled-with-autism-all-my-life-now-im-playing-for-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/ive-struggled-with-autism-all-my-life-now-im-playing-for-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two arrested after crash leads to cannabis and counterfeit clothing haul]]></title><description><![CDATA[A road collision led police to seize more than two kilograms of cannabis, counterfeit clothing and tobacco, and thousands of pounds in cash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-arrested-after-crash-leads-to-cannabis-and-counterfeit-clothing-haul/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-arrested-after-crash-leads-to-cannabis-and-counterfeit-clothing-haul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boxing gym and rec ground café hatch proposed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans for a new boxing gym, townhouses and a cafe hatch at a recreation ground are among the latest planning applications submitted to a council.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/boxing-gym-and-rec-ground-caf-hatch-proposed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/boxing-gym-and-rec-ground-caf-hatch-proposed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petrol station Co-op to close for revamp and rebrand]]></title><description><![CDATA[A convenience store on an industrial estate is set to shut and reopen under a new operator.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/petrol-station-co-op-to-close-for-revamp-and-rebrand/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/petrol-station-co-op-to-close-for-revamp-and-rebrand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commuters ditch coach service over ‘unworkable’ fare hike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Passengers have been left furious after a coach company hiked its fares by up to 45% and scrapped its monthly and annual tickets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/commuters-ditch-coach-service-over-unworkable-fare-hike/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/commuters-ditch-coach-service-over-unworkable-fare-hike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I swapped teaching for TikTok - now I'm hanging out with Alan Carr']]></title><description><![CDATA[A 34-year-old woman from Kent who found overnight success after quitting the day job is now rubbing shoulders with some of the biggest stars in TV.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-swapped-teaching-for-tiktok-now-im-hanging-out-with-alan-carr/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-swapped-teaching-for-tiktok-now-im-hanging-out-with-alan-carr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thief stole from B&amp;M while on suspended sentence]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 24-year-old on a suspended sentence entered a discount store and filled up his pockets with items before leaving, a court has heard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/thief-stole-from-bampm-while-on-suspended-sentence/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 19:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/thief-stole-from-bampm-while-on-suspended-sentence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seafront flats, land for development, and former charity shop sell at auction]]></title><description><![CDATA[A block of seafront flats, a former charity shop, and a plot of land for a potential development are among the latest things to sell at auction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/seafront-flats-land-for-development-and-former-charity-shop-sell-at-auction/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 17:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/seafront-flats-land-for-development-and-former-charity-shop-sell-at-auction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opportunistic thief who repeatedly targeted new Sainsbury’s store recalled to prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[A thief stole hundreds of pounds worth of groceries from the same supermarket not long after she&rsquo;d been released from prison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/opportunistic-thief-who-repeatedly-targeted-new-sainsburys-store-recalled-to-prison/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/opportunistic-thief-who-repeatedly-targeted-new-sainsburys-store-recalled-to-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Built with love’: Parents to unveil riverside throne in memory of daughter lost to brain tumour]]></title><description><![CDATA[A family&rsquo;s promise to create &ldquo;something lasting and beautiful&rdquo; following the loss of their daughter is about to become reality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/built-with-love-parents-to-unveil-riverside-throne-in-memory-of-daughter-lost-to-brain-tumour/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 14:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/built-with-love-parents-to-unveil-riverside-throne-in-memory-of-daughter-lost-to-brain-tumour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long delays on motorway after crash between van, lorry and car]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drivers faced long delays on a busy route after a crash involving a lorry, a van and a car.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/long-delays-on-motorway-after-crash-between-van-lorry-and-car/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 14:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/long-delays-on-motorway-after-crash-between-van-lorry-and-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare Kent plant back from brink of extinction]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rare plant which was on the brink of extinction is making a remarkable comeback in the county.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rare-kent-plant-back-from-brink-of-extinction/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 11:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rare-kent-plant-back-from-brink-of-extinction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’ll stick with the tip’: Anger over hike in garden waste fees in Kent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frustrated residents say they are planning to &ldquo;stick with the tip&rdquo; after all but two Kent councils hiked the price of their garden waste service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/well-stick-with-the-tip-anger-over-hike-in-garden-waste-fees-in-kent/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/well-stick-with-the-tip-anger-over-hike-in-garden-waste-fees-in-kent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long delays on motorway after crash between van and cars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drivers are facing long delays on a busy route after a crash involving multiple cars and a van.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/long-delays-on-motorway-after-crash-between-van-and-cars/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/long-delays-on-motorway-after-crash-between-van-and-cars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Very dangerous’ psychiatric patient jailed after ‘savage’ knife attack on stranger]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 34-year-old man who launched an unprovoked attack and tried to kill a stranger while on escorted day release has been jailed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/very-dangerous-psychiatric-patient-jailed-after-savage-knife-attack-on-stranger/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/very-dangerous-psychiatric-patient-jailed-after-savage-knife-attack-on-stranger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[£15m luxury care home set to open at waterfront site]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new &amp;#163;1,700 a week home offering specialist dementia care will help ease bed-blocking problems at a major hospital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/15m-luxury-care-home-set-to-open-at-waterfront-site/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/15m-luxury-care-home-set-to-open-at-waterfront-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re shocked and proud’: Artwork of school children to be showcased alongside world’s greatest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move over Van Gogh and make way for the artwork of some talented primary schoolchildren which is set to be displayed at the country&rsquo;s top galleries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/were-shocked-and-proud-artwork-of-school-children-to-be-showcased-alongside-worlds-greatest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/were-shocked-and-proud-artwork-of-school-children-to-be-showcased-alongside-worlds-greatest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man dies after being hit by lorry on M2]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man has died following a serious crash which closed a busy section of motorway for four hours.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-dies-after-being-hit-by-lorry-on-m2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-dies-after-being-hit-by-lorry-on-m2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Starmer’s lacking a few key skills required to be Prime Minister’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this week&rsquo;s Kent Politics Podcast, Kent&rsquo;s election bucks the trend, we&rsquo;ve tributes to a popular councillor and MPs&rsquo; feelings for Keir Starmer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/starmers-lacking-a-few-key-skills-required-to-be-prime-minister/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/starmers-lacking-a-few-key-skills-required-to-be-prime-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homes Under the Hammer star dies aged 79]]></title><description><![CDATA[A well-respected auctioneer and star of Homes Under the Hammer has died.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/homes-under-the-hammer-star-dies-aged-79/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/homes-under-the-hammer-star-dies-aged-79/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dad given booze ban after racist outburst and assaulting teenage daughter in pub]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dad who assaulted his teenage daughter in a pub before a racist outburst, calling another punter the n-word, has been banned from drinking.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dad-given-booze-ban-after-racist-outburst-and-assaulting-teenage-daughter-in-pub/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dad-given-booze-ban-after-racist-outburst-and-assaulting-teenage-daughter-in-pub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[M2 reopens after pedestrian hit by lorry]]></title><description><![CDATA[A section of the M2 was closed while police investigated a serious crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/m2-reopens-after-pedestrian-hit-by-lorry/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/m2-reopens-after-pedestrian-hit-by-lorry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[M2 shut after pedestrian hit by lorry]]></title><description><![CDATA[A section of the M2 has closed while police investigate a serious crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/m2-shut-after-pedestrian-hit-by-lorry/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/m2-shut-after-pedestrian-hit-by-lorry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is crucial’: £41m contract to prevent hospital bed-blocking awarded]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new contract to provide an intermediate care and reablement service and help &ldquo;timely hospital discharges&rdquo; has been agreed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/this-is-crucial-41m-contract-to-prevent-hospital-bed-blocking-awarded/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/this-is-crucial-41m-contract-to-prevent-hospital-bed-blocking-awarded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I fled civil war and poverty…now I’m my area’s number one citizen’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Growing up relying on donated clothes, a new mayor has described receiving the chains of office as getting &ldquo;the ultimate hand-me-down&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-fled-civil-war-and-povertynow-im-my-areas-number-one-citizen/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-fled-civil-war-and-povertynow-im-my-areas-number-one-citizen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major road to close near new housing development for water works]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drivers along a busy route are set to face another stretch of roadworks as engineers connect a new housing development to the water network.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/major-road-to-close-near-new-housing-development-for-water-works/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/major-road-to-close-near-new-housing-development-for-water-works/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prosecution witness denies lying to police about fatal stabbing to ‘improve’ his immigration status]]></title><description><![CDATA[A key prosecution witness in a murder trial has denied&amp;#160;&#8203;lying to police about the fatal stabbing to bolster his chances of remaining in the UK]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/prosecution-witness-denies-lying-to-police-about-fatal-stabbing-to-improve-his-immigration-status/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 13:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/prosecution-witness-denies-lying-to-police-about-fatal-stabbing-to-improve-his-immigration-status/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your guide to May half term family fun right across Kent]]></title><description><![CDATA[From free playground festivals to full-day wildlife adventures on offer, there&rsquo;s plenty happening to keep everyone entertained over half term.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/your-guide-to-may-half-term-family-fun-right-across-kent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/your-guide-to-may-half-term-family-fun-right-across-kent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Six years of trying for a family was brutal - if only I knew what the problem was sooner’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A racing car driver who fell into depression after unsuccessfully trying to conceive for six years hopes his story can help others.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/six-years-of-trying-for-a-family-was-brutal-if-only-i-knew-what-the-problem-was-sooner/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/six-years-of-trying-for-a-family-was-brutal-if-only-i-knew-what-the-problem-was-sooner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sister calls for personal apology from carer who filmed her vulnerable brother]]></title><description><![CDATA[A furious sister is calling for a face-to-face apology from a sacked carer who filmed her brother after he&rsquo;d soiled himself.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/sister-calls-for-personal-apology-from-carer-who-filmed-her-vulnerable-brother/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/sister-calls-for-personal-apology-from-carer-who-filmed-her-vulnerable-brother/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rejected ex banned from gym after threats to stab former partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[A spurned boyfriend has been banned from a gym after he threatened to kill his former partner.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rejected-ex-banned-from-gym-after-threats-to-stab-former-partner/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rejected-ex-banned-from-gym-after-threats-to-stab-former-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kent NHS pay rate cut shock: ‘I know we’re treated badly but this just makes me sick’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frontline staff say they feel &ldquo;angry, undervalued, and disrespected&rdquo; after sweeping cuts to temporary NHS pay rates across Kent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-nhs-pay-rate-cut-shock-i-know-were-treated-badly-but-this-just-makes-me-sick/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-nhs-pay-rate-cut-shock-i-know-were-treated-badly-but-this-just-makes-me-sick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It could’ve been a lot worse’: Wheelie bin set alight outside café]]></title><description><![CDATA[A caf&amp;#233; says it&rsquo;s lucky no serious damage was done after a blaze was started outside its town centre site.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/it-couldve-been-a-lot-worse-wheelie-bin-set-alight-outside-caf/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/it-couldve-been-a-lot-worse-wheelie-bin-set-alight-outside-caf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police ban ‘nuisance’ man from town centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who committed criminal damage and shoplifted on several occasions has been banned from entering a town centre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-ban-nuisance-man-from-town-centre/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-ban-nuisance-man-from-town-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robbery suspect unlawfully at large after police mistakenly release him]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 19-year-old who was due to be remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with robbery is at large after police wrongly let him go.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/robbery-suspect-unlawfully-at-large-after-police-mistakenly-release-him/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/robbery-suspect-unlawfully-at-large-after-police-mistakenly-release-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman banned from owning animals for life after emaciated dogs found in ‘horrifying’ conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman has been banned from keeping animals for life after nine dogs were discovered living in &ldquo;incredibly poor&rdquo; conditions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/woman-banned-from-owning-animals-for-life-after-emaciated-dogs-found-in-horrifying-conditions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 16:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/woman-banned-from-owning-animals-for-life-after-emaciated-dogs-found-in-horrifying-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder-accused ‘confessed to having ‘done’ victim’ seconds after stabbing]]></title><description><![CDATA[A jury has been told that two men accused of murder were seen wielding knives seconds after a fatal stabbing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/murder-accused-confessed-to-having-done-victim-seconds-after-stabbing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 12:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/murder-accused-confessed-to-having-done-victim-seconds-after-stabbing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leisure centre users slam ‘secret’ plans to scrap popular sauna]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angry sports centre members say they weren&rsquo;t consulted over &amp;#163;700,000 plans to replace their much-loved communal sauna with a gym for under-15s.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/leisure-centre-users-slam-secret-plans-to-scrap-popular-sauna/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/leisure-centre-users-slam-secret-plans-to-scrap-popular-sauna/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re young and don’t drink — but our pub is going to thrive’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two of Kent&rsquo;s youngest landlords have taken over a historic hostelry as they set out their &ldquo;new age&rdquo; vision to revamp and make a success of it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/were-young-and-dont-drink-but-our-pub-is-going-to-thrive/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/were-young-and-dont-drink-but-our-pub-is-going-to-thrive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thug who threw bedside table at pregnant girlfriend claimed she was ‘vicious bully’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#8203;&#8203;A&#8203; thug who attacking his ex girlfriend in her home told a judge he had not been given &amp;quot;the whole picture&amp;quot; during several courtroom outbursts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/thug-who-threw-bedside-table-at-pregnant-girlfriend-claimed-she-was-vicious-bully/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/thug-who-threw-bedside-table-at-pregnant-girlfriend-claimed-she-was-vicious-bully/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leisure centre users slam council’s ‘secret’ plans to scrap popular sauna]]></title><description><![CDATA[A well-used sauna is to be replaced with a youth gym, but members say they should&rsquo;ve been consulted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/leisure-centre-users-slam-councils-secret-plans-to-scrap-popular-sauna/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/leisure-centre-users-slam-councils-secret-plans-to-scrap-popular-sauna/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third Kent MP joins calls for Starmer to be replaced]]></title><description><![CDATA[A third Labour MP has called for the Prime Minister to be replaced, as another says his&amp;#160;position is not &ldquo;recoverable&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/third-kent-mp-joins-calls-for-starmer-to-be-replaced/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/third-kent-mp-joins-calls-for-starmer-to-be-replaced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second Kent MP joins calls for Starmer to be replaced]]></title><description><![CDATA[A second Labour MP has called for the Prime Minister to be replaced, as another says his&amp;#160;position is not &ldquo;recoverable&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/second-kent-mp-joins-calls-for-starmer-to-be-replaced/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/second-kent-mp-joins-calls-for-starmer-to-be-replaced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arrests made after plant ‘stolen’ from Chinese takeaway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two people have been arrested after a money tree was allegedly stolen from a Chinese takeaway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/arrests-made-after-plant-stolen-from-chinese-takeaway/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/arrests-made-after-plant-stolen-from-chinese-takeaway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kent MP says Keir Starmer’s position is ‘not recoverable’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Labour MP says the Prime Minister&rsquo;s&amp;#160;position is not &ldquo;recoverable&rdquo; and that she is unlikely to retain her seat in the next election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-mp-says-keir-starmers-position-is-not-recoverable/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-mp-says-keir-starmers-position-is-not-recoverable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Something for the weekend? Five fun-filled days out to get in your diary]]></title><description><![CDATA[From wine tastings and comic cons to countryside festivals and vintage fairs, there&rsquo;s plenty to float your boat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/something-for-the-weekend-five-fun-filled-days-out-to-get-in-your-diary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/something-for-the-weekend-five-fun-filled-days-out-to-get-in-your-diary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested as police investigate ‘rape near church’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 50-year-old man has been arrested and remains in custody after a woman reported she had been raped near a town centre church.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-arrested-as-police-investigate-rape-near-church/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 13:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-arrested-as-police-investigate-rape-near-church/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Kent MPs backing Starmer - and those saying he should go]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kent&rsquo;s Labour MPs remain divided on Sir Keir Starmer&rsquo;s future as Prime Minister as he faces mounting pressure in Number 10.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-kent-mps-backing-starmer-and-those-saying-he-should-go/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 09:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-kent-mps-backing-starmer-and-those-saying-he-should-go/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We dread to think who’s moving in’: Concerns raised over student block ‘conversion’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents have expressed fears after a student block was granted permission to be converted into a house of multiple occupation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-dread-to-think-whos-moving-in-concerns-raised-over-student-block-conversion/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-dread-to-think-whos-moving-in-concerns-raised-over-student-block-conversion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Violence at service station: M2 car park row leaves man with bleed on brain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three men have been jailed after a lorry driver suffered a bleed on the brain and several fractures after a row over a parking space.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/violence-at-service-station-m2-car-park-row-leaves-man-with-bleed-on-brain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/violence-at-service-station-m2-car-park-row-leaves-man-with-bleed-on-brain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour MP resigns and says Starmer has ‘lost the confidence of the public’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Kent MP has made the &ldquo;difficult decision&rdquo; to resign from a government role, saying the Prime Minister has &ldquo;lost the confidence of the public&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/labour-mp-resigns-and-says-starmer-has-lost-the-confidence-of-the-public/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/labour-mp-resigns-and-says-starmer-has-lost-the-confidence-of-the-public/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity to close shops in seven Kent towns to cut costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A UK charity is to close almost 200 stores as part of cost-cutting measures - including seven in Kent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/charity-to-close-shops-in-seven-kent-towns-to-cut-costs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 14:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/charity-to-close-shops-in-seven-kent-towns-to-cut-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travellers pitch up in park near school]]></title><description><![CDATA[An unauthorised traveller encampment has pitched up near a grammar school.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/travellers-pitch-up-in-park-near-school/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/travellers-pitch-up-in-park-near-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeless thug headbutted security guard in A&amp;E]]></title><description><![CDATA[A homeless man headbutted a security guard when he turned up in A&amp;amp;E at a hospital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/homeless-thug-headbutted-security-guard-in-aampe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/homeless-thug-headbutted-security-guard-in-aampe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Kent curry houses named among top 100 in UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three Kent curry houses have been named among the best Asian eateries in the UK.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/three-kent-curry-houses-named-among-top-100-in-uk/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/three-kent-curry-houses-named-among-top-100-in-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Fix the potholes before you start charging us’: Country park addition touches ‘raw nerve’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fed-up visitors to a country park have raised concerns after parking machines were installed ahead of basic promised improvements.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/fix-the-potholes-before-you-start-charging-us-country-park-addition-touches-raw-nerve/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/fix-the-potholes-before-you-start-charging-us-country-park-addition-touches-raw-nerve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chemical spray used in arrest of ‘aggressive’ man with ‘extreme strength’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man resisting arrest was so strong police couldn&rsquo;t control him and they had to use a chemical irritant to bring him under control.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/chemical-spray-used-in-arrest-of-aggressive-man-with-extreme-strength/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/chemical-spray-used-in-arrest-of-aggressive-man-with-extreme-strength/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Lying' flasher, 23, claimed he was urinating after indecently exposing himself]]></title><description><![CDATA[A young dad was told to look himself in the mirror by a judge after he followed a woman down an alleyway and masturbated in front of her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lying-flasher-23-claimed-he-was-urinating-after-indecently-exposing-himself/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lying-flasher-23-claimed-he-was-urinating-after-indecently-exposing-himself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I couldn't live in my home for two years - why have they charged me &pound;12k in rent?']]></title><description><![CDATA[A grandmother has been slapped with a hefty bill two years after her home was broken into and vandalised.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-couldnt-live-in-my-home-for-two-years-why-have-they-charged-me-pound12k-in-rent-2/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 07:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-couldnt-live-in-my-home-for-two-years-why-have-they-charged-me-pound12k-in-rent-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I couldn't live in my home for two years - why have they charged me &pound;12k in rent']]></title><description><![CDATA[A grandmother has been slapped with a hefty bill two years after her home was broken into and vandalised.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-couldnt-live-in-my-home-for-two-years-why-have-they-charged-me-pound12k-in-rent/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-couldnt-live-in-my-home-for-two-years-why-have-they-charged-me-pound12k-in-rent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tapas chain fined £15,000 after failing to clear waste]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bosses behind a now closed tapas restaurant have been fined &amp;#163;15,000 after failing to clear waste.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/tapas-chain-fined-15000-after-failing-to-clear-waste/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 20:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/tapas-chain-fined-15000-after-failing-to-clear-waste/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Power failure’ causes delays across Southeastern network]]></title><description><![CDATA[A momentary power failure has brought &ldquo;many&rdquo; trains to a stand and caused delays across the Kent network.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/power-failure-causes-delays-across-southeastern-network/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/power-failure-causes-delays-across-southeastern-network/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man fatally stabbed over £10 phone purchase, murder trial hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man found lying face down in a pool of blood had been fatally stabbed in the armpit over a &amp;#163;10 phone purchase, a murder trial has been told.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-fatally-stabbed-over-10-phone-purchase-murder-trial-hears/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-fatally-stabbed-over-10-phone-purchase-murder-trial-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School streets ‘traffic ban’ set to be expanded again]]></title><description><![CDATA[A traffic management scheme aimed at improving safety for children walking to school is set to be rolled out to two more locations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/school-streets-traffic-ban-set-to-be-expanded-again/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 13:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/school-streets-traffic-ban-set-to-be-expanded-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing girl safe and well]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police say teenager who went missing on Wednesday has been found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/missing-girl-safe-and-well/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 08:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/missing-girl-safe-and-well/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition collapses, parish council wrangles, water woes and billion-pound contracts]]></title><description><![CDATA[In another packed edition of the Kent Politics Podcast we hear about the big issues in the county this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/coalition-collapses-parish-council-wrangles-water-woes-and-billion-pound-contracts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/coalition-collapses-parish-council-wrangles-water-woes-and-billion-pound-contracts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman left for dead by roadside in Thailand after driver flees crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A backpacker has revealed the terrifying moment she was left for dead at a roadside after being thrown off a motorbike in Thailand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/woman-left-for-deadbyroadside-in-thailand-after-driver-flees-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/woman-left-for-deadbyroadside-in-thailand-after-driver-flees-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Town's Sweeps festival hailed a success as it records best attendance for a decade]]></title><description><![CDATA[A festival brought a large number of visitors to a Kent town over the Bank Holiday weekend in a &ldquo;huge boost&rdquo; to traders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/towns-sweeps-festival-hailed-a-success-as-it-records-best-attendance-for-a-decade/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/towns-sweeps-festival-hailed-a-success-as-it-records-best-attendance-for-a-decade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeal to find missing teenager launched]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are asking for help to find a missing teenager who was last seen in a remote part of Kent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/appeal-to-find-missing-teenager-launched/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/appeal-to-find-missing-teenager-launched/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s amazing what we’ve achieved’: Charity reaches £250k target to revamp lifesaving equipment for poorly tots]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fundraising target to upgrade lifesaving equipment in a hospital&rsquo;s special care baby unit has been reached in just a year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/its-amazing-what-weve-achieved-charity-reaches-250k-target-to-revamp-lifesaving-equipment-for-poorly-tots/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 13:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/its-amazing-what-weve-achieved-charity-reaches-250k-target-to-revamp-lifesaving-equipment-for-poorly-tots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eleven appear in court accused of causing large funfair ‘disturbance’]]></title><description><![CDATA[One woman, a man and nine children have appeared before magistrates after being charged with affray.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/eleven-appear-in-court-accused-of-causing-large-funfair-disturbance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 11:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/eleven-appear-in-court-accused-of-causing-large-funfair-disturbance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drunken reveller ‘got what he deserved’ after picking fight with wrong attacker]]></title><description><![CDATA[A young man who saw his friend knocked out was then laid out himself when he swung punches at a man he thought was involved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/drunken-reveller-got-what-he-deserved-after-picking-fight-with-wrong-attacker/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/drunken-reveller-got-what-he-deserved-after-picking-fight-with-wrong-attacker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes paid to ‘dedicated and passionate’ councillor after death aged 74]]></title><description><![CDATA[A councillor who served one area of Kent for more than 30 years and was respected and well liked across the political spectrum has died.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/tributes-paid-to-dedicated-and-passionate-councillor-after-death-aged-74/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/tributes-paid-to-dedicated-and-passionate-councillor-after-death-aged-74/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police appeal to help find missing woman, 78]]></title><description><![CDATA[Offices have asked for help to find a 78-year-old woman last seen at a bus stop outside a hospital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-appeal-to-help-find-missing-woman-78/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-appeal-to-help-find-missing-woman-78/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tesco thieves stole olive oil, coffee beans and butter in £4.6k shoplifting spree]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two thieves have been banned from all Tesco stores following a three-month, nationwide shoplifting spree.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/tesco-thieves-stole-olive-oil-coffee-beans-and-butter-in-46k-shoplifting-spree/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/tesco-thieves-stole-olive-oil-coffee-beans-and-butter-in-46k-shoplifting-spree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoplifting suspect charged after ‘coffee jars thrown at Tesco staff’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A suspected thief has been charged following a &ldquo;violent&rdquo; incident at a Tesco Express which saw the police called and the store shut.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/shoplifting-suspect-charged-after-coffee-jars-thrown-at-tesco-staff/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/shoplifting-suspect-charged-after-coffee-jars-thrown-at-tesco-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['They're building hundreds of new homes &ndash; but they&rsquo;re destroying ours']]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents say their lives are being made a misery by the &ldquo;constant&rdquo; noise, dust and damage caused by works at a neighbouring housing development.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/theyre-building-hundreds-of-new-homes-ndash-but-theyrsquore-destroying-ours/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/theyre-building-hundreds-of-new-homes-ndash-but-theyrsquore-destroying-ours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councillor to be investigated over conduct for second time]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Independent councillor is to face an investigation into his conduct following a &amp;#163;5,000 dispute with a parish council.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/councillor-to-be-investigated-over-conduct-for-second-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/councillor-to-be-investigated-over-conduct-for-second-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Podcast studio and 19-bed HMO plan for disused office block approved]]></title><description><![CDATA[An application for a 19-bed house of multiple occupation with a gym and podcast studio has been approved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/podcast-studio-and-19-bed-hmo-plan-for-disused-office-block-approved/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/podcast-studio-and-19-bed-hmo-plan-for-disused-office-block-approved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New flats block and Aldi updates among latest planning bids]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans for new flats, a betting shop and updates to an approved budget supermarket are among the latest applications submitted to a council.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-flats-block-and-aldi-updates-among-latest-planning-bids/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 13:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-flats-block-and-aldi-updates-among-latest-planning-bids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scrap metal worker caught stealing extra baby milk from Asda garage]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 33-year-old man has appeared in court after being caught on CCTV stealing bottles of baby milk at a petrol station shop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/scrap-metal-worker-caught-stealing-extra-baby-milk-from-asda-garage/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/scrap-metal-worker-caught-stealing-extra-baby-milk-from-asda-garage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owner’s shock as CCTV shows plant being taken from Chinese takeaway]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sentimental plant was taken from a takeaway in a matter of minutes while staff worked in the kitchen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/owners-shock-as-cctv-shows-plant-being-taken-from-chinese-takeaway/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 21:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/owners-shock-as-cctv-shows-plant-being-taken-from-chinese-takeaway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m devastated - It was going really well and now this has happened’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly a year&amp;#39;s hard work by one artist has been undone after a fire shut a prominent cultural venue just days before a busy festival weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/im-devastated-it-was-going-really-well-and-now-this-has-happened-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/im-devastated-it-was-going-really-well-and-now-this-has-happened-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m devastated — It was going really well and now this has happened’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly a year&amp;#39;s hard work by one artist has been undone after a fire shut a prominent cultural venue just days before a busy festival weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/im-devastated-it-was-going-really-well-and-now-this-has-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 11:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/im-devastated-it-was-going-really-well-and-now-this-has-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It feels like I’m living in a cage — no one should live like this’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 24-year-old woman says she feels like she is &ldquo;stuck&rdquo; in her own body due to a neurological condition which has left her unable to walk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/it-feels-like-im-living-in-a-cage-no-one-should-live-like-this/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 09:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/it-feels-like-im-living-in-a-cage-no-one-should-live-like-this/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['My home is like a cage': Woman trapped downstairs for seven months after disability diagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[A young woman says she feels like she is &ldquo;stuck&rdquo; in her own body due to a neurological condition which has left her unable to walk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/my-home-is-like-a-cage-woman-trapped-downstairs-for-seven-months-after-disability-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/my-home-is-like-a-cage-woman-trapped-downstairs-for-seven-months-after-disability-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New monthly market launches with 90 traders and live entertainment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shoppers are being invited to a new market offering everything from vintage goods to street food.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-monthly-market-launches-with-90-traders-and-live-entertainment/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 21:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-monthly-market-launches-with-90-traders-and-live-entertainment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands enjoy Kent's biggest folk celebration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands gather at the annual Sweeps Festival this weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/thousands-enjoy-kents-biggest-folk-celebration/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/thousands-enjoy-kents-biggest-folk-celebration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rochester Sweeps Festival: One more day of Kent's biggest folk celebration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands gather at the annual Sweeps Festival this weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rochester-sweeps-festival-one-more-day-of-kents-biggest-folk-celebration/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rochester-sweeps-festival-one-more-day-of-kents-biggest-folk-celebration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He was a nice, kind man’: Tributes to one of town’s longest-serving shop owners]]></title><description><![CDATA[The owner of a much-loved leather clothes shop which has been in a town for more than 50 years has died.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/he-was-a-nice-kind-man-tributes-to-one-of-towns-longest-serving-shop-owners/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/he-was-a-nice-kind-man-tributes-to-one-of-towns-longest-serving-shop-owners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delays clear after ‘medical incident’ on motorway]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was slow traffic on the M2 due to a reported medical incident.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/delays-clear-after-medical-incident-on-motorway/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 14:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/delays-clear-after-medical-incident-on-motorway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slow traffic after ‘medical incident’ on motorway]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is slow traffic on the M2 due to a reported medical incident.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/slow-traffic-after-medical-incident-on-motorway/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/slow-traffic-after-medical-incident-on-motorway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We know we are going to have the top gastro pub in the UK’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pub bosses are keeping punters on side - and in the know - with a popular pop-up replacement while major works continue at their main venue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-know-we-are-going-to-have-the-top-gastro-pub-in-the-uk/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-know-we-are-going-to-have-the-top-gastro-pub-in-the-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beloved horror maze to continue - with bans on ‘grinding and licking’ visitors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The country&rsquo;s longest-running horror maze will return following speculation it was going to be replaced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/beloved-horror-maze-to-continue-with-bans-on-grinding-and-licking-visitors/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 16:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/beloved-horror-maze-to-continue-with-bans-on-grinding-and-licking-visitors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Son who drove without insurance after borrowing dad’s car fined nearly £400]]></title><description><![CDATA[A motorist who borrowed his father&rsquo;s car but failed to get insured for the trip has appeared in court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/son-who-drove-without-insurance-after-borrowing-dads-car-fined-nearly-400/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/son-who-drove-without-insurance-after-borrowing-dads-car-fined-nearly-400/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears grow for missing woman’s safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are concerned for the welfare of a missing 44-year-old woman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/fears-grow-for-missing-womans-safety/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 09:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/fears-grow-for-missing-womans-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m sorry’: Care home worker sacked after filming vulnerable residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[A care home worker has apologised after filming vulnerable residents and reportedly sharing the clips over social media.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/im-sorry-care-home-worker-sacked-after-filming-vulnerable-residents/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/im-sorry-care-home-worker-sacked-after-filming-vulnerable-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of Kent students to be swabbed for meningitis bacteria as probe into ‘unusual’ outbreak continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists will be testing thousands of university students for meningitis to find out how common the strain is and investigate the outbreak.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/thousands-of-kent-students-to-be-swabbed-for-meningitis-bacteria-as-probe-into-unusual-outbreak-continues/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/thousands-of-kent-students-to-be-swabbed-for-meningitis-bacteria-as-probe-into-unusual-outbreak-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air ambulance service issues stark warning after being hit by ‘unprecedented’ fuel cost rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[A life-saving service is warning that rising fuel costs are presenting a &ldquo;huge challenge&rdquo; with costs up by &amp;#163;25K a month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/air-ambulance-service-issues-stark-warning-after-being-hit-by-unprecedented-fuel-cost-rise/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/air-ambulance-service-issues-stark-warning-after-being-hit-by-unprecedented-fuel-cost-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex offenders jailed within days of each other for breaching court orders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two sex offenders have been locked up within days of each other after both breached court orders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/sex-offenders-jailed-within-days-of-each-other-for-breaching-court-orders/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 13:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/sex-offenders-jailed-within-days-of-each-other-for-breaching-court-orders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Princess Anne makes first royal visit to almshouse in Kent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Princess Anne attended a flag-raising ceremony on her first royal visit as patron of a Kent almshouse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/princess-anne-makes-first-royal-visit-to-almshouse-in-kent/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/princess-anne-makes-first-royal-visit-to-almshouse-in-kent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New free Medway monthly indoor market launching on bank holiday weekend - Kent Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[New free Medway monthly indoor market launching on bank holiday weekend&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Live]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-free-medway-monthly-indoor-market-launching-on-bank-holiday-weekend-kent-live/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 11:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-free-medway-monthly-indoor-market-launching-on-bank-holiday-weekend-kent-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kent Politics Podcast: Green and Reform councillors go head-to-head]]></title><description><![CDATA[The guests on today&rsquo;s Kent Politics Podcast discuss why their parties continue to make ground on Labour and the Tories.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-politics-podcast-green-and-reform-councillors-go-head-to-head/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-politics-podcast-green-and-reform-councillors-go-head-to-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire crews respond to ‘lots of smoke’ coming from terraced home]]></title><description><![CDATA[A busy main road was blocked during rush hour while emergency services responded to an blaze at a terraced property.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/fire-crews-respond-to-lots-of-smoke-coming-from-terraced-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/fire-crews-respond-to-lots-of-smoke-coming-from-terraced-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Escape room owners reveal opening date for latest venture]]></title><description><![CDATA[The owners of a town&rsquo;s first escape room have revealed the opening date for their latest game.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/escape-room-owners-reveal-opening-date-for-latest-venture/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/escape-room-owners-reveal-opening-date-for-latest-venture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major route reopened after fire crews responded to ‘lots of smoke’ coming from terraced home]]></title><description><![CDATA[A busy main road was blocked during rush hour while emergency services responded to an incident at a terraced property.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/major-route-reopened-after-fire-crews-responded-to-lots-of-smoke-coming-from-terraced-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/major-route-reopened-after-fire-crews-responded-to-lots-of-smoke-coming-from-terraced-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major route blocked as fire crews respond to ‘lots of smoke’ coming from terraced home]]></title><description><![CDATA[A busy main road is blocked during rush hour while emergency services respond to an incident at a terraced property.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/major-route-blocked-as-fire-crews-respond-to-lots-of-smoke-coming-from-terraced-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/major-route-blocked-as-fire-crews-respond-to-lots-of-smoke-coming-from-terraced-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teens locked up for attacking and killing man on Kent beach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three teenagers have been sentenced at the Old Bailey after they attacked and killed a man on a beach.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/teens-locked-up-for-attacking-and-killing-man-on-kent-beach/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/teens-locked-up-for-attacking-and-killing-man-on-kent-beach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[11 restaurants in Kent to close as axe to fall on Beefeater and Brewers Fayre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two restaurant chains in the county are to be axed with the loss of hundreds of jobs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/11-restaurants-in-kent-to-close-as-axe-to-fall-on-beefeater-and-brewers-fayre/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/11-restaurants-in-kent-to-close-as-axe-to-fall-on-beefeater-and-brewers-fayre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Popular restaurant chains to close]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two restaurant chains in the county are to be axed with the loss of hundreds of jobs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/popular-restaurant-chains-to-close/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/popular-restaurant-chains-to-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call 999 if you see most wanted Medway thief - Kent Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Call 999 if you see most wanted Medway thief&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Live]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/call-999-if-you-see-most-wanted-medway-thief-kent-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/call-999-if-you-see-most-wanted-medway-thief-kent-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homes plan would do ‘long-term damage to most important site for iconic bird’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RSPB has opposed plans for 450 homes on a former army barracks due to fears about the impact on nesting grounds of endangered nightingales.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/homes-plan-would-do-long-term-damage-to-most-important-site-for-iconic-bird/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/homes-plan-would-do-long-term-damage-to-most-important-site-for-iconic-bird/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Athletes Visit State House - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Athletes Visit State House&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-athletes-visit-state-house-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-athletes-visit-state-house-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[County clash before national stage for Medway youngsters - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[County clash before national stage for Medway youngsters&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/county-clash-before-national-stage-for-medway-youngsters-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/county-clash-before-national-stage-for-medway-youngsters-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant’s bid to stay open into early hours rejected over noise concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bid to extend the opening hours of a high street restaurant has been refused over concerns about the impact of noise on neighbours.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/restaurants-bid-to-stay-open-into-early-hours-rejected-over-noise-concerns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/restaurants-bid-to-stay-open-into-early-hours-rejected-over-noise-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knife attack might have been avoided if mental health care had been better - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Knife attack might have been avoided if mental health care had been better&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/knife-attack-might-have-been-avoided-if-mental-health-care-had-been-better-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/knife-attack-might-have-been-avoided-if-mental-health-care-had-been-better-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knife attack might have been avoided if mental health care had been better]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mother whose son stabbed a man after being released by a mental health team says she, her son and his victim were &ldquo;failed&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/knife-attack-might-have-been-avoided-if-mental-health-care-had-been-better/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/knife-attack-might-have-been-avoided-if-mental-health-care-had-been-better/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women who ran ‘network of brothels’ around Kent walk free from court]]></title><description><![CDATA[A trio, said to be part of a &ldquo;sophisticated&rdquo; brothel network, have avoided being sent back to prison, having served their punishment in custody.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/women-who-ran-network-of-brothels-around-kentwalk-free-from-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/women-who-ran-network-of-brothels-around-kentwalk-free-from-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women who ran ‘network of brothels’ around Kent walk from court]]></title><description><![CDATA[A trio who were said to be part of a &ldquo;sophisticated&rdquo; brothel network have avoided being sent back to prison, having served their sentence in custody.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/women-who-ran-network-of-brothels-around-kentwalk-from-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/women-who-ran-network-of-brothels-around-kentwalk-from-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women who ran ‘network of brothels’ around Kent walk free from court - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Women who ran &lsquo;network of brothels&rsquo; around Kent walk free from court&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/women-who-ran-network-of-brothels-around-kent-walk-free-from-court-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/women-who-ran-network-of-brothels-around-kent-walk-free-from-court-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police officer to stand trial accused of stalking and damaging property]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Kent Police officer is to stand trial accused of corruption, stalking and damaging property.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-officer-to-stand-trial-accused-of-stalking-and-damaging-property/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-officer-to-stand-trial-accused-of-stalking-and-damaging-property/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Council advances HMO restrictions despite low consultation response - PropertyWire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Council advances HMO restrictions despite low consultation response&nbsp;&nbsp;PropertyWire]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-council-advances-hmo-restrictions-despite-low-consultation-response-propertywire/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-council-advances-hmo-restrictions-despite-low-consultation-response-propertywire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parish councillor guilty of abusive or threatening behaviour towards former MP]]></title><description><![CDATA[A parish councillor has been found guilty of using abusive or threatening behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress to a former Tory MP.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/parish-councillor-guilty-of-abusive-or-threatening-behaviour-towards-former-mp/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/parish-councillor-guilty-of-abusive-or-threatening-behaviour-towards-former-mp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Our 25 years working in this shop put our children through medical school’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple have thanked their loyal customers for supporting their shop over the past 25 years ahead of their retirement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/our-25-years-working-in-this-shop-put-our-children-through-medical-school/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/our-25-years-working-in-this-shop-put-our-children-through-medical-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indoor market to launch this weekend at historic riverside setting - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indoor market to launch this weekend at historic riverside setting&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/indoor-market-to-launch-this-weekend-at-historic-riverside-setting-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/indoor-market-to-launch-this-weekend-at-historic-riverside-setting-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indoor market to launch this weekend at historic riverside setting]]></title><description><![CDATA[A monthly market, celebrating the rich history of a town and its community, is opening at huge tourist attraction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/indoor-market-to-launch-this-weekend-at-historic-riverside-setting/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/indoor-market-to-launch-this-weekend-at-historic-riverside-setting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change makes it even easier to watch quality content on KMTV]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a big day for Kent&rsquo;s local television channel with a change which makes it easier for people across the county to tune in.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/change-makes-it-even-easier-to-watch-quality-content-on-kmtv/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/change-makes-it-even-easier-to-watch-quality-content-on-kmtv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search for missing girl, 15, wearing black hoodie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are asking for the public&rsquo;s help to locate a missing teenage girl last seen wearing a black hoodie and grey joggers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/search-for-missing-girl-15-wearing-black-hoodie/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/search-for-missing-girl-15-wearing-black-hoodie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal Navy veteran celebrates 100th birthday with tot of whisky]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Royal Navy veteran marked his 100th birthday with a tipple of whisky and celebrated with family and friends at his home of 50 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/royal-navy-veteran-celebrates-100th-birthday-with-tot-of-whisky/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/royal-navy-veteran-celebrates-100th-birthday-with-tot-of-whisky/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan to convert student flats into 63-bedroom HMO approved - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plan to convert student flats into 63-bedroom HMO approved&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plan-to-convert-student-flats-into-63-bedroom-hmo-approved-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plan-to-convert-student-flats-into-63-bedroom-hmo-approved-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan to convert student flats into 63-bedroom HMO approved]]></title><description><![CDATA[A block of student flats is to be converted into a 63-bedroom HMO after planning permission was granted by council officers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plan-to-convert-student-flats-into-63-bedroom-hmo-approved/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plan-to-convert-student-flats-into-63-bedroom-hmo-approved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opening date announced for one of Kent’s favourite summer attractions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Work to prepare for the opening of one of the county&rsquo;s favourite outdoor swimming pools has started.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/opening-date-announced-for-one-of-kents-favourite-summer-attractions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/opening-date-announced-for-one-of-kents-favourite-summer-attractions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorcycle and car collide near busy Kent tunnel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traffic has eased on one of Kent&rsquo;s major routes following a collision involving a car and a motorbike.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/motorcycle-and-car-collide-near-busy-kent-tunnel/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/motorcycle-and-car-collide-near-busy-kent-tunnel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorcycle and car collide near busy Kent tunnel - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Motorcycle and car collide near busy Kent tunnel&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/motorcycle-and-car-collide-near-busy-kent-tunnel-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/motorcycle-and-car-collide-near-busy-kent-tunnel-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drivers stuck in delays after accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are long queues on one of Kent&rsquo;s major routes this morning following a rush-hour crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/drivers-stuck-in-delays-after-accident/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/drivers-stuck-in-delays-after-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Masked gang stole motorbikes worth £140k in warehouse raid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footage shows a masked gang stealing motorbikes worth &amp;#163;140,000 in a raid on a warehouse after an employee left a loading bay door open.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/masked-gang-stole-motorbikes-worth-140k-in-warehouse-raid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/masked-gang-stole-motorbikes-worth-140k-in-warehouse-raid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Move to crackdown on HMOs receives just four responses - and half opposed restrictions - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move to crackdown on HMOs receives just four responses - and half opposed restrictions&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/move-to-crackdown-on-hmos-receives-just-four-responses-and-half-opposed-restrictions-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/move-to-crackdown-on-hmos-receives-just-four-responses-and-half-opposed-restrictions-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Move to crackdown on HMOs receives just four responses - and half opposed restrictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[A public consultation on introducing restrictions on controversial houses of multiple occupancy received a limited response.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/move-to-crackdown-on-hmos-receives-just-four-responses-and-half-opposed-restrictions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/move-to-crackdown-on-hmos-receives-just-four-responses-and-half-opposed-restrictions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympic athlete supports young swimmers in Medway - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic athlete supports young swimmers in Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/olympic-athlete-supports-young-swimmers-in-medway-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/olympic-athlete-supports-young-swimmers-in-medway-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council seeks £120m investment for business campus - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Council seeks &pound;120m investment for business campus&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/council-seeks-120m-investment-for-business-campus-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/council-seeks-120m-investment-for-business-campus-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council seeks £120m investment for business campus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors are being sought to develop an industrial and mid-tech business park idea, first proposed eight years ago, into reality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/council-seeks-120m-investment-for-business-campus/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/council-seeks-120m-investment-for-business-campus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire on landing of house being ‘treated as suspicious’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A neighbour looked out of her window to see smoke billowing from a house a few doors up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/fire-on-landing-of-house-being-treated-as-suspicious/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/fire-on-landing-of-house-being-treated-as-suspicious/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three schoolboys named overall Pride in Medway winners - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three schoolboys named overall Pride in Medway winners&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/three-schoolboys-named-overall-pride-in-medway-winners-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/three-schoolboys-named-overall-pride-in-medway-winners-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three schoolboys named overall Pride in Medway winners]]></title><description><![CDATA[The top award at a ceremony celebrating people doing extraordinary things went to three schoolboys who cycled 44 miles in memory of a seven-year-old.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/three-schoolboys-named-overall-pride-in-medway-winners/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/three-schoolboys-named-overall-pride-in-medway-winners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Council goes ahead with £46m deal to buy nearly 800 homes - BBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Council goes ahead with &pound;46m deal to buy nearly 800 homes&nbsp;&nbsp;BBC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-council-goes-ahead-with-46m-deal-to-buy-nearly-800-homes-bbc/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-council-goes-ahead-with-46m-deal-to-buy-nearly-800-homes-bbc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans to improve healthcare in community to save costs and improve services - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to improve healthcare in community to save costs and improve services&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plans-to-improve-healthcare-in-community-to-save-costs-and-improve-services-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plans-to-improve-healthcare-in-community-to-save-costs-and-improve-services-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans to improve healthcare in community to save costs and improve services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health plans are being drawn up to make accessing services in the community easier to reduce pressure on hospitals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plans-to-improve-healthcare-in-community-to-save-costs-and-improve-services/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plans-to-improve-healthcare-in-community-to-save-costs-and-improve-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Gerald George Sheppard - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Gerald George Sheppard&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-gerald-george-sheppard-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-gerald-george-sheppard-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Area Sunday League round-up (26/04/26) - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Area Sunday League round-up (26/04/26)&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-area-sunday-league-round-up-260426-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-area-sunday-league-round-up-260426-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway organisation needs £35,000 after council cuts funding - BBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway organisation needs &pound;35,000 after council cuts funding&nbsp;&nbsp;BBC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-organisation-needs-35000-after-council-cuts-funding-bbc/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-organisation-needs-35000-after-council-cuts-funding-bbc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New drone images show progress of multi-million-pound Lidl]]></title><description><![CDATA[New images show the progress being made to build a new supermarket as groundworks get under way.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-drone-images-show-progress-of-multi-million-pound-lidl/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-drone-images-show-progress-of-multi-million-pound-lidl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘If we weren’t doing this, there would be outrage’: £46m purchase of council houses approved]]></title><description><![CDATA[The &amp;#163;46m purchase of nearly 800 properties by a local authority has been given the go-ahead despite concerns about how they would be paid for.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/if-we-werent-doing-this-there-would-be-outrage-46m-purchase-of-council-houses-approved/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/if-we-werent-doing-this-there-would-be-outrage-46m-purchase-of-council-houses-approved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘If we weren’t doing this, there would be outrage’: £46m purchase of council houses approved - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;If we weren&rsquo;t doing this, there would be outrage&rsquo;: &pound;46m purchase of council houses approved&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/if-we-werent-doing-this-there-would-be-outrage-46m-purchase-of-council-houses-approved-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/if-we-werent-doing-this-there-would-be-outrage-46m-purchase-of-council-houses-approved-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biker killed in crash on M2 motorway at Medway - BBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biker killed in crash on M2 motorway at Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;BBC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/biker-killed-in-crash-on-m2-motorway-at-medway-bbc/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/biker-killed-in-crash-on-m2-motorway-at-medway-bbc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist dies in M2 crash after hitting central reservation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A motorcyclist died in a crash on the M2 after hitting the central reservation, police have confirmed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/motorcyclist-dies-in-m2-crash-after-hitting-central-reservation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/motorcyclist-dies-in-m2-crash-after-hitting-central-reservation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serious crash involving motorbike shuts M2 for 12 hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part of the M2 was closed for 12 hours following a serious crash involving a motorbike.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/serious-crash-involving-motorbike-shuts-m2-for-12-hours/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/serious-crash-involving-motorbike-shuts-m2-for-12-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serious crash involving motorbike shuts M2 for 11 hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part of the M2 remains closed 10 hours after a serious crash involving a motorbike.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/serious-crash-involving-motorbike-shuts-m2-for-11-hours/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/serious-crash-involving-motorbike-shuts-m2-for-11-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serious crash involving motorbike shuts M2 for 10 hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part of the M2 remains closed 10 hours after a serious crash involving a motorbike.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/serious-crash-involving-motorbike-shuts-m2-for-10-hours/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/serious-crash-involving-motorbike-shuts-m2-for-10-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist dies in M2 crash after hitting central reservation just after Medway Viaduct - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Motorcyclist dies in M2 crash after hitting central reservation just after Medway Viaduct&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/motorcyclist-dies-in-m2-crash-after-hitting-central-reservation-just-after-medway-viaduct-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/motorcyclist-dies-in-m2-crash-after-hitting-central-reservation-just-after-medway-viaduct-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo released as biker punches driver and steals sunglasses in A2 ‘robbery’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A driver was punched through his car window and robbed of his designer sunglasses in a suspected road rage attack.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/photo-released-as-biker-punches-driver-and-steals-sunglasses-in-a2-robbery/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/photo-released-as-biker-punches-driver-and-steals-sunglasses-in-a2-robbery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police sergeant caught naked in park: ‘I was just wringing out sweaty clothes’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A police sergeant caught naked in a park could now face up to five years in jail if he takes his underwear off in public again.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-sergeant-caught-naked-in-park-i-was-just-wringing-out-sweaty-clothes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-sergeant-caught-naked-in-park-i-was-just-wringing-out-sweaty-clothes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s not a town and should not be treated as one’: Villagers oppose 101-home plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans for 101 homes on the edge of a village have been criticised as being &ldquo;for those who want to sell up and move out of London&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/its-not-a-town-and-should-not-be-treated-as-one-villagers-oppose-101-home-plan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/its-not-a-town-and-should-not-be-treated-as-one-villagers-oppose-101-home-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All you need to know as Rochester Sweeps Festival returns for the holiday weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of visitors set to descend on Medway for the return of the iconic annual event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/all-you-need-to-know-as-rochester-sweeps-festival-returns-for-the-holiday-weekend/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/all-you-need-to-know-as-rochester-sweeps-festival-returns-for-the-holiday-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway council pulls funding for community interest company 'wHoo Cares' - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway council pulls funding for community interest company 'wHoo Cares'&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-council-pulls-funding-for-community-interest-company-whoo-cares-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-council-pulls-funding-for-community-interest-company-whoo-cares-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man in 20s in serious condition after driver flees crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was taken to hospital with serious injuries following a crash which saw the driver flee the scene.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-in-20s-in-serious-condition-after-driver-flees-crash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-in-20s-in-serious-condition-after-driver-flees-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Predatorial’ child rapist jailed for more than 16 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[A child rapist who admitted multiple sex offences,&amp;#160;including raping a child under 13, has been jailed for 16-plus years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/predatorial-child-rapist-jailed-for-more-than-16-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/predatorial-child-rapist-jailed-for-more-than-16-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We can’t lose them’: Urgent plea after ‘lifeline’ charity’s funding cut]]></title><description><![CDATA[A charity which supports elderly and vulnerable residents in a rural area are asking for short-term help after a council cut their funding.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-cant-lose-them-urgent-plea-after-lifeline-charitys-funding-cut/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-cant-lose-them-urgent-plea-after-lifeline-charitys-funding-cut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We can’t lose them’: Urgent plea after ‘lifeline’ charity’s funding cut - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;We can&rsquo;t lose them&rsquo;: Urgent plea after &lsquo;lifeline&rsquo; charity&rsquo;s funding cut&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-cant-lose-them-urgent-plea-after-lifeline-charitys-funding-cut-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-cant-lose-them-urgent-plea-after-lifeline-charitys-funding-cut-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would Donald Trump want an old ship mast from Sheppey?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the Kent Politics Podcast, we look at Kent&rsquo;s high number of accidental deaths, plus a bomb ship off the coast which could soon lose its masts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/would-donald-trump-want-an-old-ship-mast-from-sheppey/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/would-donald-trump-want-an-old-ship-mast-from-sheppey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Hildegarde Nancy Flood - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Hildegarde Nancy Flood&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-hildegarde-nancy-flood-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-hildegarde-nancy-flood-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway woman faced years of stalking at hands of former partner - BBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway woman faced years of stalking at hands of former partner&nbsp;&nbsp;BBC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-woman-faced-years-of-stalking-at-hands-of-former-partner-bbc/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-woman-faced-years-of-stalking-at-hands-of-former-partner-bbc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tewelde to test his city limits among the best - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tewelde to test his city limits among the best&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/tewelde-to-test-his-city-limits-among-the-best-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/tewelde-to-test-his-city-limits-among-the-best-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care home shut down after fourth ‘inadequate’ rating in just over a year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elderly residents have been forced to leave a care home after it was closed having been rated &ldquo;inadequate&rdquo; for a fourth time in just over a year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/care-home-shut-down-after-fourth-inadequate-rating-in-just-over-a-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/care-home-shut-down-after-fourth-inadequate-rating-in-just-over-a-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway inventor plans to uses the tides to reduce energy prices - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway inventor plans to uses the tides to reduce energy prices&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-inventor-plans-to-uses-the-tides-to-reduce-energy-prices-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-inventor-plans-to-uses-the-tides-to-reduce-energy-prices-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These pubs, hotels, restaurants and chefs have been named the best in Kent - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[These pubs, hotels, restaurants and chefs have been named the best in Kent&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/these-pubs-hotels-restaurants-and-chefs-have-been-named-the-best-in-kent-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/these-pubs-hotels-restaurants-and-chefs-have-been-named-the-best-in-kent-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These pubs, hotels, restaurants and chefs have been named the best in Kent]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a record-breaking number of votes, meet the Kent &amp;amp; Medway Food &amp;amp; Drink Awards champions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/these-pubs-hotels-restaurants-and-chefs-have-been-named-the-best-in-kent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/these-pubs-hotels-restaurants-and-chefs-have-been-named-the-best-in-kent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travellers’ legal bid over riverside plot rejected by Court of Appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal looking to overturn a refusal of plans for a Travellers&rsquo; site.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/travellers-legal-bid-over-riverside-plot-rejected-by-court-of-appeal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/travellers-legal-bid-over-riverside-plot-rejected-by-court-of-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New £400k fund for community projects after government version ends - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[New &pound;400k fund for community projects after government version ends&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-400k-fund-for-community-projects-after-government-version-ends-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-400k-fund-for-community-projects-after-government-version-ends-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New £400k fund for community projects after government version ends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Projects impacting hundreds of thousands of people could receive a cash boost thanks to a new fund started up by a council.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-400k-fund-for-community-projects-after-government-version-ends/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-400k-fund-for-community-projects-after-government-version-ends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rival players brawl after cup final clash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kent FA is working with the police after &ldquo;deeply disappointing&rdquo; scenes at the end of a cup final between two local rivals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rival-players-brawl-after-cup-final-clash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rival-players-brawl-after-cup-final-clash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of elderly people left stranded after charity’s shock closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of elderly people have been left stranded after a cash-strapped charity which has provided them support for decades shut down.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/hundreds-of-elderly-people-left-stranded-after-charitys-shock-closure/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/hundreds-of-elderly-people-left-stranded-after-charitys-shock-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major new details revealed for Kent’s first Costco]]></title><description><![CDATA[A four-week public consultation around plans for Kent&rsquo;s first Costco store off the M20 has opened.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/major-new-details-revealed-for-kents-first-costco/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/major-new-details-revealed-for-kents-first-costco/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorbiker taken to hospital after crash on M2]]></title><description><![CDATA[A motorbiker has been taken to hospital after being involved in a collision with a car on the M2.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/motorbiker-taken-to-hospital-after-crash-on-m2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/motorbiker-taken-to-hospital-after-crash-on-m2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delays on motorway after motorbike and car crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traffic has been held on the M2 after a crash involving a car and a motorbike forced the carriageway to be closed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/delays-on-motorway-after-motorbike-and-car-crash/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/delays-on-motorway-after-motorbike-and-car-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorbiker taken to hospital after crash on M2 - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Motorbiker taken to hospital after crash on M2&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/motorbiker-taken-to-hospital-after-crash-on-m2-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/motorbiker-taken-to-hospital-after-crash-on-m2-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My half a year in hotel room has taken its toll - why am I still not home?’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A grandmother with leukaemia has questioned why it has taken over six months to repair her bungalow after a car smashed a hole through her bedroom.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/my-half-a-year-in-hotel-room-has-taken-its-toll-why-am-i-still-not-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/my-half-a-year-in-hotel-room-has-taken-its-toll-why-am-i-still-not-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former post office could be turned into burger restaurant]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bid to transform a former post office into a restaurant and takeaway is among the latest planning applications submitted to the council.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/former-post-office-could-be-turned-into-burger-restaurant/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/former-post-office-could-be-turned-into-burger-restaurant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We have to get a handle on this’: Kent GPs struggling due to ‘IT failure’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surgeries across the county are experiencing &ldquo;real problems&rdquo; accessing patient records and booking appointments due to a reoccurring IT issue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-have-to-get-a-handle-on-this-kent-gps-struggling-due-to-it-failure/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-have-to-get-a-handle-on-this-kent-gps-struggling-due-to-it-failure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GPs experiencing delays due to IT issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surgeries across the country are having difficulties accessing the internet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/gps-experiencing-delays-due-to-it-issues/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/gps-experiencing-delays-due-to-it-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morrisons makes ‘difficult decision’ to shut branch]]></title><description><![CDATA[A supermarket chain has made the &ldquo;difficult decision&rdquo; to&amp;#160;shut one of its branches this summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/morrisons-makes-difficult-decision-to-shut-branch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/morrisons-makes-difficult-decision-to-shut-branch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We have to get a handle on this’: Kent GPs struggling due to ‘IT failure’ - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;We have to get a handle on this&rsquo;: Kent GPs struggling due to &lsquo;IT failure&rsquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-have-to-get-a-handle-on-this-kent-gps-struggling-due-to-it-failure-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-have-to-get-a-handle-on-this-kent-gps-struggling-due-to-it-failure-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police helicopter launched in search for missing woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are appealing for help to find a 52-year-old woman who went missing from her home after sending a helicopter up to help locate her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-helicopter-launched-in-search-for-missing-woman/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-helicopter-launched-in-search-for-missing-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TikTok claim leads mum to pose as police officer in hoax message]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman sent a menacing text to a stranger pretending to be a police officer after seeing a TikTok video.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/tiktok-claim-leads-mum-to-pose-as-police-officer-in-hoax-message/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/tiktok-claim-leads-mum-to-pose-as-police-officer-in-hoax-message/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He was seconds away from death’: Footage shows moment motorcyclist crashes on A2]]></title><description><![CDATA[An angry dad has said his son was &ldquo;seconds away&rdquo; from death after his son was knocked off his motorbike by a car switching lanes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/he-was-seconds-away-from-death-footage-shows-moment-motorcyclist-crashes-on-a2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/he-was-seconds-away-from-death-footage-shows-moment-motorcyclist-crashes-on-a2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Area Sunday League round-up (19/04/26) - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Area Sunday League round-up (19/04/26)&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-area-sunday-league-round-up-190426-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-area-sunday-league-round-up-190426-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[R (on the application of Moran) v Medway Council - Estates Gazette]]></title><description><![CDATA[R (on the application of Moran) v Medway Council&nbsp;&nbsp;Estates Gazette]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/r-on-the-application-of-moran-v-medway-council-estates-gazette/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/r-on-the-application-of-moran-v-medway-council-estates-gazette/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;I wanted my one-of-a-kind dad's final journey to be in a JCB digger&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The daughter of a former Hell&rsquo;s Angel says her hopes to have his casket carried to his funeral in the bucket of a digger have been dashed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lsquoi-wanted-my-one-of-a-kind-dads-final-journey-to-be-in-a-jcb-diggerrsquo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lsquoi-wanted-my-one-of-a-kind-dads-final-journey-to-be-in-a-jcb-diggerrsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge warehouse, block of flats and former shop among Kent properties up for auction]]></title><description><![CDATA[A range of Kent properties will be up for grabs at an auction next month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/huge-warehouse-block-of-flats-and-former-shop-among-kent-properties-up-for-auction/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/huge-warehouse-block-of-flats-and-former-shop-among-kent-properties-up-for-auction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Battery Storage Project Crowned Biggest in New England - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Battery Storage Project Crowned Biggest in New England&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-battery-storage-project-crowned-biggest-in-new-england-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-battery-storage-project-crowned-biggest-in-new-england-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery surrounds crash death of man who drove wrong way along M20 for five miles]]></title><description><![CDATA[A driver&rsquo;s motives for travelling five miles the wrong way down the M20 before a fatal head-on crash &ldquo;will never be known&rdquo;, a coroner has concluded.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/mystery-surrounds-crash-death-of-man-who-drove-wrong-way-along-m20-for-five-miles/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/mystery-surrounds-crash-death-of-man-who-drove-wrong-way-along-m20-for-five-miles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My dad’s dying wish was for us to stay in this house after 34 years - please don’t kick us out’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mum and full-time carer is fighting to stay in her rented home where she was born after her dad, who was the named tenant, died.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/my-dads-dying-wish-was-for-us-to-stay-in-this-house-after-34-years-please-dont-kick-us-out/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/my-dads-dying-wish-was-for-us-to-stay-in-this-house-after-34-years-please-dont-kick-us-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police concerned for missing man last seen near busy roundabout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officers are asking for help to find a missing 66-year-old who was last seen near a busy roundabout.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-concerned-for-missing-man-last-seen-near-busy-roundabout/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-concerned-for-missing-man-last-seen-near-busy-roundabout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged after double stabbing in town]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have charged a suspect after a man and woman suffered serious injuries in a knife attack at a house.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-charged-after-double-stabbing-in-town/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-charged-after-double-stabbing-in-town/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our new edition of News at Medway has arrived! - Medway Maritime Hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our new edition of News at Medway has arrived!&nbsp;&nbsp;Medway Maritime Hospital]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/our-new-edition-of-news-at-medway-has-arrived-medway-maritime-hospital/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/our-new-edition-of-news-at-medway-has-arrived-medway-maritime-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Thomas J. Cassidy - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Thomas J. Cassidy&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-thomas-j-cassidy-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-thomas-j-cassidy-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MP has say on South East Water boss giving up £115k bonus]]></title><description><![CDATA[In today&rsquo;s Kent Politics Podcast, we look at the Greens&rsquo; by-election success, more School Streets problems, and a water boss giving up his bonus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/mp-has-say-on-south-east-water-boss-giving-up-115k-bonus/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/mp-has-say-on-south-east-water-boss-giving-up-115k-bonus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Westcliff take step towards survival with big win against Medway - Southend Echo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Westcliff take step towards survival with big win against Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;Southend Echo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/westcliff-take-step-towards-survival-with-big-win-against-medway-southend-echo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/westcliff-take-step-towards-survival-with-big-win-against-medway-southend-echo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman and teen in serious condition almost two months after crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two people remain in hospital following a serious crash, while another motorist has been arrested.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/woman-and-teen-in-serious-condition-almost-two-months-after-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/woman-and-teen-in-serious-condition-almost-two-months-after-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PHOTOS: Medway vs. St. Joe's, TVRA boys high school rugby - London Free Press]]></title><description><![CDATA[PHOTOS: Medway vs. St. Joe's, TVRA boys high school rugby&nbsp;&nbsp;London Free Press]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/photos-medway-vs-st-joes-tvra-boys-high-school-rugby-london-free-press/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/photos-medway-vs-st-joes-tvra-boys-high-school-rugby-london-free-press/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Southern Water are threatening to cut off my water supply over a leak they can’t even find’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Columnist and landlord Melissa Todd says she faces a potential four-figure bill to track down a leak Southern Water previously said was fixed&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/southern-water-are-threatening-to-cut-off-my-water-supply-over-a-leak-they-cant-even-find/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/southern-water-are-threatening-to-cut-off-my-water-supply-over-a-leak-they-cant-even-find/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenbelt fears raised as villagers battle 45-home development - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greenbelt fears raised as villagers battle 45-home development&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/greenbelt-fears-raised-as-villagers-battle-45-home-development-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/greenbelt-fears-raised-as-villagers-battle-45-home-development-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenbelt fears raised as villagers battle 45-home development]]></title><description><![CDATA[Villagers opposing plans for 45 new homes say the proposed development will further erode the countryside.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/greenbelt-fears-raised-as-villagers-battle-45-home-development/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/greenbelt-fears-raised-as-villagers-battle-45-home-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delays ease on M2 after two car crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drivers experienced hours of delays after a crash on a bridge involving two cars.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/delays-ease-on-m2-after-two-car-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/delays-ease-on-m2-after-two-car-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two car crash causes long delays on M2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drivers are experiencing delays after a collision on a major route.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-car-crash-causes-long-delays-on-m2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-car-crash-causes-long-delays-on-m2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three car crash causes long delays on M2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drivers are experiencing delays after a collision on a major route.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/three-car-crash-causes-long-delays-on-m2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/three-car-crash-causes-long-delays-on-m2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concerns raised over ‘secret’ plans to house asylum seekers in HMOs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three properties in a quiet residential area have been converted to accommodate 18 people going through the asylum system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/concerns-raised-over-secret-plans-to-house-asylum-seekers-in-hmos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/concerns-raised-over-secret-plans-to-house-asylum-seekers-in-hmos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorists face long delays after M2 crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drivers are experiencing delays after a collision on a major route.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/motorists-face-long-delays-after-m2-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/motorists-face-long-delays-after-m2-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delays ease on M2 after two car crash - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Delays ease on M2 after two car crash&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/delays-ease-on-m2-after-two-car-crash-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/delays-ease-on-m2-after-two-car-crash-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bluewater ban for shoplifting mum who racially abused woman before exposing herself]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mum-of-two racially abused a woman she was harassing before exposing herself and assaulting the police officers who came to arrest her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/bluewater-ban-for-shoplifting-mum-who-racially-abused-woman-before-exposing-herself/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/bluewater-ban-for-shoplifting-mum-who-racially-abused-woman-before-exposing-herself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Beautiful and loving’ mum died in Istanbul after cosmetic surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family of a 37-year-old has paid tribute to her after her sudden death overseas while getting surgery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/beautiful-and-loving-mum-died-in-istanbul-after-cosmetic-surgery/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/beautiful-and-loving-mum-died-in-istanbul-after-cosmetic-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burglary arrests after duo spotted on pub roof]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are questioning two young men after being spotted on the roof of a pub during an alleged attempted burglary.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/burglary-arrests-after-duo-spotted-on-pub-roof/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/burglary-arrests-after-duo-spotted-on-pub-roof/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kent dancer appears in advert directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kent dancer appears in advert directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-dancer-appears-in-advert-directed-by-oscar-winning-filmmaker-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-dancer-appears-in-advert-directed-by-oscar-winning-filmmaker-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kent dancer appears in advert directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Kent dancer has appeared in her first worldwide campaign alongside a Hollywood actress.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-dancer-appears-in-advert-directed-by-oscar-winning-filmmaker/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-dancer-appears-in-advert-directed-by-oscar-winning-filmmaker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Dial 999 immediately' - Police search for wanted man with links to Medway and London - Kent Live]]></title><description><![CDATA['Dial 999 immediately' - Police search for wanted man with links to Medway and London&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Live]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dial-999-immediately-police-search-for-wanted-man-with-links-to-medway-and-london-kent-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dial-999-immediately-police-search-for-wanted-man-with-links-to-medway-and-london-kent-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDWAY: William James Munro - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEDWAY: William James Munro&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-william-james-munro-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-william-james-munro-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dockyard trust confirms appointment of new chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[A decorated Royal Navy veteran will become the new chair at the trust behind one of the county&rsquo;s biggest tourist attractions later this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dockyard-trust-confirms-appointment-of-new-chair/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dockyard-trust-confirms-appointment-of-new-chair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police called after Travellers converge on children’s play area]]></title><description><![CDATA[A convoy of more than 20 caravans pitched up at a green space on a housing estate, prompting calls to the police.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-called-after-travellers-converge-on-childrens-play-area/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-called-after-travellers-converge-on-childrens-play-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible location for Kent’s first Costco revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A budget wholesaler which revealed plans to open in the county would create around 250 jobs, it&rsquo;s been claimed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/possible-location-for-kents-first-costco-revealed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/possible-location-for-kents-first-costco-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PHOTOS: Oakridge vs. Medway as boys high school baseball season begins - London Free Press]]></title><description><![CDATA[PHOTOS: Oakridge vs. Medway as boys high school baseball season begins&nbsp;&nbsp;London Free Press]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/photos-oakridge-vs-medway-as-boys-high-school-baseball-season-begins-london-free-press/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/photos-oakridge-vs-medway-as-boys-high-school-baseball-season-begins-london-free-press/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigo Moon Theatre Present Gaby Gulliver’s Travels at Glassbox Theatre, Medway - cene Magazine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indigo Moon Theatre Present Gaby Gulliver&rsquo;s Travels at Glassbox Theatre, Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;cene Magazine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/indigo-moon-theatre-present-gaby-gullivers-travels-at-glassbox-theatre-medway-cene-magazine/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/indigo-moon-theatre-present-gaby-gullivers-travels-at-glassbox-theatre-medway-cene-magazine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re heartbroken’: UK’s longest-running horror maze won’t return this Halloween]]></title><description><![CDATA[A much-loved horror attraction is being replaced by a family-friendly event after more than four decades of scaring visitors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/were-heartbroken-uks-longest-running-horror-maze-wont-return-this-halloween/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/were-heartbroken-uks-longest-running-horror-maze-wont-return-this-halloween/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apex lands £15m Medway Council HQ overhaul job - Construction Enquirer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apex lands &pound;15m Medway Council HQ overhaul job&nbsp;&nbsp;Construction Enquirer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/apex-lands-15m-medway-council-hq-overhaul-job-construction-enquirer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/apex-lands-15m-medway-council-hq-overhaul-job-construction-enquirer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rush hour delays after crash on M2 slip road]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drivers are experiencing rush hour delays after a crash on a major route.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rush-hour-delays-after-crash-on-m2-slip-road/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rush-hour-delays-after-crash-on-m2-slip-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kent and Medway mental health appointments launch online - Home | Digital Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kent and Medway mental health appointments launch online&nbsp;&nbsp;Home | Digital Health]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-and-medway-mental-health-appointments-launch-online-home-digital-health/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-and-medway-mental-health-appointments-launch-online-home-digital-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Council awards £15m contract to overhaul headquarters - BBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Council awards &pound;15m contract to overhaul headquarters&nbsp;&nbsp;BBC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-council-awards-15m-contract-to-overhaul-headquarters-bbc/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-council-awards-15m-contract-to-overhaul-headquarters-bbc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council agrees £15m contract for ‘challenging’ HQ refurb - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Council agrees &pound;15m contract for &lsquo;challenging&rsquo; HQ refurb&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/council-agrees-15m-contract-for-challenging-hq-refurb-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/council-agrees-15m-contract-for-challenging-hq-refurb-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council agrees £15m contract for ‘challenging’ HQ refurb]]></title><description><![CDATA[A contract to update and refit a council&rsquo;s headquarters - which was hit by the RAAC crisis - and open it up for community use has been agreed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/council-agrees-15m-contract-for-challenging-hq-refurb/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/council-agrees-15m-contract-for-challenging-hq-refurb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Council reveals list of roads to be resurfaced over 2026/27 year in £1.4m investment - Future Medway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Council reveals list of roads to be resurfaced over 2026/27 year in &pound;1.4m investment&nbsp;&nbsp;Future Medway]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-council-reveals-list-of-roads-to-be-resurfaced-over-202627-year-in-14m-investment-future-medway/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-council-reveals-list-of-roads-to-be-resurfaced-over-202627-year-in-14m-investment-future-medway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second motorway crash prompts long tailbacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drivers are facing long delays on a busy motorway following a crash this evening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/second-motorway-crash-prompts-long-tailbacks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/second-motorway-crash-prompts-long-tailbacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Step aside Fireman Sam - it’s time your children learnt about Paramedic Chris’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former ambulance chaplain has penned a series of hero paramedic children&rsquo;s books inspired by real-life medics who saved his son&rsquo;s life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/step-aside-fireman-sam-its-time-your-children-learnt-about-paramedic-chris/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/step-aside-fireman-sam-its-time-your-children-learnt-about-paramedic-chris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man knocked unconscious after being punched in alleged alleyway assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man required hospital treatment after being punched in the face by two strangers and losing consciousness.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-knocked-unconscious-after-being-punched-in-alleged-alleyway-assault/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-knocked-unconscious-after-being-punched-in-alleged-alleyway-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bid for live music lounge bar at former high street cat café]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former eatery could become a new &ldquo;creative caf&amp;#233; lounge&rdquo; with plans to serve alcohol, food and host live acoustic music.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/bid-for-live-music-lounge-bar-at-former-high-street-cat-caf/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/bid-for-live-music-lounge-bar-at-former-high-street-cat-caf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kent County Council and Medway Council launch new Grow in Kent service - Kent Council]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kent County Council and Medway Council launch new Grow in Kent service&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Council]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-county-council-and-medway-council-launch-new-grow-in-kent-service-kent-council/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-county-council-and-medway-council-launch-new-grow-in-kent-service-kent-council/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New rail timetable promising better reliability announced]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new rail timetable will come into force next month as bosses hope to improve the reliability of services across the county.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-rail-timetable-promising-better-reliability-announced/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-rail-timetable-promising-better-reliability-announced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Uncontrollably’ drunk bus passenger verbally abused police officer with highly offensive racial slurs]]></title><description><![CDATA[An alcoholic has been sent to prison to clean up her act after subjecting a female police officer to a vile tirade following a disruption she caused.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/uncontrollably-drunk-bus-passenger-verbally-abused-police-officer-with-highly-offensive-racial-slurs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/uncontrollably-drunk-bus-passenger-verbally-abused-police-officer-with-highly-offensive-racial-slurs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘She has fought so hard all her life — she really deserves this’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A family are appealing for help for their disabled sister who has defied the odds to stay alive only to become &ldquo;trapped&rdquo; in her basement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/she-has-fought-so-hard-all-her-life-she-really-deserves-this/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/she-has-fought-so-hard-all-her-life-she-really-deserves-this/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes to 'devoted' dad, 33, after death from rare cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family and friends have been paid tribute to a young dad-of-two after he died from a rare form of cancer initially misdiagnosed as stomach pains.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/tributes-to-devoted-dad-33-after-death-from-rare-cancer/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/tributes-to-devoted-dad-33-after-death-from-rare-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['This is our dream': Why this time is different for new pub landlords]]></title><description><![CDATA[A husband-and-wife duo say they are determined to make a success of their time behind the bar at a town pub.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/this-is-our-dream-why-this-time-is-different-for-new-pub-landlords/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/this-is-our-dream-why-this-time-is-different-for-new-pub-landlords/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man dies after emergency response in Asda car park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officers have confirmed a man in his 70s has died after police,&amp;#160;fire and ambulance services were called to a supermarket car park.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-dies-after-emergency-response-in-asda-car-park/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-dies-after-emergency-response-in-asda-car-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m the friendly fishmonger this high street is missing’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dad is preparing to open his new business in a historic town centre - with hopes of reviving traditional high street shopping.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/im-the-friendly-fishmonger-this-high-street-is-missing/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/im-the-friendly-fishmonger-this-high-street-is-missing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s worse than ever’: Towpath flood returns just months after ‘fix’ - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;It&rsquo;s worse than ever&rsquo;: Towpath flood returns just months after &lsquo;fix&rsquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/its-worse-than-ever-towpath-flood-returns-just-months-after-fix-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/its-worse-than-ever-towpath-flood-returns-just-months-after-fix-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Crash Seriously Injures Postal Worker - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Crash Seriously Injures Postal Worker&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-crash-seriously-injures-postal-worker-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-crash-seriously-injures-postal-worker-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway and Franklin Participated in Student Government Day - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway and Franklin Participated in Student Government Day&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-and-franklin-participated-in-student-government-day-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-and-franklin-participated-in-student-government-day-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m just so grateful’: Dog owner reunited with ‘vanishing’ pet after van driver’s act of kindness]]></title><description><![CDATA[A worried pet owner who feared the worst when her beloved dog disappeared has had her faith in humanity restored by a stranger&rsquo;s kindness.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/im-just-so-grateful-dog-owner-reunited-with-vanishing-pet-after-van-drivers-act-of-kindness/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/im-just-so-grateful-dog-owner-reunited-with-vanishing-pet-after-van-drivers-act-of-kindness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Postal worker flown to hospital following serious accident in Medway - Boston 25 News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Postal worker flown to hospital following serious accident in Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;Boston 25 News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/postal-worker-flown-to-hospital-following-serious-accident-in-medway-boston-25-news/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/postal-worker-flown-to-hospital-following-serious-accident-in-medway-boston-25-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Postal worker flown to hospital following serious accident in Medway - Yahoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Postal worker flown to hospital following serious accident in Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;Yahoo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/postal-worker-flown-to-hospital-following-serious-accident-in-medway-yahoo/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/postal-worker-flown-to-hospital-following-serious-accident-in-medway-yahoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Postal worker hurt in Medway crash - NBC Boston]]></title><description><![CDATA[Postal worker hurt in Medway crash&nbsp;&nbsp;NBC Boston]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/postal-worker-hurt-in-medway-crash-nbc-boston/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/postal-worker-hurt-in-medway-crash-nbc-boston/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Postal worker seriously injured in rollover crash in Medway MA - Milford Daily News]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Postal worker seriously injured in rollover crash in Medway MA&nbsp;&nbsp;Milford Daily News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/us-postal-worker-seriously-injured-in-rollover-crash-in-medway-ma-milford-daily-news/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/us-postal-worker-seriously-injured-in-rollover-crash-in-medway-ma-milford-daily-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Postal worker trapped under carrier truck after crash in Medway - Boston News, Weather, Sports - WHDH]]></title><description><![CDATA[Postal worker trapped under carrier truck after crash in Medway - Boston News, Weather, Sports&nbsp;&nbsp;WHDH]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/postal-worker-trapped-under-carrier-truck-after-crash-in-medway-boston-news-weather-sports-whdh/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/postal-worker-trapped-under-carrier-truck-after-crash-in-medway-boston-news-weather-sports-whdh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man found guilty of sharing graphic terrorist material online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police seized swords, knives and a homemade Daesh flag from the home of a man convicted of sharing&amp;#160;terrorist&amp;#160;videos&amp;#160;on social media.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-found-guilty-of-sharing-graphic-terrorist-material-online/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-found-guilty-of-sharing-graphic-terrorist-material-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serious 2-car crash involving mail truck in Medway - NBC Boston]]></title><description><![CDATA[Serious 2-car crash involving mail truck in Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;NBC Boston]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/serious-2-car-crash-involving-mail-truck-in-medway-nbc-boston/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/serious-2-car-crash-involving-mail-truck-in-medway-nbc-boston/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Postal worker flown to hospital after crash flips vehicle in Medway - NBC Boston]]></title><description><![CDATA[Postal worker flown to hospital after crash flips vehicle in Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;NBC Boston]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/postal-worker-flown-to-hospital-after-crash-flips-vehicle-in-medway-nbc-boston/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/postal-worker-flown-to-hospital-after-crash-flips-vehicle-in-medway-nbc-boston/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['This is a slow motion car crash - the roads simply can't cope with more homes' - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA['This is a slow motion car crash - the roads simply can't cope with more homes'&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/this-is-a-slow-motion-car-crash-the-roads-simply-cant-cope-with-more-homes-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/this-is-a-slow-motion-car-crash-the-roads-simply-cant-cope-with-more-homes-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['This is a slow motion car crash - the roads simply can't cope with more homes']]></title><description><![CDATA[Two rural planning applications totalling 690 homes were voted on by councillors prior to a crunch final decision by the government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/this-is-a-slow-motion-car-crash-the-roads-simply-cant-cope-with-more-homes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/this-is-a-slow-motion-car-crash-the-roads-simply-cant-cope-with-more-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lanes reopen on M2 following car fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drivers were being warned of delays following a vehicle blaze on a busy stretch of motorway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lanes-reopen-on-m2-following-car-fire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lanes-reopen-on-m2-following-car-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen biker arrested after police car ‘damaged’ at anti-social behaviour hotspot]]></title><description><![CDATA[A youngster on an off-road motorbike is alleged to have damaged a police car after officers were called to leisure centre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/teen-biker-arrested-after-police-car-damaged-at-anti-social-behaviour-hotspot/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/teen-biker-arrested-after-police-car-damaged-at-anti-social-behaviour-hotspot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lane closures on M2 following car fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drivers are being warned of delays following a vehicle blaze on a busy stretch of motorway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lane-closures-on-m2-following-car-fire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lane-closures-on-m2-following-car-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Brazen' serial burglar jailed after targeting Medway homes - Kent Live]]></title><description><![CDATA['Brazen' serial burglar jailed after targeting Medway homes&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Live]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/brazen-serial-burglar-jailed-after-targeting-medway-homes-kent-live/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/brazen-serial-burglar-jailed-after-targeting-medway-homes-kent-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HMS Medway hosts Falklands veteran for HMS Sheffield remembrance service - U.K. Royal Navy]]></title><description><![CDATA[HMS Medway hosts Falklands veteran for HMS Sheffield remembrance service&nbsp;&nbsp;U.K. Royal Navy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/hms-medway-hosts-falklands-veteran-for-hms-sheffield-remembrance-service-uk-royal-navy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/hms-medway-hosts-falklands-veteran-for-hms-sheffield-remembrance-service-uk-royal-navy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HMS Medway hosts Falklands veteran for HMS Sheffield remembrance service - Royal Navy]]></title><description><![CDATA[HMS Medway hosts Falklands veteran for HMS Sheffield remembrance service&nbsp;&nbsp;Royal Navy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/hms-medway-hosts-falklands-veteran-for-hms-sheffield-remembrance-service-royal-navy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/hms-medway-hosts-falklands-veteran-for-hms-sheffield-remembrance-service-royal-navy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway MA installs six more Flock cameras. Why the ACLU is concerned - Milford Daily News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway MA installs six more Flock cameras. Why the ACLU is concerned&nbsp;&nbsp;Milford Daily News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-ma-installs-six-more-flock-cameras-why-the-aclu-is-concerned-milford-daily-news/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-ma-installs-six-more-flock-cameras-why-the-aclu-is-concerned-milford-daily-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Why are they spending half our money on self-help health pods?’ - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Why are they spending half our money on self-help health pods?&rsquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/why-are-they-spending-half-our-money-on-self-help-health-pods-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/why-are-they-spending-half-our-money-on-self-help-health-pods-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Why are they spending half our money on self-help health pods?’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only a fraction of money available for health projects in one part of Kent has been spent, with half of the cash used for self-help pods.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/why-are-they-spending-half-our-money-on-self-help-health-pods/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/why-are-they-spending-half-our-money-on-self-help-health-pods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do bunnies have to do with politics?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the Kent Politics Podcast today, we cover everything from housing developer payments to fluffy bunnies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/what-do-bunnies-have-to-do-with-politics/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/what-do-bunnies-have-to-do-with-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Next to a graveyard and buried away in the middle of nowhere, the pub is stuck in the 80s’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Giraffes, elephants and an old school village boozer: Secret Drinker heads out into the wilds of Kent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/next-to-a-graveyard-and-buried-away-in-the-middle-of-nowhere-the-pub-is-stuck-in-the-80s/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/next-to-a-graveyard-and-buried-away-in-the-middle-of-nowhere-the-pub-is-stuck-in-the-80s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MP backs sisters’ fight to tighten delivery app alcohol restrictions after father’s death]]></title><description><![CDATA[An MP says she will be asking the Prime Minister to change the law so it is harder for people to abuse alcohol using delivery apps.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/mp-backs-sisters-fight-to-tighten-delivery-app-alcohol-restrictions-after-fathers-death/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/mp-backs-sisters-fight-to-tighten-delivery-app-alcohol-restrictions-after-fathers-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burglar unwittingly used hire car with tracker to target homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A thief has been jailed after police were able to link him to break-ins due to the tracker he unwittingly had in his hire car.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/burglar-unwittingly-used-hire-car-with-tracker-to-target-homes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/burglar-unwittingly-used-hire-car-with-tracker-to-target-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman complains street sign on Medway school street wasn't clear enough - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Woman complains street sign on Medway school street wasn't clear enough&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/woman-complains-street-sign-on-medway-school-street-wasnt-clear-enough-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/woman-complains-street-sign-on-medway-school-street-wasnt-clear-enough-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concerns for welfare of missing teen, 16]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are appealing for information to help locate a teenager who has been missing for four days.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/concerns-for-welfare-of-missing-teen-16/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/concerns-for-welfare-of-missing-teen-16/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serial burglar jailed after targeting Medway homes - Kent Police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Serial burglar jailed after targeting Medway homes&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Police]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/serial-burglar-jailed-after-targeting-medway-homes-kent-police/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/serial-burglar-jailed-after-targeting-medway-homes-kent-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search underway for ‘hospital hero’ who made a ‘life changing’ difference - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Search underway for &lsquo;hospital hero&rsquo; who made a &lsquo;life changing&rsquo; difference&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/search-underway-for-hospital-hero-who-made-a-life-changing-difference-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/search-underway-for-hospital-hero-who-made-a-life-changing-difference-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search underway for ‘hospital hero’ who made a ‘life changing’ difference]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hospital has announced nominations are open for its annual hero award which recognises a worker who went above and beyond for a patient.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/search-underway-for-hospital-hero-who-made-a-life-changing-difference/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/search-underway-for-hospital-hero-who-made-a-life-changing-difference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Update to new homes plan and HMO submission among latest planning bids]]></title><description><![CDATA[An update on proposals for a 66-home development, as well as repairs to a historic farmhouse are among the latest planning applications.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/update-to-new-homes-plan-and-hmo-submission-among-latest-planning-bids/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/update-to-new-homes-plan-and-hmo-submission-among-latest-planning-bids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drone images show landmark site cleared ahead of works to build new flats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drone images have shown what is left after demolition works for a town centre redevelopment project.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/drone-images-show-landmark-site-cleared-ahead-of-works-to-build-new-flats/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/drone-images-show-landmark-site-cleared-ahead-of-works-to-build-new-flats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There’s no way I could’ve seen that traffic sign — so why have I been fined?’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hairdresser claims she&rsquo;s been unfairly fined for entering a School Street zone which she didn&rsquo;t know was there because of &lsquo;inadequate&rsquo; signage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/theres-no-way-i-couldve-seen-that-traffic-sign-so-why-have-i-been-fined/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/theres-no-way-i-couldve-seen-that-traffic-sign-so-why-have-i-been-fined/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veteran sailing charity visits Medway on its journey across the UK - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Veteran sailing charity visits Medway on its journey across the UK&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/veteran-sailing-charity-visits-medway-on-its-journey-across-the-uk-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/veteran-sailing-charity-visits-medway-on-its-journey-across-the-uk-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kent schools at ‘high risk’ of knife crime to be targeted for £1.2m ‘educational’ support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools in Kent identified as being in a knife crime hotspot will receive specialist training in a bid to divert children from serious violence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-schools-at-high-risk-of-knife-crime-to-be-targeted-for-12m-educational-support/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-schools-at-high-risk-of-knife-crime-to-be-targeted-for-12m-educational-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plea to help find missing teenage boy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 14-year-old boy has been reported as missing after last being seen at a railway station late in the evening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plea-to-help-find-missing-teenage-boy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plea-to-help-find-missing-teenage-boy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway walker, 86, sets off on 100-mile charity challenge - BBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway walker, 86, sets off on 100-mile charity challenge&nbsp;&nbsp;BBC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-walker-86-sets-off-on-100-mile-charity-challenge-bbc/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-walker-86-sets-off-on-100-mile-charity-challenge-bbc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefighters tackle blaze at recycling site - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firefighters tackle blaze at recycling site&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/firefighters-tackle-blaze-at-recycling-site-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/firefighters-tackle-blaze-at-recycling-site-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefighters tackle blaze at recycling site]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firefighters have been called to a blaze at a business park.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/firefighters-tackle-blaze-at-recycling-site/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/firefighters-tackle-blaze-at-recycling-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fresh hope for town’s troubled eyesore that ‘looks like an abandoned cruise ship’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A town&rsquo;s troubled eyesore block of flats is set to be demolished to make way for new apartments following a bitter long, drawn-out court battle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/fresh-hope-for-towns-troubled-eyesore-that-looks-like-an-abandoned-cruise-ship/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/fresh-hope-for-towns-troubled-eyesore-that-looks-like-an-abandoned-cruise-ship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Complete strangers walk up to us and say how much they like our content’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A wheelchair-bound former gymnast has told how adversity has led him and his wife into a successful life as food influencers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/complete-strangers-walk-up-to-us-and-say-how-much-they-like-our-content/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/complete-strangers-walk-up-to-us-and-say-how-much-they-like-our-content/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CCTV shows moment ‘reckless’ arsonist started fire below flat block]]></title><description><![CDATA[An arsonist set fire to a pile of rubbish in a parking area, causing several cars to go up in flames, before walking away.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/cctv-shows-moment-reckless-arsonist-started-fire-below-flat-block/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/cctv-shows-moment-reckless-arsonist-started-fire-below-flat-block/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Additional and Selective Licensing Consultation – 23 March to 31 May 2026 - London Property Licensing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Additional and Selective Licensing Consultation &ndash; 23 March to 31 May 2026&nbsp;&nbsp;London Property Licensing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-additional-and-selective-licensing-consultation-23-march-to-31-may-2026-london-property-licensing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-additional-and-selective-licensing-consultation-23-march-to-31-may-2026-london-property-licensing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travellers pitch up on recreation ground]]></title><description><![CDATA[An unauthorised Traveller encampment has been spotted on a town green space.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/travellers-pitch-up-on-recreation-ground/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/travellers-pitch-up-on-recreation-ground/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This was an invasion with weapons’: Masked gang who attacked men in raid on house jailed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six men who took part in a raid on a house and brutally attacked two brothers have been jailed for a total of 67 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/this-was-an-invasion-with-weapons-masked-gang-who-attacked-men-in-raid-on-house-jailed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/this-was-an-invasion-with-weapons-masked-gang-who-attacked-men-in-raid-on-house-jailed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search begins for Medway Maritime Hospital Hero 2026 - Medway Maritime Hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Search begins for Medway Maritime Hospital Hero 2026&nbsp;&nbsp;Medway Maritime Hospital]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/search-begins-for-medway-maritime-hospital-hero-2026-medway-maritime-hospital/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/search-begins-for-medway-maritime-hospital-hero-2026-medway-maritime-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Janet Lucchese - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Janet Lucchese&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-janet-lucchese-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-janet-lucchese-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campaign launched to restore gravestone of postal pioneer behind iconic Kent statue]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fundraiser has been launched to restore a monument linked to an iconic historical figure whose statue has become famous for sporting traffic cones.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/campaign-launched-to-restore-gravestone-of-postal-pioneer-behind-iconic-kent-statue/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/campaign-launched-to-restore-gravestone-of-postal-pioneer-behind-iconic-kent-statue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vulnerable residents in Kent and Medway urged to get Covid jab - bbc.co.uk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vulnerable residents in Kent and Medway urged to get Covid jab&nbsp;&nbsp;bbc.co.uk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/vulnerable-residents-in-kent-and-medway-urged-to-get-covid-jab-bbccouk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/vulnerable-residents-in-kent-and-medway-urged-to-get-covid-jab-bbccouk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vulnerable residents in Kent and Medway urged to get Covid jab - BBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vulnerable residents in Kent and Medway urged to get Covid jab&nbsp;&nbsp;BBC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/vulnerable-residents-in-kent-and-medway-urged-to-get-covid-jab-bbc/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/vulnerable-residents-in-kent-and-medway-urged-to-get-covid-jab-bbc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kent and Medway mental health services now run by one trust - BBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kent and Medway mental health services now run by one trust&nbsp;&nbsp;BBC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-and-medway-mental-health-services-now-run-by-one-trust-bbc/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-and-medway-mental-health-services-now-run-by-one-trust-bbc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Landmark' change to Kent mental health services - BBC]]></title><description><![CDATA['Landmark' change to Kent mental health services&nbsp;&nbsp;BBC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/landmark-change-to-kent-mental-health-services-bbc/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/landmark-change-to-kent-mental-health-services-bbc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth football coach and ‘loving husband’ took his own life on rail tracks]]></title><description><![CDATA[A youth football coach and &ldquo;loving husband&rdquo;&amp;#160;took his own life after battling with his mental health, an inquest has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/youth-football-coach-and-loving-husband-took-his-own-life-on-rail-tracks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/youth-football-coach-and-loving-husband-took-his-own-life-on-rail-tracks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman found dead in river had been released from hospital just days before]]></title><description><![CDATA[An inquest has opened into the death of a 55-year-old mum whose disappearance sparked a four-day search.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/woman-found-dead-in-river-had-been-released-from-hospital-just-days-before/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/woman-found-dead-in-river-had-been-released-from-hospital-just-days-before/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music icon opens new therapy centre at hospice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musician Jools Holland has opened a new therapy centre&amp;#160;following a &amp;#163;120,000 fundraising campaign.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/music-icon-opens-new-therapy-centre-at-hospice/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/music-icon-opens-new-therapy-centre-at-hospice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joy at zoo as baby lemurs born days apart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staff at a conservation project are celebrating the arrival of two baby ring-tailed lemurs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/joy-at-zoo-as-baby-lemurs-born-days-apart/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/joy-at-zoo-as-baby-lemurs-born-days-apart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landlords offered guidance ahead of major rental law changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[An estate and letting agent is holding an event covering all you need to know about the upcoming&amp;#160;Renters&rsquo; Rights Act.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/landlords-offered-guidance-ahead-of-major-rental-law-changes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/landlords-offered-guidance-ahead-of-major-rental-law-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Landmark' change to Kent mental health services - bbc.com]]></title><description><![CDATA['Landmark' change to Kent mental health services&nbsp;&nbsp;bbc.com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/landmark-change-to-kent-mental-health-services-bbccom/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/landmark-change-to-kent-mental-health-services-bbccom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-dead occupants of crypt have royal connection - bbc.co.uk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long-dead occupants of crypt have royal connection&nbsp;&nbsp;bbc.co.uk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/long-dead-occupants-of-crypt-have-royal-connection-bbccouk/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/long-dead-occupants-of-crypt-have-royal-connection-bbccouk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-dead occupants of crypt have royal connection - BBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long-dead occupants of crypt have royal connection&nbsp;&nbsp;BBC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/long-dead-occupants-of-crypt-have-royal-connection-bbc/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/long-dead-occupants-of-crypt-have-royal-connection-bbc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I live in fear she’ll escape and get killed’: Mum’s plea for help to protect toddler]]></title><description><![CDATA[Desperate mum wants help for her autistic three-year-old daughter who escapes from their &lsquo;Fort Knox&rsquo; home, risking her life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-live-in-fear-shell-escape-and-get-killed-mums-plea-for-help-to-protect-toddler/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-live-in-fear-shell-escape-and-get-killed-mums-plea-for-help-to-protect-toddler/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Teachers Honored at TEC Celebrates Teaching Breakfast - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Teachers Honored at TEC Celebrates Teaching Breakfast&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-teachers-honored-at-tec-celebrates-teaching-breakfast-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-teachers-honored-at-tec-celebrates-teaching-breakfast-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parking fees increases in Medway - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parking fees increases in Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/parking-fees-increases-in-medway-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/parking-fees-increases-in-medway-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seventeen arrested and six charged as part of firearms and drugs investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A major police operation has resulted in seventeen arrests and six people being charged as part of ongoing firearms and drugs investigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/seventeen-arrested-and-six-charged-as-part-of-firearms-and-drugs-investigation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/seventeen-arrested-and-six-charged-as-part-of-firearms-and-drugs-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway ‘supremely confident’ EFS recovery is at hand - Room151]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway &lsquo;supremely confident&rsquo; EFS recovery is at hand&nbsp;&nbsp;Room151]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-supremely-confident-efs-recovery-is-at-hand-room151/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-supremely-confident-efs-recovery-is-at-hand-room151/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Strike action will have significant impact on all services’ - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Strike action will have significant impact on all services&rsquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/strike-action-will-have-significant-impact-on-all-services-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/strike-action-will-have-significant-impact-on-all-services-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Strike action will have significant impact on all services’]]></title><description><![CDATA[An&amp;#160;NHS boss says strike action by resident doctors will have &ldquo;a significant impact&rdquo; across all services on Kent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/strike-action-will-have-significant-impact-on-all-services/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/strike-action-will-have-significant-impact-on-all-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Queen marks start of season and Wight anniversary - Ships Monthly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Queen marks start of season and Wight anniversary&nbsp;&nbsp;Ships Monthly]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-queen-marks-start-of-season-and-wight-anniversary-ships-monthly/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-queen-marks-start-of-season-and-wight-anniversary-ships-monthly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loco unveiling reflects Medway’s emergence in evolving French freight market - Railway Gazette International]]></title><description><![CDATA[Loco unveiling reflects Medway&rsquo;s emergence in evolving French freight market&nbsp;&nbsp;Railway Gazette International]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/loco-unveiling-reflects-medways-emergence-in-evolving-french-freight-market-railway-gazette-international/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/loco-unveiling-reflects-medways-emergence-in-evolving-french-freight-market-railway-gazette-international/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revised flat plan emerges for Edwardian school building and site]]></title><description><![CDATA[A developer has made another attempt to convert part of a former school site into flats with a new block to be constructed behind it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/revised-flat-plan-emerges-for-edwardian-school-building-and-site/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/revised-flat-plan-emerges-for-edwardian-school-building-and-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van crashes after ICE pursuit through Mass. town during morning commute, police say - WCVB]]></title><description><![CDATA[Van crashes after ICE pursuit through Mass. town during morning commute, police say&nbsp;&nbsp;WCVB]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/van-crashes-after-ice-pursuit-through-mass-town-during-morning-commute-police-say-wcvb/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/van-crashes-after-ice-pursuit-through-mass-town-during-morning-commute-police-say-wcvb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth hubs set up to tackle surge in unemployment - My Kent Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[Youth hubs set up to tackle surge in unemployment&nbsp;&nbsp;My Kent Family]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/youth-hubs-set-up-to-tackle-surge-in-unemployment-my-kent-family/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/youth-hubs-set-up-to-tackle-surge-in-unemployment-my-kent-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decision to be taken on plans totalling 690 homes - but inspectors will get final say - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decision to be taken on plans totalling 690 homes - but inspectors will get final say&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/decision-to-be-taken-on-plans-totalling-690-homes-but-inspectors-will-get-final-say-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/decision-to-be-taken-on-plans-totalling-690-homes-but-inspectors-will-get-final-say-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Crash Tied to ICE Activity - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Crash Tied to ICE Activity&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-crash-tied-to-ice-activity-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-crash-tied-to-ice-activity-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Grid Battery Storage: 250-MW Project Funded by Tax Equity Investment - News and Statistics - IndexBox]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Grid Battery Storage: 250-MW Project Funded by Tax Equity Investment - News and Statistics&nbsp;&nbsp;IndexBox]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-grid-battery-storage-250-mw-project-funded-by-tax-equity-investment-news-and-statistics-indexbox/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-grid-battery-storage-250-mw-project-funded-by-tax-equity-investment-news-and-statistics-indexbox/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Prices won’t drop overnight’: Kent vets respond to major industry reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent vets in Kent have welcomed new reforms from the UK&rsquo;s competition watchdog which aim to increase price transparency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/prices-wont-drop-overnight-kent-vets-respond-to-major-industry-reforms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/prices-wont-drop-overnight-kent-vets-respond-to-major-industry-reforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two people jump from van while being chased by ICE in Medway - CBS News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two people jump from van while being chased by ICE in Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;CBS News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-people-jump-from-van-while-being-chased-by-ice-in-medway-cbs-news/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-people-jump-from-van-while-being-chased-by-ice-in-medway-cbs-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Council Launches £132m Highways Maintenance Contract Pipeline - Safer Highways]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Council Launches &pound;132m Highways Maintenance Contract Pipeline&nbsp;&nbsp;Safer Highways]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-council-launches-132m-highways-maintenance-contract-pipeline-safer-highways/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-council-launches-132m-highways-maintenance-contract-pipeline-safer-highways/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van crashes, occupants escape following ICE pursuit through Mass. towns - NBC Boston]]></title><description><![CDATA[Van crashes, occupants escape following ICE pursuit through Mass. towns&nbsp;&nbsp;NBC Boston]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/van-crashes-occupants-escape-following-ice-pursuit-through-mass-towns-nbc-boston/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/van-crashes-occupants-escape-following-ice-pursuit-through-mass-towns-nbc-boston/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rogue scrap metal merchant slapped with £1.3K bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man caught illegally transporting scrap metal in his white transit van without a licence has been fined after appearing in court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rogue-scrap-metal-merchant-slapped-with-13k-bill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rogue-scrap-metal-merchant-slapped-with-13k-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High-speed chase involving ICE agents ends in crash in Medway; suspects flee on foot, police say - The Boston Globe]]></title><description><![CDATA[High-speed chase involving ICE agents ends in crash in Medway; suspects flee on foot, police say&nbsp;&nbsp;The Boston Globe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/high-speed-chase-involving-ice-agents-ends-in-crash-in-medway-suspects-flee-on-foot-police-say-the-boston-globe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/high-speed-chase-involving-ice-agents-ends-in-crash-in-medway-suspects-flee-on-foot-police-say-the-boston-globe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Person escorted to safety after ‘police incident’ on M2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Motorists faced delays on a busy motorway stretch following reports of concerns for the welfare of a person near the carriageway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/person-escorted-to-safety-after-police-incident-on-m2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/person-escorted-to-safety-after-police-incident-on-m2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delays clear after car and motorbike crash on A2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Delays have cleared on a busy route after emergency services were called to respond to a crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/delays-clear-after-car-and-motorbike-crash-on-a2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/delays-clear-after-car-and-motorbike-crash-on-a2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway seeking £130m maintenance deal - Highways Magazine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway seeking &pound;130m maintenance deal&nbsp;&nbsp;Highways Magazine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-seeking-130m-maintenance-deal-highways-magazine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-seeking-130m-maintenance-deal-highways-magazine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long delays after car and motorbike crash on A2]]></title><description><![CDATA[The A2 is blocked as emergency services respond to a crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/long-delays-after-car-and-motorbike-crash-on-a2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/long-delays-after-car-and-motorbike-crash-on-a2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advantage Capital closes $158m investment in Medway Grid project - Power Technology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advantage Capital closes $158m investment in Medway Grid project&nbsp;&nbsp;Power Technology]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/advantage-capital-closes-158m-investment-in-medway-grid-project-power-technology/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/advantage-capital-closes-158m-investment-in-medway-grid-project-power-technology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long delays after multi-vehicle crash on A2]]></title><description><![CDATA[The A2 is blocked as emergency services respond to a crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/long-delays-after-multi-vehicle-crash-on-a2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/long-delays-after-multi-vehicle-crash-on-a2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bid for five-storey health centre on derelict dance studio plot]]></title><description><![CDATA[A medical centre capable of housing a pharmacy and various GP examination rooms could be in the works for a long empty site.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/bid-for-five-storey-health-centre-on-derelict-dance-studio-plot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/bid-for-five-storey-health-centre-on-derelict-dance-studio-plot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council to buy nearly 800 social homes for £46m - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Council to buy nearly 800 social homes for &pound;46m&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/council-to-buy-nearly-800-social-homes-for-46m-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/council-to-buy-nearly-800-social-homes-for-46m-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council to buy nearly 800 social homes for £46m]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 800 homes could be sold to a local authority to run as council houses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/council-to-buy-nearly-800-social-homes-for-46m/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/council-to-buy-nearly-800-social-homes-for-46m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diversion details as busy road near Medway zoo to close for housing estate works - kentlive.news]]></title><description><![CDATA[Diversion details as busy road near Medway zoo to close for housing estate works&nbsp;&nbsp;kentlive.news]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/diversion-details-as-busy-road-near-medway-zoo-to-close-for-housing-estate-works-kentlivenews/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/diversion-details-as-busy-road-near-medway-zoo-to-close-for-housing-estate-works-kentlivenews/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search for missing teen with ‘faint moustache and lip scar’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The public&rsquo;s help is sought to find a missing teenager last seen in the early hours.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/search-for-missing-teen-with-faint-moustache-and-lip-scar/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/search-for-missing-teen-with-faint-moustache-and-lip-scar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advantage Capital Closes $158 Million Tax Equity Investment to Bring Massachusetts’ Medway Grid Energy Storage System Project Online with Vitol and VC Renewables - Business Wire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advantage Capital Closes $158 Million Tax Equity Investment to Bring Massachusetts&rsquo; Medway Grid Energy Storage System Project Online with Vitol and VC Renewables&nbsp;&nbsp;Business Wire]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/advantage-capital-closes-158-million-tax-equity-investment-to-bring-massachusetts-medway-grid-energy-storage-system-project-online-with-vitol-and-vc-renewables-business-wire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/advantage-capital-closes-158-million-tax-equity-investment-to-bring-massachusetts-medway-grid-energy-storage-system-project-online-with-vitol-and-vc-renewables-business-wire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway expands in France with four Stadler Euro6000 locomotives - Railway PRO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway expands in France with four Stadler Euro6000 locomotives&nbsp;&nbsp;Railway PRO]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-expands-in-france-with-four-stadler-euro6000-locomotives-railway-pro/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-expands-in-france-with-four-stadler-euro6000-locomotives-railway-pro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Joyce Pleu Schiff - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Joyce Pleu Schiff&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-joyce-pleu-schiff-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-joyce-pleu-schiff-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diversion details as busy road near Medway zoo to close for housing estate works - Kent Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Diversion details as busy road near Medway zoo to close for housing estate works&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Live]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/diversion-details-as-busy-road-near-medway-zoo-to-close-for-housing-estate-works-kent-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/diversion-details-as-busy-road-near-medway-zoo-to-close-for-housing-estate-works-kent-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My alcoholic dad spent thousands ordering drinks on Uber Eats before death’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman has called on delivery apps to safeguard vulnerable alcoholics who are frequently using the service to order alcohol.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/my-alcoholic-dad-spent-thousands-ordering-drinks-on-uber-eats-before-death/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/my-alcoholic-dad-spent-thousands-ordering-drinks-on-uber-eats-before-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman obsessed with EastEnders actress jailed after messaging her mum]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 22-year-old was told to abandon her warped bid to befriend a TV star or face more prison time by a judge as he jailed her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/woman-obsessed-with-eastenders-actress-jailed-after-messaging-her-mum/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/woman-obsessed-with-eastenders-actress-jailed-after-messaging-her-mum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two people taken to hospital after six engines attend house fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six fire engines were called to a house blaze in the early hours, with three people left needing treatment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-people-taken-to-hospital-after-six-engines-attend-house-fire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-people-taken-to-hospital-after-six-engines-attend-house-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Selfish’ driver jailed after lying to police about speeding and killing two men]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man and woman have been locked up after lying about who was at the wheel during a fatal crash, which claimed the lives of two best friends.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/selfish-driver-jailed-after-lying-to-police-about-speeding-and-killingtwo-men/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/selfish-driver-jailed-after-lying-to-police-about-speeding-and-killingtwo-men/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motivational speaker Anthony Valentine visits Medway MA High School - Milford Daily News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Motivational speaker Anthony Valentine visits Medway MA High School&nbsp;&nbsp;Milford Daily News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/motivational-speaker-anthony-valentine-visits-medway-ma-high-school-milford-daily-news/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/motivational-speaker-anthony-valentine-visits-medway-ma-high-school-milford-daily-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Area Sunday League round-up (29/03/26) - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Area Sunday League round-up (29/03/26)&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-area-sunday-league-round-up-290326-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-area-sunday-league-round-up-290326-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rush hour delays on M2 link road after car and lorry crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traffic is building on an M2 link road following a crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rush-hour-delays-on-m2-link-road-after-car-and-lorry-crash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rush-hour-delays-on-m2-link-road-after-car-and-lorry-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No joy on the road as hosts prove the stronger - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[No joy on the road as hosts prove the stronger&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/no-joy-on-the-road-as-hosts-prove-the-stronger-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/no-joy-on-the-road-as-hosts-prove-the-stronger-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rush hour delays on M2 link road after crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traffic is building on an M2 link road following a crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rush-hour-delays-on-m2-link-road-after-crash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rush-hour-delays-on-m2-link-road-after-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigation launched into cause of blaze after six engines attend house fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six fire engines were called to a house blaze in the early hours, with three people left needing treatment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/investigation-launched-into-cause-of-blaze-after-six-engines-attend-house-fire/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/investigation-launched-into-cause-of-blaze-after-six-engines-attend-house-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five ways to spend the Easter weekend in Kent]]></title><description><![CDATA[From food and drink festivals to quirky conventions and live entertainment, here&rsquo;s five great ideas for the bank holiday weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/five-ways-to-spend-the-easter-weekend-in-kent/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/five-ways-to-spend-the-easter-weekend-in-kent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway rail conductor to run Paris Marathon after husband had stroke while driving train - kentlive.news]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway rail conductor to run Paris Marathon after husband had stroke while driving train&nbsp;&nbsp;kentlive.news]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-rail-conductor-to-run-paris-marathon-after-husband-had-stroke-while-driving-train-kentlivenews/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-rail-conductor-to-run-paris-marathon-after-husband-had-stroke-while-driving-train-kentlivenews/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway rail conductor to run Paris Marathon after husband had stroke while driving train - Kent Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway rail conductor to run Paris Marathon after husband had stroke while driving train&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Live]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-rail-conductor-to-run-paris-marathon-after-husband-had-stroke-while-driving-train-kent-live/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-rail-conductor-to-run-paris-marathon-after-husband-had-stroke-while-driving-train-kent-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway High Recognizes Winter Season Achievements - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway High Recognizes Winter Season Achievements&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-high-recognizes-winter-season-achievements-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-high-recognizes-winter-season-achievements-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth hubs set up to tackle surge in unemployment - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Youth hubs set up to tackle surge in unemployment&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/youth-hubs-set-up-to-tackle-surge-in-unemployment-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/youth-hubs-set-up-to-tackle-surge-in-unemployment-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth hubs set up to tackle surge in unemployment]]></title><description><![CDATA[New youth hubs are set to be rolled out in six boroughs across the county to help tackle a surge in&amp;#160;unemployment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/youth-hubs-set-up-to-tackle-surge-in-unemployment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/youth-hubs-set-up-to-tackle-surge-in-unemployment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity set to enter liquidation due to ‘financial challenges’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trustees of a charity have confirmed it is &ldquo;likely to enter&rdquo; insolvency following financial struggles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/charity-set-to-enter-liquidation-due-to-financial-challenges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/charity-set-to-enter-liquidation-due-to-financial-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged with 13 offences after ‘shop staff attacked and office damaged’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man has appeared in court charged with 13 offences following a series of incidents involving violence and racial slurs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-charged-with-13-offences-after-shop-staff-attacked-and-office-damaged/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-charged-with-13-offences-after-shop-staff-attacked-and-office-damaged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Speaking to other survivors and their families has been a huge help’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A&amp;#160;woman whose husband had a stroke while&amp;#160;driving a train says the support they received in the aftermath has been invaluable.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/speaking-to-other-survivors-and-their-families-has-been-a-huge-help/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/speaking-to-other-survivors-and-their-families-has-been-a-huge-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDWAY/FRANKLIN: Lucille F. Taddeo (Service Info) - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEDWAY/FRANKLIN: Lucille F. Taddeo (Service Info)&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medwayfranklin-lucille-f-taddeo-service-info-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medwayfranklin-lucille-f-taddeo-service-info-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First-aid trainer was over drug-drive limit at time of fatal motorbike crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[An experience motorcyclist had a &ldquo;fatal and elevated level&rdquo; of cocaine in his system at the time he crashed his bike into a wall and died.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/first-aid-trainer-was-over-drug-drive-limit-at-time-of-fatal-motorbike-crash-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/first-aid-trainer-was-over-drug-drive-limit-at-time-of-fatal-motorbike-crash-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s barking mad’: 600-space shopping centre car park to close]]></title><description><![CDATA[A town centre is to lose one of its major car parks in a move that will see almost 600 spaces lost overnight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/its-barking-mad-600-space-shopping-centre-car-park-to-close/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/its-barking-mad-600-space-shopping-centre-car-park-to-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rivals trade verbal blows in podcast’s most heated debate ever - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rivals trade verbal blows in podcast&rsquo;s most heated debate ever&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rivals-trade-verbal-blows-in-podcasts-most-heated-debate-ever-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rivals-trade-verbal-blows-in-podcasts-most-heated-debate-ever-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rivals trade verbal blows in podcast’s most heated debate ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was no holding back on this week&rsquo;s Kent Politics Podcast when two outspoken councillors went head-to-head.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rivals-trade-verbal-blows-in-podcasts-most-heated-debate-ever/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rivals-trade-verbal-blows-in-podcasts-most-heated-debate-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: The most and least affordable places to buy a house in Kent]]></title><description><![CDATA[People living in the most affordable part of Kent say they &ldquo;love it&rdquo; and others don&rsquo;t realise how much it has to offer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/revealed-the-most-and-least-affordable-places-to-buy-a-house-in-kent/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/revealed-the-most-and-least-affordable-places-to-buy-a-house-in-kent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My son can’t go to school because they say it’s not safe’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A five-year-old boy with complex needs has missed out on months of school because he&rsquo;s been assigned a place which refuses to take him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/my-son-cant-go-to-school-because-they-say-its-not-safe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/my-son-cant-go-to-school-because-they-say-its-not-safe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First aid trainer was over drug-drive limit at time of fatal motorbike crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[An experience motorcyclist had a &ldquo;fatal and elevated level&rdquo; of cocaine in his system at the time he crashed his bike into a wall and died.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/first-aid-trainer-was-over-drug-drive-limit-at-time-of-fatal-motorbike-crash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/first-aid-trainer-was-over-drug-drive-limit-at-time-of-fatal-motorbike-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Areas in Medway are set to receive £20 million to support left behind communities - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Areas in Medway are set to receive &pound;20 million to support left behind communities&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/areas-in-medway-are-set-to-receive-20-million-to-support-left-behind-communities-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/areas-in-medway-are-set-to-receive-20-million-to-support-left-behind-communities-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Registered sex offender behind bars after deleting internet history]]></title><description><![CDATA[A paedophile who deleted his internet browsing history has been jailed for breaching restrictions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/registered-sex-offender-behind-bars-after-deleting-internet-history/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/registered-sex-offender-behind-bars-after-deleting-internet-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Cowardly’ thug who strangled ex and urinated on her clothes jailed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A violent and coercive abuser charmed his way into a young woman&rsquo;s life before becoming increasingly controlling and violent towards her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/cowardly-thug-who-strangled-ex-and-urinated-on-her-clothes-jailed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/cowardly-thug-who-strangled-ex-and-urinated-on-her-clothes-jailed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next phase of project to power ‘electricity superhighway’ between Kent and Germany completed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next phase of a major energy project supporting a power link between Kent and the continent has been completed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/next-phase-of-project-to-power-electricity-superhighway-between-kent-and-germany-completed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/next-phase-of-project-to-power-electricity-superhighway-between-kent-and-germany-completed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver found guilty of causing ‘kind and popular’ teacher’s death by careless driving]]></title><description><![CDATA[A motorist who fatally struck a &amp;quot;passionate and inspirational&amp;quot; primary school teacher in a hit-and-run one week before Christmas has been convicted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/driver-found-guilty-of-causing-kind-and-popular-teachers-death-by-careless-driving/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/driver-found-guilty-of-causing-kind-and-popular-teachers-death-by-careless-driving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Siblings enjoy success in the ring - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Siblings enjoy success in the ring&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/siblings-enjoy-success-in-the-ring-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/siblings-enjoy-success-in-the-ring-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bring back the butchers’: Residents have their say on how £20m cash pot should be spent]]></title><description><![CDATA[New CCTV, playgrounds and supporting &ldquo;good old&rdquo; businesses are just some of the suggestions for how a town suburb should spend new government cash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/bring-back-the-butchers-residents-have-their-say-on-how-20m-cash-pot-should-be-spent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/bring-back-the-butchers-residents-have-their-say-on-how-20m-cash-pot-should-be-spent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father and son sentenced over hit-and-run death of four-year-old boy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A drink-fuelled father and son who rammed a 4x4 in a high-speed hit-and-run, killing a young boy and seriously injuring his dad, have been jailed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/father-and-son-sentenced-over-hit-and-run-death-of-four-year-old-boy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/father-and-son-sentenced-over-hit-and-run-death-of-four-year-old-boy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Mondays star to headline club night]]></title><description><![CDATA[A music personality known for his energetic stage performances and regular appearances on Celebrity Gogglebox is set to take to the stage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/happy-mondays-star-to-headline-club-night/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/happy-mondays-star-to-headline-club-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New visuals as landmark town housing project edges closer to launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regeneration of an empty town centre office building into 164 flats is due to launch this summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-visuals-as-landmark-town-housing-project-edges-closer-to-launch/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-visuals-as-landmark-town-housing-project-edges-closer-to-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MP urges to scrap water company’s ‘paltry’ fine and demands investment in system]]></title><description><![CDATA[An MP wants a water company&rsquo;s &ldquo;paltry&rdquo; fine to be scrapped and replaced with enforcement to drive investment into improving Kent&rsquo;s water network.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/mp-urges-to-scrap-water-companys-paltry-fine-and-demands-investment-in-system/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/mp-urges-to-scrap-water-companys-paltry-fine-and-demands-investment-in-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New visuals as landmark town housing project edges closer to completion]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regeneration of an empty town centre office building into 164 flats is due to be completed this summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-visuals-as-landmark-town-housing-project-edges-closer-to-completion/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-visuals-as-landmark-town-housing-project-edges-closer-to-completion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traffic chaos to ease as tunnel reopens after power failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tunnel has reopened to motorists after hours of delays due to a power failure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/traffic-chaos-to-ease-as-tunnel-reopens-after-power-failure/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/traffic-chaos-to-ease-as-tunnel-reopens-after-power-failure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Hollywood actor spotted in Kent]]></title><description><![CDATA[An American actor known for various Hollywood blockbusters has paid a visit to the county while filming in the UK.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/another-hollywood-actor-spotted-in-kent/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/another-hollywood-actor-spotted-in-kent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Tunnel will be closed for most of the day - kentlive.news]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Tunnel will be closed for most of the day&nbsp;&nbsp;kentlive.news]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-tunnel-will-be-closed-for-most-of-the-day-kentlivenews/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-tunnel-will-be-closed-for-most-of-the-day-kentlivenews/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Tunnel will be closed for most of the day - Kent Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Tunnel will be closed for most of the day&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Live]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-tunnel-will-be-closed-for-most-of-the-day-kent-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-tunnel-will-be-closed-for-most-of-the-day-kent-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High street café thanks community after early morning blaze]]></title><description><![CDATA[A police investigation has been launched after a caf&amp;#233; blaze shut a high street during the early hours of this morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/high-street-caf-thanks-community-after-early-morning-blaze/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/high-street-caf-thanks-community-after-early-morning-blaze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver who hit and killed school teacher denies seeing him ‘too late’ - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Driver who hit and killed school teacher denies seeing him &lsquo;too late&rsquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/driver-who-hit-and-killed-school-teacher-denies-seeing-him-too-late-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/driver-who-hit-and-killed-school-teacher-denies-seeing-him-too-late-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver who hit and killed school teacher denies seeing him ‘too late’]]></title><description><![CDATA[An unlicensed motorist who killed a school teacher in a hit-and-run on the way home from a night out has denied causing his death by careless driving.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/driver-who-hit-and-killed-school-teacher-denies-seeing-him-too-late/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/driver-who-hit-and-killed-school-teacher-denies-seeing-him-too-late/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traffic chaos to ease as tunnel reopens after power failure - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traffic chaos to ease as tunnel reopens after power failure&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/traffic-chaos-to-ease-as-tunnel-reopens-after-power-failure-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/traffic-chaos-to-ease-as-tunnel-reopens-after-power-failure-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rush hour chaos after tunnel shuts due to power failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drivers are being urged to use alternative routes after a tunnel was closed following a power failure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rush-hour-chaos-after-tunnel-shuts-due-to-power-failure/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rush-hour-chaos-after-tunnel-shuts-due-to-power-failure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police investigation launched after high street cafe blaze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fire crews were called to tackle a fire in a cafe, which closed a high street.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-investigation-launched-after-high-street-cafe-blaze/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-investigation-launched-after-high-street-cafe-blaze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duo on England duty - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Duo on England duty&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/duo-on-england-duty-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/duo-on-england-duty-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High street closed as firefighters tackle cafe blaze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fire crews have been called to tackle a fire in a cafe, which has closed a high street.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/high-street-closed-as-firefighters-tackle-cafe-blaze/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/high-street-closed-as-firefighters-tackle-cafe-blaze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Street closed as firefighters tackle building blaze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crews have been called to tackle a fire in a cafe, which has closed a Kent high street.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/high-street-closed-as-firefighters-tackle-building-blaze/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/high-street-closed-as-firefighters-tackle-building-blaze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They’ve replaced our telegraph poles with sticks of celery and asparagus’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The arrival of new bright green telegraph poles in a remote part of Kent has been met with raised eyebrows among villagers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/theyve-replaced-our-telegraph-poles-with-sticks-of-celery-and-asparagus/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/theyve-replaced-our-telegraph-poles-with-sticks-of-celery-and-asparagus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway’s first-half masterclass - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway&rsquo;s first-half masterclass&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medways-first-half-masterclass-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medways-first-half-masterclass-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heads up: Beloved 12-foot-tall Medway MA skeleton has its skull back - Milford Daily News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heads up: Beloved 12-foot-tall Medway MA skeleton has its skull back&nbsp;&nbsp;Milford Daily News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/heads-up-beloved-12-foot-tall-medway-ma-skeleton-has-its-skull-back-milford-daily-news/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/heads-up-beloved-12-foot-tall-medway-ma-skeleton-has-its-skull-back-milford-daily-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;Quite the adventure': Kevin the skeleton's skull returned - NBC Boston]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Quite the adventure': Kevin the skeleton's skull returned&nbsp;&nbsp;NBC Boston]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lsquoquite-the-adventure-kevin-the-skeletons-skull-returned-nbc-boston/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lsquoquite-the-adventure-kevin-the-skeletons-skull-returned-nbc-boston/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK’s youngest digger driver set to take on his biggest challenge yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 13-year-old boy is set to go head-to-head with one of Kent&rsquo;s most seasoned digger operatives in a challenge pitting youth against experience.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/uks-youngest-digger-driver-set-to-take-on-his-biggest-challenge-yet/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/uks-youngest-digger-driver-set-to-take-on-his-biggest-challenge-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Queen - allatsea.co.uk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Queen&nbsp;&nbsp;allatsea.co.uk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-queen-allatseacouk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-queen-allatseacouk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Queen - All At Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Queen&nbsp;&nbsp;All At Sea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-queen-all-at-sea/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-queen-all-at-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One-way traffic after the break - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[One-way traffic after the break&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/one-way-traffic-after-the-break-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/one-way-traffic-after-the-break-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three people treated after house fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four fire engines were called to reports of a house blaze in the early hours of the morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/three-people-treated-after-house-fire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/three-people-treated-after-house-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patient died after water was left for him despite being ‘nil by mouth’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hospital has apologised after a patient who was &lsquo;nil by mouth&rsquo; died after drinking water.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/patient-died-after-water-was-left-for-him-despite-being-nil-by-mouth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/patient-died-after-water-was-left-for-him-despite-being-nil-by-mouth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Person cut from car after three-vehicle crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firefighters used cutting equipment to free a casualty after a three-vehicle crash on a major route.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/person-cut-from-car-after-three-vehicle-crash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/person-cut-from-car-after-three-vehicle-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patient died after water left for him despite being ‘nil by mouth’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hospital has apologised after a patient who was &lsquo;nil by mouth&rsquo; died after drinking water.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/patient-died-after-water-left-for-him-despite-being-nil-by-mouth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/patient-died-after-water-left-for-him-despite-being-nil-by-mouth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Area Sunday League round-up (22/03/26) - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Area Sunday League round-up (22/03/26)&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-area-sunday-league-round-up-220326-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-area-sunday-league-round-up-220326-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cracking family days out in Kent this Easter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Enjoy egg hunts, garden trails, craft sessions and more at the county&rsquo;s top attractions this Easter holiday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/cracking-family-days-out-in-kent-this-easter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/cracking-family-days-out-in-kent-this-easter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[William Paul Caton Obituary (2026) - Medway, MA - Ginley-Crowley Funeral Home - Medway - Legacy obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Paul Caton Obituary (2026) - Medway, MA - Ginley-Crowley Funeral Home - Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;Legacy obituary]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/william-paul-caton-obituary-2026-medway-ma-ginley-crowley-funeral-home-medway-legacy-obituary/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 22:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/william-paul-caton-obituary-2026-medway-ma-ginley-crowley-funeral-home-medway-legacy-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway RC Laser Club Winter Series - Day 11 - Yachts and Yachting Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway RC Laser Club Winter Series - Day 11&nbsp;&nbsp;Yachts and Yachting Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-rc-laser-club-winter-series-day-11-yachts-and-yachting-online/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-rc-laser-club-winter-series-day-11-yachts-and-yachting-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[M20 motorcycle crash leads to long delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[A motorcycle crash has caused long delays on a motorway this afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/m20-motorcycle-crash-leads-to-long-delays/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/m20-motorcycle-crash-leads-to-long-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sweating condition has ruined my 20s - I can’t work or wear dresses’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A young woman is yet to receive an effective treatment for hyperhidrosis, an excessive sweating condition, despite nearly seven years of symptoms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/sweating-condition-has-ruined-my-20s-i-cant-work-or-wear-dresses/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/sweating-condition-has-ruined-my-20s-i-cant-work-or-wear-dresses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family-run shop dubbed ‘Aladdin’s cave’ by loyal customers still nailing it 50 years on]]></title><description><![CDATA[A family-run hardware shop famed for its &ldquo;personal touch&rdquo; has weathered the arrival of big DIY chains and online retailers to reach a major milestone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/family-run-shop-dubbed-aladdins-cave-by-loyal-customers-still-nailing-it-50-years-on/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/family-run-shop-dubbed-aladdins-cave-by-loyal-customers-still-nailing-it-50-years-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I want to bring a bit of love and homemade cooking back to the high street’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A chef opened his own caf&amp;#233; after years of building a catering business in evenings and weekends.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-want-to-bring-a-bit-of-love-and-homemade-cooking-back-to-the-high-street/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-want-to-bring-a-bit-of-love-and-homemade-cooking-back-to-the-high-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Busy tunnel shuts after reports of object in road - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Busy tunnel shuts after reports of object in road&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/busy-tunnel-shuts-after-reports-of-object-in-road-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/busy-tunnel-shuts-after-reports-of-object-in-road-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Busy tunnel shuts after reports of object in road]]></title><description><![CDATA[A key tunnel route is closed due to a reported hazard in the road.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/busy-tunnel-shuts-after-reports-of-object-in-road/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/busy-tunnel-shuts-after-reports-of-object-in-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It was a tragic accident&rsquo;: Driver&rsquo;s words to police after teacher killed in crash - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA['It was a tragic accident&rsquo;: Driver&rsquo;s words to police after teacher killed in crash&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/it-was-a-tragic-accidentrsquo-driverrsquos-words-to-police-after-teacher-killed-in-crash-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/it-was-a-tragic-accidentrsquo-driverrsquos-words-to-police-after-teacher-killed-in-crash-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It was a tragic accident&rsquo;: Driver&rsquo;s words to police after teacher killed in crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 33-year-old who killed a pedestrian in an alleged hit-and-run just before Christmas told police he thought he had hit a fox or badger.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/it-was-a-tragic-accidentrsquo-driverrsquos-words-to-police-after-teacher-killed-in-crash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/it-was-a-tragic-accidentrsquo-driverrsquos-words-to-police-after-teacher-killed-in-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public asked for views on new restrictions and requirements for HMOs and rental properties]]></title><description><![CDATA[New rules on HMOs and rental properties could be introduced following a public consultation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/public-asked-for-views-on-new-restrictions-and-requirements-for-hmos-and-rental-properties/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/public-asked-for-views-on-new-restrictions-and-requirements-for-hmos-and-rental-properties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kent towns to get £60m government funding over the next 10 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[A town has been awarded &amp;#163;20m Pride in Place funding to upgrade its high street, improve community facilities, and enhance public spaces.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-towns-to-get-60m-government-funding-over-the-next-10-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-towns-to-get-60m-government-funding-over-the-next-10-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kent Joins Canterbury, Ashford, Faversham, Chatham, Maidstone, Medway, Dartford and More as Meningitis Outbreak Sparks Emergency Monitoring and Mass Vaccination Efforts, Causing Disruption in Travel and Tourism : Find More About It Now - Travel And Tour W]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kent Joins Canterbury, Ashford, Faversham, Chatham, Maidstone, Medway, Dartford and More as Meningitis Outbreak Sparks Emergency Monitoring and Mass Vaccination Efforts, Causing Disruption in Travel and Tourism : Find More About It Now&nbsp;&nbsp;Travel And Tour World]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-joins-canterbury-ashford-faversham-chatham-maidstone-medway-dartford-and-more-as-meningitis-outbreak-sparks-emergency-monitoring-and-mass-vaccination-efforts-causing-disruption-in-travel-and-tourism-find-more-about-it-now-travel-and-tour-world/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-joins-canterbury-ashford-faversham-chatham-maidstone-medway-dartford-and-more-as-meningitis-outbreak-sparks-emergency-monitoring-and-mass-vaccination-efforts-causing-disruption-in-travel-and-tourism-find-more-about-it-now-travel-and-tour-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New supermarket chain to takeover former Tesco distribution centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[A supermarket chain is set to move into a former Tesco distribution facility as part of its plans to expand in the southeast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-supermarket-chain-to-takeover-former-tesco-distribution-centre/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-supermarket-chain-to-takeover-former-tesco-distribution-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New social gaming and sports bar to open in Medway - cene Magazine]]></title><description><![CDATA[New social gaming and sports bar to open in Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;cene Magazine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-social-gaming-and-sports-bar-to-open-in-medway-cene-magazine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-social-gaming-and-sports-bar-to-open-in-medway-cene-magazine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New sports bar opens in town centre after major revamp]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new sports and gaming venue has opened following a major refurbishment by Shepherd Neame.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-sports-bar-opens-in-town-centre-after-major-revamp/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-sports-bar-opens-in-town-centre-after-major-revamp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New sports bar to open in town centre after major revamp]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new sports and gaming venue is set to open following a major refurbishment by Shepherd Neame.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-sports-bar-to-open-in-town-centre-after-major-revamp/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-sports-bar-to-open-in-town-centre-after-major-revamp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We're human too': Estate agent hires counsellor to give regular therapy to &lsquo;intimidated&rsquo; staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[A property firm has hired a trained therapist to give staff faced with a daily torrent of abuse free counselling sessions in the office.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/were-human-too-estate-agent-hires-counsellor-to-give-regular-therapy-to-lsquointimidatedrsquo-staff/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/were-human-too-estate-agent-hires-counsellor-to-give-regular-therapy-to-lsquointimidatedrsquo-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meningitis response, thousands of new homes, and NHS chief’s surprise resignation]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s another packed edition of the Kent Politics Podcast this week, looking at the very latest from across the county.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/meningitis-response-thousands-of-new-homes-and-nhs-chiefs-surprise-resignation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/meningitis-response-thousands-of-new-homes-and-nhs-chiefs-surprise-resignation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IT consultant sent explicit image after bombarding woman with pony fetish messages]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pervert sent pictures of himself wearing a pink chastity belt to a woman after bombarding her with kinky requests about being treated like a horse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/it-consultant-sent-explicit-image-after-bombarding-woman-with-pony-fetish-messages/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/it-consultant-sent-explicit-image-after-bombarding-woman-with-pony-fetish-messages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kent town to get £20m government funding over the next 10 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[A town has been awarded &amp;#163;20m Pride in Place funding to upgrade its high street, improve community facilities, and enhance public spaces.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-town-to-get-20m-government-funding-over-the-next-10-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-town-to-get-20m-government-funding-over-the-next-10-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Villagers cheer as bid for ‘devastating’ 11-bed HMO rejected]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to turn a former activity hub and sports centre into a house of multiple occupation have been refused.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/villagers-cheer-as-bid-for-devastating-11-bed-hmo-rejected/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/villagers-cheer-as-bid-for-devastating-11-bed-hmo-rejected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect charged after stabbing prompts armed police response]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 28-year-old is due to appear in court after a stabbing prompted a large police response, which attracted hundreds of onlookers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/suspect-charged-after-stabbing-prompts-armed-police-response/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/suspect-charged-after-stabbing-prompts-armed-police-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged after stabbing prompts armed police response]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 28-year-old is due to appear in court after a stabbing prompted a large police response as hundreds of people watched on from behind a cordon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-charged-after-stabbing-prompts-armed-police-response/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-charged-after-stabbing-prompts-armed-police-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect charged after stabbing prompts armed police response - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suspect charged after stabbing prompts armed police response&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/suspect-charged-after-stabbing-prompts-armed-police-response-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/suspect-charged-after-stabbing-prompts-armed-police-response-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New ‘trust the chef’ sushi bar brings taste of Japan to town]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sushi bar where guests leave it up to the chef to rustle up a series of dishes of his choosing has opened inside the basement of a restaurant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-trust-the-chef-sushi-bar-brings-taste-of-japan-to-town/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-trust-the-chef-sushi-bar-brings-taste-of-japan-to-town/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GP surgery extension and more HMOs among latest planning bids - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[GP surgery extension and more HMOs among latest planning bids&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/gp-surgery-extension-and-more-hmos-among-latest-planning-bids-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/gp-surgery-extension-and-more-hmos-among-latest-planning-bids-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GP surgery extension and more HMOs among latest planning bids]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to extend a doctors&rsquo; surgery lead the latest batch of planning applications submitted to the council.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/gp-surgery-extension-and-more-hmos-among-latest-planning-bids/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/gp-surgery-extension-and-more-hmos-among-latest-planning-bids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway regeneration takes step forward with new resi scheme - Property Investor Today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway regeneration takes step forward with new resi scheme&nbsp;&nbsp;Property Investor Today]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-regeneration-takes-step-forward-with-new-resi-scheme-property-investor-today/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-regeneration-takes-step-forward-with-new-resi-scheme-property-investor-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOLS and Under 16s: Insights from Medway Council v A Father - localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk]]></title><description><![CDATA[DOLS and Under 16s: Insights from Medway Council v A Father&nbsp;&nbsp;localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dols-and-under-16s-insights-from-medway-council-v-a-father-localgovernmentlawyercouk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dols-and-under-16s-insights-from-medway-council-v-a-father-localgovernmentlawyercouk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOLS and Under 16s: Insights from Medway Council v A Father - Local Government Lawyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[DOLS and Under 16s: Insights from Medway Council v A Father&nbsp;&nbsp;Local Government Lawyer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dols-and-under-16s-insights-from-medway-council-v-a-father-local-government-lawyer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dols-and-under-16s-insights-from-medway-council-v-a-father-local-government-lawyer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spectacular underwater images on display in UK for the first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ocean Photographer of the Year exhibition is coming to a Kent attraction, showcasing more than 115 striking maritime pictures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/spectacular-underwater-images-on-display-in-uk-for-the-first-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/spectacular-underwater-images-on-display-in-uk-for-the-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controversial school traffic-management scheme hailed a success — despite ‘extremely low’ survey response - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Controversial school traffic-management scheme hailed a success &mdash; despite &lsquo;extremely low&rsquo; survey response&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/controversial-school-traffic-management-scheme-hailed-a-success-despite-extremely-low-survey-response-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/controversial-school-traffic-management-scheme-hailed-a-success-despite-extremely-low-survey-response-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controversial school traffic-management scheme hailed a success — despite ‘extremely low’ survey response]]></title><description><![CDATA[A controversial traffic management scheme has been praised for delivering &ldquo;safer, calmer streets&rdquo; but its opponents say the data is too limited.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/controversial-school-traffic-management-scheme-hailed-a-success-despite-extremely-low-survey-response/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/controversial-school-traffic-management-scheme-hailed-a-success-despite-extremely-low-survey-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bridgerton fans soon will be able to marry on real filming set]]></title><description><![CDATA[Couples dreaming of a Bridgerton-style wedding will soon be able to tie the knot at a real filming location.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/bridgerton-fans-soon-will-be-able-to-marry-on-real-filming-set/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/bridgerton-fans-soon-will-be-able-to-marry-on-real-filming-set/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of residents to benefit from new weekly bin collection - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of residents to benefit from new weekly bin collection&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/tens-of-thousands-of-residents-to-benefit-from-new-weekly-bin-collection-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/tens-of-thousands-of-residents-to-benefit-from-new-weekly-bin-collection-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of residents to benefit from new weekly bin collection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents who live in flats in one part of Kent will start to receive a weekly food waste collection as part of plans to standardise recycling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/tens-of-thousands-of-residents-to-benefit-from-new-weekly-bin-collection/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/tens-of-thousands-of-residents-to-benefit-from-new-weekly-bin-collection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urgent appeal to trace mum of newborn kittens found dumped in park]]></title><description><![CDATA[An animal rescue centre is asking member of the public to be on the lookout for a distressed cat after a litter of kittens was found dumped in a park.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/urgent-appeal-to-trace-mum-of-newborn-kittens-found-dumped-in-park/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/urgent-appeal-to-trace-mum-of-newborn-kittens-found-dumped-in-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crowd cheers as armed police make arrest following stabbing]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man has been taken to hospital after reports of a stabbing near a town centre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/crowd-cheers-as-armed-police-make-arrest-following-stabbing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/crowd-cheers-as-armed-police-make-arrest-following-stabbing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crowd cheers as armed police make arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[A police cordon has been put up around a car park.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/crowd-cheers-as-armed-police-make-arrest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/crowd-cheers-as-armed-police-make-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armed police called to town centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[A police cordon has been put up around a car park.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/armed-police-called-to-town-centre/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/armed-police-called-to-town-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police investigating after two people ‘hit with glass bottle’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two people were allegedly assaulted with a glass bottle in a parked car.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-investigating-after-two-people-hit-with-glass-bottle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-investigating-after-two-people-hit-with-glass-bottle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver who hit and killed school teacher told police ‘he thought he’d struck an animal’]]></title><description><![CDATA[An unlicensed motorist is on trial accused of causing the death by careless driving of a &amp;quot;much-loved&amp;quot; school teacher in a country road hit-and-run.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/driver-who-hit-and-killed-school-teacher-told-police-he-thought-hed-struck-an-animal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/driver-who-hit-and-killed-school-teacher-told-police-he-thought-hed-struck-an-animal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kent and Medway Mental Health announce leadership changes to support next phase of strategy - National Health Executive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kent and Medway Mental Health announce leadership changes to support next phase of strategy&nbsp;&nbsp;National Health Executive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-and-medway-mental-health-announce-leadership-changes-to-support-next-phase-of-strategy-national-health-executive/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-and-medway-mental-health-announce-leadership-changes-to-support-next-phase-of-strategy-national-health-executive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delays on Kent’s roads after several crashes on major routes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two lanes were shut on a busy A road after a crash involving five vehicles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/delays-on-kents-roads-after-several-crashes-on-major-routes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/delays-on-kents-roads-after-several-crashes-on-major-routes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crowd cheers as armed police make arrest following stabbing - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crowd cheers as armed police make arrest following stabbing&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/crowd-cheers-as-armed-police-make-arrest-following-stabbing-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/crowd-cheers-as-armed-police-make-arrest-following-stabbing-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elderly residents unable to drink tap water for past five months]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 60 residents in sheltered accommodation flats have been receiving bottled water since October amid fears their supply has been contaminated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/elderly-residents-unable-to-drink-tap-water-for-past-five-months/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/elderly-residents-unable-to-drink-tap-water-for-past-five-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeal to identify woman after two people ‘hit with glass bottle’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officers have released pictures of a woman they believe holds vital information about an assault where two people were injured with a glass bottle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/appeal-to-identify-woman-after-two-people-hit-with-glass-bottle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/appeal-to-identify-woman-after-two-people-hit-with-glass-bottle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pharmacies inundated with meningitis vaccine calls]]></title><description><![CDATA[There has been a surge in calls to pharmacies from people worried about contracting deadly meningitis following the outbreak in the county.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/pharmacies-inundated-with-meningitis-vaccine-calls/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/pharmacies-inundated-with-meningitis-vaccine-calls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major gym chain reveals ‘pools and spa retreat’ plans for former tennis club]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans for indoor and outdoor pools&amp;#160;along with a&amp;#160;luxury spa retreat have been unveiled at Kent&rsquo;s newest David Lloyd health club.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/major-gym-chain-reveals-pools-and-spa-retreat-plans-for-former-tennis-club/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/major-gym-chain-reveals-pools-and-spa-retreat-plans-for-former-tennis-club/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man appears in court after alleged sexual assaults on women near high street]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 36-year-old man has appeared in court accused of two alleged sexual assaults on women at the same location within 24 hours of each other.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-appears-in-court-after-alleged-sexual-assaults-on-women-near-high-street/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-appears-in-court-after-alleged-sexual-assaults-on-women-near-high-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nigel Havers to share 50 years of showbiz stories in new tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[The actor is telling fans all about the highs and lows of his career in the new show, which comes to four Kent venues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/nigel-havers-to-share-50-years-of-showbiz-stories-in-new-tour/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/nigel-havers-to-share-50-years-of-showbiz-stories-in-new-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Get on with it’: Community healthcare providers urged to progress ‘already decided’ plans - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Get on with it&rsquo;: Community healthcare providers urged to progress &lsquo;already decided&rsquo; plans&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/get-on-with-it-community-healthcare-providers-urged-to-progress-already-decided-plans-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/get-on-with-it-community-healthcare-providers-urged-to-progress-already-decided-plans-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Get on with it’: Community healthcare providers urged to progress ‘already decided’ plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Community healthcare providers have been told to stop stalling and get on with plans to merge together that councillors say are already decided.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/get-on-with-it-community-healthcare-providers-urged-to-progress-already-decided-plans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/get-on-with-it-community-healthcare-providers-urged-to-progress-already-decided-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car parking firm operating sites in Kent town centres falls into administration]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the UK&rsquo;s biggest car park operators has entered administration, putting sites across the county at risk of closure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/car-parking-firm-operating-sites-in-kent-town-centres-falls-into-administration/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/car-parking-firm-operating-sites-in-kent-town-centres-falls-into-administration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GP practice sets up residence inside £15m shopping centre facility]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new facility designed to house community health services has welcomed its first tenant on the first floor of a shopping centre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/gp-practice-sets-up-residence-inside-15m-shopping-centre-facility/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/gp-practice-sets-up-residence-inside-15m-shopping-centre-facility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man in court after woman, 87, stabbed in chest in ‘despicable assault’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 25-year-old man has appeared in court accused of punching a pensioner and stabbing her in the chest in an unprovoked attack.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-in-court-after-woman-87-stabbed-in-chest-in-despicable-assault/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-in-court-after-woman-87-stabbed-in-chest-in-despicable-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shock as top health chief quits amid job losses and financial issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[A health boss in charge of two of the county&rsquo;s biggest hospital trusts has announced his resignation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/shock-as-top-health-chief-quits-amid-job-losses-and-financial-issues/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/shock-as-top-health-chief-quits-amid-job-losses-and-financial-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shock as top health chief quits amid job losses and financial issues - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shock as top health chief quits amid job losses and financial issues&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/shock-as-top-health-chief-quits-amid-job-losses-and-financial-issues-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/shock-as-top-health-chief-quits-amid-job-losses-and-financial-issues-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Open the estate bus lane and end our commuter misery already’]]></title><description><![CDATA[An office manager has launched a campaign to get a bus route slip road open to all traffic to ease congestion on a problem-hit industrial estate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/open-the-estate-bus-lane-and-end-our-commuter-misery-already/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/open-the-estate-bus-lane-and-end-our-commuter-misery-already/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital apology as patient discharged in ‘severe pain’ told ‘leave or we’ll call security’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A vape shop boss says nurses threatened to call security when he insisted he shouldn&rsquo;t be discharged after still feeling unwell from surgery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/hospital-apology-as-patient-discharged-in-severe-pain-told-leave-or-well-call-security/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/hospital-apology-as-patient-discharged-in-severe-pain-told-leave-or-well-call-security/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pensioner in hospital after being ‘stabbed with scissors’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man has been arrested after a pensioner was apparently stabbed with a pair of scissors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/pensioner-in-hospital-after-being-stabbed-with-scissors/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/pensioner-in-hospital-after-being-stabbed-with-scissors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans to turn Medway student accommodation block into 63-bed HMO - Kent Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to turn Medway student accommodation block into 63-bed HMO&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Live]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plans-to-turn-medway-student-accommodation-block-into-63-bed-hmo-kent-live/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 08:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plans-to-turn-medway-student-accommodation-block-into-63-bed-hmo-kent-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lord Sugar reveals 'gut feeling' about Kent contestant in Apprentice boardroom showdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pharmaceuticals specialist has become the latest candidate to be fired on The Apprentice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lord-sugar-reveals-gut-feeling-about-kent-contestant-in-apprentice-boardroom-showdown/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 18:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lord-sugar-reveals-gut-feeling-about-kent-contestant-in-apprentice-boardroom-showdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I got fed up of it looking so miserable - so I started planting sunflowers everywhere’ - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;I got fed up of it looking so miserable - so I started planting sunflowers everywhere&rsquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-got-fed-up-of-it-looking-so-miserable-so-i-started-planting-sunflowers-everywhere-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-got-fed-up-of-it-looking-so-miserable-so-i-started-planting-sunflowers-everywhere-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I got fed up of it looking so miserable - so I started planting sunflowers everywhere’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A gardener is on a mission to &ldquo;bring a little bit of joy to the streets&rdquo; and discourage fly-tipping by planting sunflowers everywhere.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-got-fed-up-of-it-looking-so-miserable-so-i-started-planting-sunflowers-everywhere/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-got-fed-up-of-it-looking-so-miserable-so-i-started-planting-sunflowers-everywhere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Day and Pride Day are now ONE Day - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Day and Pride Day are now ONE Day&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-day-and-pride-day-are-now-one-day-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-day-and-pride-day-are-now-one-day-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The cost of buying a home in every area of Kent over the past five years]]></title><description><![CDATA[We analysed prices from the past five years to discover the most expensive and cheapest places to live in Kent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-cost-of-buying-a-home-in-every-area-of-kent-over-the-past-five-years/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-cost-of-buying-a-home-in-every-area-of-kent-over-the-past-five-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing teen from Kent last seen in London]]></title><description><![CDATA[A missing 15-year-old from Kent was last seen in London yesterday as police launch an appeal to find the youngster.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/missing-teen-from-kent-last-seen-in-london/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/missing-teen-from-kent-last-seen-in-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man, 36, arrested after reports of sexual assaults in town centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man has been arrested after two separate reports of sexual assaults in broad daylight in a busy town centre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-36-arrested-after-reports-of-sexual-assaults-in-town-centre/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-36-arrested-after-reports-of-sexual-assaults-in-town-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing teen, 16, last seen seven days ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police say they are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 16-year-old last seen seven days ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/missing-teen-16-last-seen-seven-days-ago/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/missing-teen-16-last-seen-seven-days-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man taken to hospital following ‘serious stabbing’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forensics are at the scene of an alleged stabbing which saw a man taken to hospital with serious injuries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-taken-to-hospital-following-serious-stabbing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-taken-to-hospital-following-serious-stabbing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspected cannabis farm uncovered by police probing noise complaint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officers uncovered a suspected cannabis cultivation inside a home after attending reports of a disturbance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/suspected-cannabis-farm-uncovered-by-police-probing-noise-complaint/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/suspected-cannabis-farm-uncovered-by-police-probing-noise-complaint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a story being pulled together’: Nominations sought for local heritage asset list]]></title><description><![CDATA[A list of heritage assets, including buildings, recipes and traditions, is open for submissions to recognise the history of a part of Kent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/its-a-story-being-pulled-together-nominations-sought-for-local-heritage-asset-list/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/its-a-story-being-pulled-together-nominations-sought-for-local-heritage-asset-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Safety notice’ removed from Kent mental health trust as service improves - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Safety notice&rsquo; removed from Kent mental health trust as service improves&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/safety-notice-removed-from-kent-mental-health-trust-as-service-improves-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/safety-notice-removed-from-kent-mental-health-trust-as-service-improves-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green light for 500 flats and supermarket plan for former gas works - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Green light for 500 flats and supermarket plan for former gas works&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/green-light-for-500-flats-and-supermarket-plan-for-former-gas-works-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/green-light-for-500-flats-and-supermarket-plan-for-former-gas-works-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green light for 500 flats and supermarket plan for former gas works]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans for 500 homes, a supermarket and an older living complex have been given unanimous approval on a former gas works.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/green-light-for-500-flats-and-supermarket-plan-for-former-gas-works/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/green-light-for-500-flats-and-supermarket-plan-for-former-gas-works/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’ll miss her every single day’: Tributes paid to ‘amazing big sister’ killed in car crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family of a &ldquo;fiercely loyal&rdquo; and &ldquo;always smiling&rdquo; daughter&amp;#160;who died in a car crash, aged just 33, have paid tribute to her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/well-miss-her-every-single-day-tributes-paid-to-amazing-big-sister-killed-in-car-crash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/well-miss-her-every-single-day-tributes-paid-to-amazing-big-sister-killed-in-car-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A war on graffiti, and how one MP is clocking up the air miles]]></title><description><![CDATA[In today&rsquo;s Kent Politics Podcast, more changes at KCC, the cost-of-living crisis, and how one MP declared almost &amp;#163;200k in outside interests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/a-war-on-graffiti-and-how-one-mp-is-clocking-up-the-air-miles/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/a-war-on-graffiti-and-how-one-mp-is-clocking-up-the-air-miles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More concern as village GP surgery earmarked for closure put on RightMove for 650k]]></title><description><![CDATA[A GP surgery has been put on the market after patients and the local MP condemned a decision by the local NHS board to close it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/more-concern-as-village-gp-surgery-earmarked-for-closure-put-on-rightmove-for-650k/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/more-concern-as-village-gp-surgery-earmarked-for-closure-put-on-rightmove-for-650k/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Very risky’ 760-home scheme that would see village double in size approved - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Very risky&rsquo; 760-home scheme that would see village double in size approved&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/very-risky-760-home-scheme-that-would-see-village-double-in-size-approved-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/very-risky-760-home-scheme-that-would-see-village-double-in-size-approved-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Very risky’ 760-home scheme that would see village double in size approved]]></title><description><![CDATA[A proposed housing development that would see a village double in size has been granted approve despite fierce opposition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/very-risky-760-home-scheme-that-would-see-village-double-in-size-approved/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/very-risky-760-home-scheme-that-would-see-village-double-in-size-approved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jaguar driver accused of killing pensioner by careless driving]]></title><description><![CDATA[A motorist has appeared in court accused of killing a man in his 80s by careless driving during an incident which happened more than two years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/jaguar-driver-accused-of-killing-pensioner-by-careless-driving/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/jaguar-driver-accused-of-killing-pensioner-by-careless-driving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing boy, 11, safely located]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have confirmed a missing child has been safely located.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/missing-boy-11-safely-located/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/missing-boy-11-safely-located/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New era for Huntingdonshire village chip shop after change of ownership - The Hunts Post]]></title><description><![CDATA[New era for Huntingdonshire village chip shop after change of ownership&nbsp;&nbsp;The Hunts Post]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-era-for-huntingdonshire-village-chip-shop-after-change-of-ownership-the-hunts-post/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-era-for-huntingdonshire-village-chip-shop-after-change-of-ownership-the-hunts-post/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police searching for missing boy, 11]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are asking for help from the public to locate a missing child.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-searching-for-missing-boy-11/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-searching-for-missing-boy-11/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly £4.6m set aside for ‘crisis’ support schemes and community supermarket - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly &pound;4.6m set aside for &lsquo;crisis&rsquo; support schemes and community supermarket&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/nearly-46m-set-aside-for-crisis-support-schemes-and-community-supermarket-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/nearly-46m-set-aside-for-crisis-support-schemes-and-community-supermarket-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly £4.6m set aside for ‘crisis’ support schemes and community supermarket]]></title><description><![CDATA[Low-income households are set to benefit from a range of &ldquo;crisis&rdquo; support schemes to be financed from central government funds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/nearly-46m-set-aside-for-crisis-support-schemes-and-community-supermarket/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/nearly-46m-set-aside-for-crisis-support-schemes-and-community-supermarket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;I didn't see him': 999 call made by e-bike rider after hitting veteran released]]></title><description><![CDATA[An agency worker who crashed into an army veteran while he was putting his bins out for collection has avoided jail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lsquoi-didnt-see-him-999-call-made-by-e-bike-rider-after-hitting-veteran-released/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lsquoi-didnt-see-him-999-call-made-by-e-bike-rider-after-hitting-veteran-released/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trio stole £50k of devices in ‘terrifying ordeal’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staff helped in the hunt for a trio of robbers by tracking one of the mobiles the gang had stolen during a raid on a shop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/trio-stole-50k-of-devices-in-terrifying-ordeal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/trio-stole-50k-of-devices-in-terrifying-ordeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-bike rider avoids jail after army veteran killed following crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[An agency worker who crashed into an army veteran while he was putting his bins out for collection has avoided jail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/e-bike-rider-avoids-jail-after-army-veteran-killed-following-crash/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/e-bike-rider-avoids-jail-after-army-veteran-killed-following-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-bike rider avoids jail for killing army veteran in crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[An agency worker who crashed into an army veteran while he was putting his bins out for collection has avoided jail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/e-bike-rider-avoids-jail-for-killing-army-veteran-in-crash/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/e-bike-rider-avoids-jail-for-killing-army-veteran-in-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traveller pitch to be served notice to leave council coach park]]></title><description><![CDATA[An unauthorised Traveller encampment on a council coach park will be served with a notice to leave the site, one week after they arrived.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/traveller-pitch-to-be-served-notice-to-leave-council-coach-park/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/traveller-pitch-to-be-served-notice-to-leave-council-coach-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Fly high angel’: Tributes left after teen dies on railway line]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flowers, balloons, and candles have been placed in memory of an 18-year-old who died on a railway line.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/fly-high-angel-tributes-left-after-teen-dies-on-railway-line/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/fly-high-angel-tributes-left-after-teen-dies-on-railway-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frozen food giant reveals date of move into town’s retail park]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Food Warehouse, owned by the Iceland Group, is taking over a former Hobbycraft unit at at a retail park this summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/frozen-food-giant-reveals-date-of-move-into-towns-retail-park/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/frozen-food-giant-reveals-date-of-move-into-towns-retail-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway families invited to join expanded Type 1 diabetes study - Medway Maritime Hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway families invited to join expanded Type 1 diabetes study&nbsp;&nbsp;Medway Maritime Hospital]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-families-invited-to-join-expanded-type-1-diabetes-study-medway-maritime-hospital/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-families-invited-to-join-expanded-type-1-diabetes-study-medway-maritime-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway All In for EPA Fix-a-Leak Week - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway All In for EPA Fix-a-Leak Week&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-all-in-for-epa-fix-a-leak-week-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-all-in-for-epa-fix-a-leak-week-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ayeslford: The village on the frontline in the Battle of Medway - BBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ayeslford: The village on the frontline in the Battle of Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;BBC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/ayeslford-the-village-on-the-frontline-in-the-battle-of-medway-bbc/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/ayeslford-the-village-on-the-frontline-in-the-battle-of-medway-bbc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Know an amazing volunteer? Nominate them for the Kent Charity Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Help shine a spotlight on Kent&rsquo;s charity heroes by sending in your nominations for this year&rsquo;s awards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/know-an-amazing-volunteer-nominate-them-for-the-kent-charity-awards/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/know-an-amazing-volunteer-nominate-them-for-the-kent-charity-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing girl, 15, safely located]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have confirmed a teenager reported missing from a town has been safely located.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/missing-girl-15-safely-located/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/missing-girl-15-safely-located/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uni flats earmarked for HMO after ‘significant’ drop in students leaving home]]></title><description><![CDATA[A student accommodation block could become a 63-bed house of multiple occupation due to the falling numbers of students moving out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/uni-flats-earmarked-for-hmo-after-significant-drop-in-students-leaving-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/uni-flats-earmarked-for-hmo-after-significant-drop-in-students-leaving-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MIAA Medway Bishop Fenwick girls basketball D3 Final 4 play by play - MetroWest Daily News]]></title><description><![CDATA[MIAA Medway Bishop Fenwick girls basketball D3 Final 4 play by play&nbsp;&nbsp;MetroWest Daily News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/miaa-medway-bishop-fenwick-girls-basketball-d3-final-4-play-by-play-metrowest-daily-news/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/miaa-medway-bishop-fenwick-girls-basketball-d3-final-4-play-by-play-metrowest-daily-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway girls basketball finds joy in journey after D3 Final Four run - MetroWest Daily News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway girls basketball finds joy in journey after D3 Final Four run&nbsp;&nbsp;MetroWest Daily News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-girls-basketball-finds-joy-in-journey-after-d3-final-four-run-metrowest-daily-news/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 02:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-girls-basketball-finds-joy-in-journey-after-d3-final-four-run-metrowest-daily-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search to find missing girl, 15]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are appealing for help to locate a teenager reported missing from a town.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/search-to-find-missing-girl-15/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/search-to-find-missing-girl-15/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of firms eye part in one of Kent’s most important infrastructure projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businesses have been given a helping hand to win work on the Lower Thames Crossing as early works on the major road and tunnel gets underway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/thousands-of-firms-eye-part-in-one-of-kents-most-important-infrastructure-projects/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/thousands-of-firms-eye-part-in-one-of-kents-most-important-infrastructure-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["I nearly died from sepsis - now I'm a nurse helping others"]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mum-of-two says that nearly dying&amp;#160;after being diagnosed with a rare condition inspired her to become a nurse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-nearly-died-from-sepsis-now-im-a-nurse-helping-others/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-nearly-died-from-sepsis-now-im-a-nurse-helping-others/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BMW driver lied and said girlfriend was behind the wheel at time of fatal crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A&#8203; man who with his partner lied to police about driving his car at the time of a double fatal smash has been remanded in custody.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/bmw-driver-lied-and-said-girlfriend-was-behind-the-wheel-at-time-of-fatal-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/bmw-driver-lied-and-said-girlfriend-was-behind-the-wheel-at-time-of-fatal-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concerns intensify for woman, 34, missing for more than a week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officers say they are growing concerned for the welfare of a missing woman last seen nine days ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/concerns-intensify-for-woman-34-missing-for-more-than-a-week/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/concerns-intensify-for-woman-34-missing-for-more-than-a-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signalling fault sparks train cancellations for commuters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Train services are being cancelled this evening after a signalling fault.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/signalling-fault-sparks-train-cancellations-for-commuters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/signalling-fault-sparks-train-cancellations-for-commuters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Person dies after emergency services called to railway station]]></title><description><![CDATA[A person has died after being hit by a train, with no services running while emergency services dealt with the incident.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/person-dies-after-emergency-services-called-to-railway-station/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/person-dies-after-emergency-services-called-to-railway-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans afoot for £4m Active Travel bridge over River Medway near Maidstone - Highways News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans afoot for &pound;4m Active Travel bridge over River Medway near Maidstone&nbsp;&nbsp;Highways News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plans-afoot-for-4m-active-travel-bridge-over-river-medway-near-maidstone-highways-news/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plans-afoot-for-4m-active-travel-bridge-over-river-medway-near-maidstone-highways-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New £770k digital bus information screens to be rolled out - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[New &pound;770k digital bus information screens to be rolled out&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-770k-digital-bus-information-screens-to-be-rolled-out-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-770k-digital-bus-information-screens-to-be-rolled-out-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New £770k digital bus information screens to be rolled out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buses in one area of the county are set to get a major upgrade with new real-time information screens at key stops.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-770k-digital-bus-information-screens-to-be-rolled-out/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-770k-digital-bus-information-screens-to-be-rolled-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visitors salvage bonus points - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visitors salvage bonus points&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/visitors-salvage-bonus-points-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/visitors-salvage-bonus-points-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We don’t have the infrastructure to support 50 new homes’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of villagers are in uproar after plans were revealed to build up to 50 homes on farmland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-dont-have-the-infrastructure-to-support-50-new-homes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-dont-have-the-infrastructure-to-support-50-new-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH: Rehabilitated owl released back into the wild in Medway - WHDH]]></title><description><![CDATA[WATCH: Rehabilitated owl released back into the wild in Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;WHDH]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/watch-rehabilitated-owl-released-back-into-the-wild-in-medway-whdh/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/watch-rehabilitated-owl-released-back-into-the-wild-in-medway-whdh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trains disrupted due to incident on railway line]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trains were stopped between two stations and passengers are still facing disruption after emergency services dealt with reports of a trespasser.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/trains-disrupted-due-to-incident-on-railway-line/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 19:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/trains-disrupted-due-to-incident-on-railway-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trains stopped due to incident on railway line]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trains have been stopped between two Kent railway stations as emergency services deal with reports of a trespasser.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/trains-stopped-due-to-incident-on-railway-line/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 18:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/trains-stopped-due-to-incident-on-railway-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man slapped and punched in back of car over £200 ‘scam’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who launched a revenge attack after claiming his father had been scammed has been ordered to pay his victim &amp;#163;1,000 in compensation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-slapped-and-punched-in-back-of-car-over-200-scam/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-slapped-and-punched-in-back-of-car-over-200-scam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman found dead near multi-storey car park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have confirmed a woman was found dead near a town centre car park.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/woman-found-dead-near-multi-storey-car-park/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 14:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/woman-found-dead-near-multi-storey-car-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bring a book, share a book’: Scheme grows to 200,000 little free libraries worldwide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Little libraries are popping up across the county as residents share free books with neighbours.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/bring-a-book-share-a-book-scheme-grows-to-200000-little-free-libraries-worldwide/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/bring-a-book-share-a-book-scheme-grows-to-200000-little-free-libraries-worldwide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two patients injected in the wrong eye and three incorrect tooth extractions at Kent hospitals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data has revealed two hospital trusts in Kent recorded 20 incidents of surgery on the wrong patient or body part in the past five years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-patients-injected-in-the-wrong-eye-and-three-incorrect-tooth-extractions-at-kent-hospitals/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-patients-injected-in-the-wrong-eye-and-three-incorrect-tooth-extractions-at-kent-hospitals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Craic-ing good ways to celebrate St Patrick’s Day in Kent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s where you can find Irish music, dancing, and food and drink for St Paddy&rsquo;s Day this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/craic-ing-good-ways-to-celebrate-st-patricks-day-in-kent/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/craic-ing-good-ways-to-celebrate-st-patricks-day-in-kent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drivers hit by delays on M2 after crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drivers faced delays on the M2 following a crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/drivers-hit-by-delays-on-m2-after-crash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/drivers-hit-by-delays-on-m2-after-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drivers faced delays on M2 after accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drivers faced delays on the M2 following a crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/drivers-faced-delays-on-m2-after-accident/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/drivers-faced-delays-on-m2-after-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drivers facing delays on M2 after accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drivers are facing delays on the M2 following a crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/drivers-facing-delays-on-m2-after-accident/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/drivers-facing-delays-on-m2-after-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forensics officers spotted outside property as investigation begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating a suspected break-in at a property on a busy route near a town centre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/forensics-officers-spotted-outside-property-as-investigation-begins/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/forensics-officers-spotted-outside-property-as-investigation-begins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Arthur Placido - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Arthur Placido&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-arthur-placido-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-arthur-placido-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Kent road which has seen almost £1m raised in traffic fines]]></title><description><![CDATA[The roads in Kent making the most money for each council from penalty charge notices have been revealed, with one raking in nearly &amp;#163;1 million.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-kent-road-which-has-seen-almost-1m-raised-in-traffic-fines/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-kent-road-which-has-seen-almost-1m-raised-in-traffic-fines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Kent roads making the most money from motorists]]></title><description><![CDATA[The roads in Kent making the most money for each council from penalty charge notices have been revealed, with one raking in nearly &amp;#163;1 million.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-kent-roads-making-the-most-money-from-motorists/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-kent-roads-making-the-most-money-from-motorists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[760-home plan that would see village double in size backed by planners - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[760-home plan that would see village double in size backed by planners&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/760-home-plan-that-would-see-village-double-in-size-backed-by-planners-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/760-home-plan-that-would-see-village-double-in-size-backed-by-planners-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[760-home plan that would see village double in size backed by planners]]></title><description><![CDATA[A proposed housing development that would see a village double in size has been recommended for approval by council officers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/760-home-plan-that-would-see-village-double-in-size-backed-by-planners/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/760-home-plan-that-would-see-village-double-in-size-backed-by-planners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway girls basketball reaches Final Four for second time in 3 years - MetroWest Daily News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway girls basketball reaches Final Four for second time in 3 years&nbsp;&nbsp;MetroWest Daily News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-girls-basketball-reaches-final-four-for-second-time-in-3-years-metrowest-daily-news/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 03:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-girls-basketball-reaches-final-four-for-second-time-in-3-years-metrowest-daily-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Highlights of Medway girls basketball's playoff win over Cathedral - MetroWest Daily News]]></title><description><![CDATA[VIDEO: Highlights of Medway girls basketball's playoff win over Cathedral&nbsp;&nbsp;MetroWest Daily News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/video-highlights-of-medway-girls-basketballs-playoff-win-over-cathedral-metrowest-daily-news/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 03:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/video-highlights-of-medway-girls-basketballs-playoff-win-over-cathedral-metrowest-daily-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway girls basketball advances to Final Four with win over Cathedral - MetroWest Daily News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway girls basketball advances to Final Four with win over Cathedral&nbsp;&nbsp;MetroWest Daily News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-girls-basketball-advances-to-final-four-with-win-over-cathedral-metrowest-daily-news/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 01:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-girls-basketball-advances-to-final-four-with-win-over-cathedral-metrowest-daily-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen faces weapons charges after disturbance at Medway high school - London Free Press]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teen faces weapons charges after disturbance at Medway high school&nbsp;&nbsp;London Free Press]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/teen-faces-weapons-charges-after-disturbance-at-medway-high-school-london-free-press/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/teen-faces-weapons-charges-after-disturbance-at-medway-high-school-london-free-press/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We could hear loud booms similar to thunder, but they can be felt as well as heard’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A family travelling home from Australia have spent nearly a week sheltering in a hotel in Doha while explosions echo overhead and debris falls nearby.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-could-hear-loud-booms-similar-to-thunder-but-they-can-be-felt-as-well-as-heard-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-could-hear-loud-booms-similar-to-thunder-but-they-can-be-felt-as-well-as-heard-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We could hear loud booms similar to thunder, but they can be felt as well as heard.’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A family travelling home from Australia have spent nearly a week sheltering in a hotel in Doha while explosions echo overhead and debris falls nearby.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-could-hear-loud-booms-similar-to-thunder-but-they-can-be-felt-as-well-as-heard/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-could-hear-loud-booms-similar-to-thunder-but-they-can-be-felt-as-well-as-heard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dozens of community champions named Pride in Medway finalists - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of community champions named Pride in Medway finalists&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dozens-of-community-champions-named-pride-in-medway-finalists-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dozens-of-community-champions-named-pride-in-medway-finalists-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dozens of community champions named Pride in Medway finalists]]></title><description><![CDATA[People who go the extra mile to help others in their communities have been named as finalists in this year&rsquo;s Pride in Medway Awards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dozens-of-community-champions-named-pride-in-medway-finalists/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dozens-of-community-champions-named-pride-in-medway-finalists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He’s in pain, seldom leaves his room and blames us for allowing it to happen’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mum whose son has been left in constant pain after operations by a rogue surgeon has spoken of the devastating impact it&rsquo;s had on the whole family.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/hes-in-pain-seldom-leaves-his-room-and-blames-us-for-allowing-it-to-happen/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/hes-in-pain-seldom-leaves-his-room-and-blames-us-for-allowing-it-to-happen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrating our international colleagues - Marisse Dimla’s journey to Medway - Medway NHS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celebrating our international colleagues - Marisse Dimla&rsquo;s journey to Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;Medway NHS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/celebrating-our-international-colleagues-marisse-dimlas-journey-to-medway-medway-nhs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/celebrating-our-international-colleagues-marisse-dimlas-journey-to-medway-medway-nhs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrating our international colleagues - Marisse Dimla’s journey to Medway - Medway Maritime Hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celebrating our international colleagues - Marisse Dimla&rsquo;s journey to Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;Medway Maritime Hospital]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/celebrating-our-international-colleagues-marisse-dimlas-journey-to-medway-medway-maritime-hospital/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/celebrating-our-international-colleagues-marisse-dimlas-journey-to-medway-medway-maritime-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans to spend £4m on bridge for cyclists over River Medway - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to spend &pound;4m on bridge for cyclists over River Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plans-to-spend-4m-on-bridge-for-cyclists-over-river-medway-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plans-to-spend-4m-on-bridge-for-cyclists-over-river-medway-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crucial by-election news plus how the crisis in the Middle East could affect county - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crucial by-election news plus how the crisis in the Middle East could affect county&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/crucial-by-election-news-plus-how-the-crisis-in-the-middle-east-could-affect-county-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/crucial-by-election-news-plus-how-the-crisis-in-the-middle-east-could-affect-county-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South East Water accused of trying to 'gag' regulator after bid to block report over financial 'doom spiral' fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[South East Water bosses attempted to block the publication of a damning report, fearing &amp;quot;a doom spiral&amp;quot; to its finances and confidence with investors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/south-east-water-accused-of-trying-to-gag-regulator-after-bid-to-block-report-over-financial-doom-spiral-fears/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/south-east-water-accused-of-trying-to-gag-regulator-after-bid-to-block-report-over-financial-doom-spiral-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Throwback event to mark 15 years since closure of Kent’s biggest nightclub]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Kent&rsquo;s most famous former nightspots will be honoured with a special club night marking 15 years since its closure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/throwback-event-to-mark-15-years-since-closure-of-kents-biggest-nightclub/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/throwback-event-to-mark-15-years-since-closure-of-kents-biggest-nightclub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans submitted for 450 homes at former army barracks]]></title><description><![CDATA[An application to redevelop a former army barracks into a 450-home housing estate has been submitted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plans-submitted-for-450-homes-at-former-army-barracks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plans-submitted-for-450-homes-at-former-army-barracks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man left with hand injury after ‘altercation’ with woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man suffered a hand injury during an alleged altercation with a woman and police have asked for witnesses to come forward.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-left-with-hand-injury-after-altercation-with-woman/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-left-with-hand-injury-after-altercation-with-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Repairs to pothole-ridden road are woefully inadequate’ - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Repairs to pothole-ridden road are woefully inadequate&rsquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/repairs-to-pothole-ridden-road-are-woefully-inadequate-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/repairs-to-pothole-ridden-road-are-woefully-inadequate-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chemsex rapist ‘devoid of any humanity’ jailed for 17 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who filmed himself drugging his chemsex &ldquo;date&rdquo; before repeatedly raping his unconscious victim shortly before he died has been jailed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/chemsex-rapist-devoid-of-any-humanity-jailed-for-17-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/chemsex-rapist-devoid-of-any-humanity-jailed-for-17-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[KMTV to bring journalism training back to county]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kent&rsquo;s television station has agreed a deal to bring journalism training back to the county a year after a previous course was cancelled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kmtv-to-bring-journalism-training-back-to-county/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kmtv-to-bring-journalism-training-back-to-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early works on Lower Thames Crossing start in Kent]]></title><description><![CDATA[New habitats are being created in Kent before major construction and tunnelling begin on the Lower Thames Crossing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/early-works-on-lower-thames-crossing-start-in-kent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/early-works-on-lower-thames-crossing-start-in-kent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co-living scheme and 181-home development among latest plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans for a 19-bedroom co-living scheme with podcast studios and a major 181-home development are among the latest proposals submitted to a council.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/co-living-scheme-and-181-home-development-among-latest-plans/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/co-living-scheme-and-181-home-development-among-latest-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another school to trial controversial traffic ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[A School Streets scheme, which will restrict traffic outside a primary school, is set to launch after several &ldquo;near-miss&rdquo; incidents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/another-school-to-trial-controversial-traffic-ban/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/another-school-to-trial-controversial-traffic-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Main road partially blocked after crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A main road is partially blocked after reports of a single-vehicle crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/main-road-partially-blocked-after-crash/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/main-road-partially-blocked-after-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans for hundreds of flats and a supermarket on former gasworks set for approval]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposals for hundreds of flats, a care home and a supermarket at a former gasworks have been recommended for approval.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plans-for-hundreds-of-flats-and-a-supermarket-on-former-gasworks-set-for-approval/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plans-for-hundreds-of-flats-and-a-supermarket-on-former-gasworks-set-for-approval/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans for hundreds of flats and a supermarket on former gasworks set for approval - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans for hundreds of flats and a supermarket on former gasworks set for approval&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plans-for-hundreds-of-flats-and-a-supermarket-on-former-gasworks-set-for-approval-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plans-for-hundreds-of-flats-and-a-supermarket-on-former-gasworks-set-for-approval-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PHOTOS: Medway vs. St. Thomas Aquinas, AAA girls high school hockey final - London Free Press]]></title><description><![CDATA[PHOTOS: Medway vs. St. Thomas Aquinas, AAA girls high school hockey final&nbsp;&nbsp;London Free Press]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/photos-medway-vs-st-thomas-aquinas-aaa-girls-high-school-hockey-final-london-free-press/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/photos-medway-vs-st-thomas-aquinas-aaa-girls-high-school-hockey-final-london-free-press/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 100 cannabis plants found in van on A2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two men have been arrested after police found the van they were driving contained boxes of cannabis plants and growing equipment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/more-than-100-cannabis-plants-found-in-van-on-a2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/more-than-100-cannabis-plants-found-in-van-on-a2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dragon dancers wow crowds at Chinese New Year celebration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of people turned out to welcome the Lunar New Year with a day of colour, music and traditional performances.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dragon-dancers-wow-crowds-at-chinese-new-year-celebration/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dragon-dancers-wow-crowds-at-chinese-new-year-celebration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing teen, 18, found safe]]></title><description><![CDATA[An 18-year-old who was reported missing has been found safe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/missing-teen-18-found-safe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/missing-teen-18-found-safe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Town to honour lives of ordinary past residents with blue plaques]]></title><description><![CDATA[A community heritage project is inviting residents to discover who lived in their homes more than a century ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/town-to-honour-lives-of-ordinary-past-residents-with-blue-plaques/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/town-to-honour-lives-of-ordinary-past-residents-with-blue-plaques/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Repairs to pothole-ridden road are woefully inadequate’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Work to repair a stretch of road filled with potholes doesn&rsquo;t go far enough, say the people who live there.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/repairs-to-pothole-ridden-road-are-woefully-inadequate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/repairs-to-pothole-ridden-road-are-woefully-inadequate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Dilapidated’ offices could become 19-bed HMO with podcast studios, gym and cinema]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposals for a 19-bed house of multiple occupation (HMO) with podcast studios and a cinema have been submitted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dilapidated-offices-could-become-19-bed-hmo-with-podcast-studios-gym-and-cinema/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dilapidated-offices-could-become-19-bed-hmo-with-podcast-studios-gym-and-cinema/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools warn parents about posts on TikTok and Snapchat inciting violence between pupils]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police say children thinking of joining organised violence between pupils at different schools should &ldquo;think again&rdquo; as warnings issued to parents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/schools-warn-parents-about-posts-on-tiktok-and-snapchat-inciting-violence-between-pupils/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/schools-warn-parents-about-posts-on-tiktok-and-snapchat-inciting-violence-between-pupils/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools warn parents about posts on TikTok and Snapchat inciting violence between pupils - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools warn parents about posts on TikTok and Snapchat inciting violence between pupils&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/schools-warn-parents-about-posts-on-tiktok-and-snapchat-inciting-violence-between-pupils-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/schools-warn-parents-about-posts-on-tiktok-and-snapchat-inciting-violence-between-pupils-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decision on plans for 690 homes taken out of council’s hands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two separate plans for housing totalling 690 homes are to be decided by a planning inspector after a council took too long to reach a judgement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/decision-on-plans-for-690-homes-taken-out-of-councils-hands/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/decision-on-plans-for-690-homes-taken-out-of-councils-hands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of Kent’s last surviving Claire’s closing down]]></title><description><![CDATA[A once-popular high street accessories chain is closing one of its last surviving Kent stores.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/one-of-kents-last-surviving-claires-closing-down/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/one-of-kents-last-surviving-claires-closing-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concern for missing teen, 18, prompts police appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[An 18-year-old has been reported missing and police are appealing for help to find him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/concern-for-missing-teen-18-prompts-police-appeal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/concern-for-missing-teen-18-prompts-police-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Busy road closed after accident involving police car on emergency call]]></title><description><![CDATA[A road is partially blocked due to an incident involving a police car and a Peugeot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/busy-road-closed-after-accident-involving-police-car-on-emergency-call/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/busy-road-closed-after-accident-involving-police-car-on-emergency-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Busy road closed after accident involving police car]]></title><description><![CDATA[A road is partially blocked due to an incident involving a police car and a Peugeot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/busy-road-closed-after-accident-involving-police-car/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/busy-road-closed-after-accident-involving-police-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The church preaches love while rationing it’: Dismay at same-sex marriage stance - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;The church preaches love while rationing it&rsquo;: Dismay at same-sex marriage stance&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-church-preaches-love-while-rationing-it-dismay-at-same-sex-marriage-stance-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-church-preaches-love-while-rationing-it-dismay-at-same-sex-marriage-stance-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The church preaches love while rationing it’: Dismay at same-sex marriage stance]]></title><description><![CDATA[A decision by the Church of England about same-sex marriages shows why LGBTQ+ Christians leave the church, a councillor has said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-church-preaches-love-while-rationing-it-dismay-at-same-sex-marriage-stance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-church-preaches-love-while-rationing-it-dismay-at-same-sex-marriage-stance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Residents demanding answers over ‘endless’ roadworks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The knock-on impacts of &lsquo;constant&rsquo; roadworks for a town has left locals demanding answers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/residents-demanding-answers-over-endless-roadworks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/residents-demanding-answers-over-endless-roadworks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most students in county offered preferred school places - BBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most students in county offered preferred school places&nbsp;&nbsp;BBC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/most-students-in-county-offered-preferred-school-places-bbc/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/most-students-in-county-offered-preferred-school-places-bbc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge emergency response after reports of person in the water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency services, including coastguard and police helicopters, were called out after reports of a person in the river.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/huge-emergency-response-after-reports-of-person-in-the-water/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/huge-emergency-response-after-reports-of-person-in-the-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All-action game goes visitors’ way - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[All-action game goes visitors&rsquo; way&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/all-action-game-goes-visitors-way-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/all-action-game-goes-visitors-way-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We have so much potential’: Towns a growth area for creative industries - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;We have so much potential&rsquo;: Towns a growth area for creative industries&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-have-so-much-potential-towns-a-growth-area-for-creative-industries-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-have-so-much-potential-towns-a-growth-area-for-creative-industries-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We have so much potential’: Towns a growth area for creative industries]]></title><description><![CDATA[The opportunity to enhance creative industries and drive inward investment is one that must be grasped, says an MP.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-have-so-much-potential-towns-a-growth-area-for-creative-industries/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-have-so-much-potential-towns-a-growth-area-for-creative-industries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Kent and Medway students offered preferred school places - bbc.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most Kent and Medway students offered preferred school places&nbsp;&nbsp;bbc.com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/most-kent-and-medway-students-offered-preferred-school-places-bbccom/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/most-kent-and-medway-students-offered-preferred-school-places-bbccom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Kent and Medway students offered preferred school places - BBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most Kent and Medway students offered preferred school places&nbsp;&nbsp;BBC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/most-kent-and-medway-students-offered-preferred-school-places-bbc/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/most-kent-and-medway-students-offered-preferred-school-places-bbc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Monster who sexually violated my horse is still on the loose’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman is appealing for help from the public to find an intruder who was captured on CCTV allegedly performing a sex act on her horse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/monster-who-sexually-violated-my-horse-is-still-on-the-loose/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/monster-who-sexually-violated-my-horse-is-still-on-the-loose/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I lived in a garage with my kids after ending unhappy marriage - but you can rebuild’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mum-of-two who once found herself living in a garage after leaving an unhappy marriage is now helping other women rebuild their lives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-lived-in-a-garage-with-my-kids-after-ending-unhappy-marriage-but-you-can-rebuild/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-lived-in-a-garage-with-my-kids-after-ending-unhappy-marriage-but-you-can-rebuild/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My 20 years of making brides’ dreams come true’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bridal shop boss celebrating two decades in business has revealed the ups and down of making dreams come true.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/my-20-years-of-making-brides-dreams-come-true/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/my-20-years-of-making-brides-dreams-come-true/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drunk racist who shouted ‘EDL, EDL, EDL’ at Muslim police officer sentenced]]></title><description><![CDATA[A racist man has been ordered to carry out unpaid work after shouting Islamophobic chants at a Muslim police officer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/drunk-racist-who-shouted-edl-edl-edl-at-muslim-police-officer-sentenced/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/drunk-racist-who-shouted-edl-edl-edl-at-muslim-police-officer-sentenced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carers of 300-plus children to receive new weekly allowance]]></title><description><![CDATA[A local authority has been selected to take part in a national pilot for kinship carers to be paid the same as foster carers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/carers-of-300-plus-children-to-receive-new-weekly-allowance/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 14:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/carers-of-300-plus-children-to-receive-new-weekly-allowance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carers of 300-plus children to receive new weekly allowance - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carers of 300-plus children to receive new weekly allowance&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/carers-of-300-plus-children-to-receive-new-weekly-allowance-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 14:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/carers-of-300-plus-children-to-receive-new-weekly-allowance-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kent eatery crowned fine dining restaurant of the year at kebab awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Kent restaurant has scooped a top prize at the annual British Kebab Awards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-eatery-crownedfine-dining-restaurant-of-the-year-at-kebab-awards/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-eatery-crownedfine-dining-restaurant-of-the-year-at-kebab-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefighters called after car blaze on busy road]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fire crews were called after a vehicle caught alight on a busy road.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/firefighters-called-after-car-blaze-on-busy-road/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 11:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/firefighters-called-after-car-blaze-on-busy-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We're back to square one': Plans for football stadium dropped,&nbsp;leaving club in limbo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans for a football stadium and 3G pitches for a club without facilities have been dropped after the council advised plans would be refused.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/were-back-to-square-one-plans-for-football-stadium-droppednbspleaving-club-in-limbo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/were-back-to-square-one-plans-for-football-stadium-droppednbspleaving-club-in-limbo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two more deaths at same hospital &lsquo;blamed on A&amp;E bed-blocking&rsquo; - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two more deaths at same hospital &lsquo;blamed on A&amp;E bed-blocking&rsquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-more-deaths-at-same-hospital-lsquoblamed-on-aampe-bed-blockingrsquo-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-more-deaths-at-same-hospital-lsquoblamed-on-aampe-bed-blockingrsquo-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two more deaths at same hospital &lsquo;blamed on A&amp;E bed-blocking&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[A coroner has attributed &ldquo;avoidable delays&rdquo; and A&amp;amp;E bed-blocking to the deaths of two people - and has warned more could occur if action isn&rsquo;t taken.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-more-deaths-at-same-hospital-lsquoblamed-on-aampe-bed-blockingrsquo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-more-deaths-at-same-hospital-lsquoblamed-on-aampe-bed-blockingrsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man rushed to hospital after two-vehicle smash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man has been taken to hospital after a crash between a car and a van this morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-rushed-to-hospital-after-two-vehicle-smash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-rushed-to-hospital-after-two-vehicle-smash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jail for duo who operated lucrative drug network]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two men who operated a lucrative drug network &ndash;&amp;#160;distributing large quantities of cocaine &ndash; have been jailed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/jail-for-duo-whooperated-lucrative-drug-network/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/jail-for-duo-whooperated-lucrative-drug-network/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged drug dealer tells court ‘deal’ was actually meeting to pay for £4K Rolex]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman accused&amp;#160;of drug supply and crashing into a police car&amp;#160;as she evaded officers has given evidence in court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/alleged-drug-dealer-tells-court-deal-was-actually-meeting-to-pay-for-4k-rolex/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/alleged-drug-dealer-tells-court-deal-was-actually-meeting-to-pay-for-4k-rolex/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Witness appeal after woman allegedly strangled in early morning attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are appealing for witnesses following a reported assault which led to a man being charged with strangulation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/witness-appeal-after-woman-allegedly-strangled-in-early-morning-attack/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/witness-appeal-after-woman-allegedly-strangled-in-early-morning-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Nightmare' as parking charges increase in budget - BBC]]></title><description><![CDATA['Nightmare' as parking charges increase in budget&nbsp;&nbsp;BBC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/nightmare-as-parking-charges-increase-in-budget-bbc/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/nightmare-as-parking-charges-increase-in-budget-bbc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway drug dealers jailed - kent.police.uk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway drug dealers jailed&nbsp;&nbsp;kent.police.uk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-drug-dealers-jailed-kentpoliceuk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-drug-dealers-jailed-kentpoliceuk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway drug dealers jailed - Kent Police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway drug dealers jailed&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Police]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-drug-dealers-jailed-kent-police/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-drug-dealers-jailed-kent-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family pays tribute to ‘inspiring’ restaurant manager, 26, taken ‘far too young’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The brother of a popular restaurant manager has paid a heartfelt tribute to his &ldquo;inspiring&ldquo; younger sister who he says was &ldquo;chasing her dreams&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/family-pays-tribute-to-inspiring-restaurant-manager-26-taken-far-too-young/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/family-pays-tribute-to-inspiring-restaurant-manager-26-taken-far-too-young/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care service closed after using rooms in person's home as &lsquo;office space without consent&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The health watchdog has removed the registration of a care service and closed it down&amp;#160;after it was rated &ldquo;inadequate&rdquo; for a second time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/care-service-closed-after-using-rooms-in-persons-home-as-lsquooffice-space-without-consentrsquo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/care-service-closed-after-using-rooms-in-persons-home-as-lsquooffice-space-without-consentrsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High school sports state tournament 11 top performers from Wednesday - MetroWest Daily News]]></title><description><![CDATA[High school sports state tournament 11 top performers from Wednesday&nbsp;&nbsp;MetroWest Daily News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/high-school-sports-state-tournament-11-top-performers-from-wednesday-metrowest-daily-news/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/high-school-sports-state-tournament-11-top-performers-from-wednesday-metrowest-daily-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council budget passes - but with £10.1m of more government borrowing - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Council budget passes - but with &pound;10.1m of more government borrowing&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/council-budget-passes-but-with-101m-of-more-government-borrowing-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/council-budget-passes-but-with-101m-of-more-government-borrowing-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council budget passes - but with £10.1m of more government borrowing]]></title><description><![CDATA[A financially strained council has balanced its books using &amp;#163;10.1million in the third - and it hopes final - year of government support.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/council-budget-passes-but-with-101m-of-more-government-borrowing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/council-budget-passes-but-with-101m-of-more-government-borrowing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shocking moment balaclava-clad men use ‘power tool’ to vandalise EV charging site]]></title><description><![CDATA[CCTV footage shows the moment two men in balaclavas used a power tool to destroy charging cables at an electric vehicle charging site.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/shocking-moment-balaclava-clad-men-use-power-tool-to-vandalise-ev-charging-site/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/shocking-moment-balaclava-clad-men-use-power-tool-to-vandalise-ev-charging-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shocking moment balaclava-clad men use ‘power tool’ to vandalise EV charging site - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shocking moment balaclava-clad men use &lsquo;power tool&rsquo; to vandalise EV charging site&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/shocking-moment-balaclava-clad-men-use-power-tool-to-vandalise-ev-charging-site-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/shocking-moment-balaclava-clad-men-use-power-tool-to-vandalise-ev-charging-site-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I ruined my high-end trainers in the washing machine - now fixing them is my job’ - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;I ruined my high-end trainers in the washing machine - now fixing them is my job&rsquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-ruined-my-high-end-trainers-in-the-washing-machine-now-fixing-them-is-my-job-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-ruined-my-high-end-trainers-in-the-washing-machine-now-fixing-them-is-my-job-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I ruined my high-end trainers in the washing machine - now fixing them is my job’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A husband and wife duo who set up shop after a pair of Nike Air Max&amp;#160;97s were ruined in the washing machine have seen their business boom.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-ruined-my-high-end-trainers-in-the-washing-machine-now-fixing-them-is-my-job/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-ruined-my-high-end-trainers-in-the-washing-machine-now-fixing-them-is-my-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He’d want us to keep going’: Family continue legacy after dad dies from rare cancer mistaken for insect bite]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family of a &ldquo;brilliant dad&rdquo; are keeping his legacy alive after he died from an ultra-rare cancer which he first thought was a bite on his leg.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/hed-want-us-to-keep-going-family-continue-legacy-after-dad-dies-from-rare-cancer-mistaken-for-insect-bite/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/hed-want-us-to-keep-going-family-continue-legacy-after-dad-dies-from-rare-cancer-mistaken-for-insect-bite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dramatic footage captures high speed police chase ending in crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Body-worn footage captured the dramatic moment a dangerous driver crashed his car and fled the scene after a high-speed police chase.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dramatic-footage-captures-high-speed-police-chase-ending-in-crash/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dramatic-footage-captures-high-speed-police-chase-ending-in-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager denies fatal stabbing of man, 19]]></title><description><![CDATA[A teenager &#8203;accused of stabbing a 19-year-old&#8203; to death and trying to seriously injure the victim&amp;#39;s pregnant girlfriend&amp;#160;has &#8203;today pleaded not guilty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/teenager-denies-fatal-stabbing-of-man-19/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/teenager-denies-fatal-stabbing-of-man-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Construction worker found dead in park after cardiac arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 34-year-old man died in a park after a member of the public spotted him going into cardiac arrest, an inquest has heard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/construction-worker-found-dead-in-park-after-cardiac-arrest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/construction-worker-found-dead-in-park-after-cardiac-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen denies murder and fatal stabbing of man, 19]]></title><description><![CDATA[A teenager &#8203;accused of stabbing a 19-year-old&#8203; to death and trying to seriously injure the victim&amp;#39;s pregnant girlfriend&amp;#160;has &#8203;today pleaded not guilty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/teen-denies-murder-and-fatal-stabbing-of-man-19/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/teen-denies-murder-and-fatal-stabbing-of-man-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bus fire closes busy route in both directions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part of a main route has&amp;#160;been shut by emergency services responding to a fire on a bus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/bus-fire-closes-busy-route-in-both-directions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/bus-fire-closes-busy-route-in-both-directions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bus fire closes busy route]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part of a main route has&amp;#160;been closed by emergency services responding to a fire on a bus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/bus-fire-closes-busy-route/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/bus-fire-closes-busy-route/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Waiting months for answers’: Just one Kent hospital trust meeting cancer treatment target - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Waiting months for answers&rsquo;: Just one Kent hospital trust meeting cancer treatment target&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/waiting-months-for-answers-just-one-kent-hospital-trust-meeting-cancer-treatment-target-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/waiting-months-for-answers-just-one-kent-hospital-trust-meeting-cancer-treatment-target-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He remains a danger to children’: Sex offender jailed for breaching harm order]]></title><description><![CDATA[A convicted sex offender has been put behind bars after using private browsing mode when accessing the internet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/he-remains-a-danger-to-children-sex-offender-jailed-for-breaching-harm-order/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/he-remains-a-danger-to-children-sex-offender-jailed-for-breaching-harm-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dad’s life saved twice after collapsing at go-karting track]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dad who suffered two cardiac arrests after a family day out has been reunited with the medics who saved him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dads-life-saved-twice-after-collapsing-at-go-karting-track/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dads-life-saved-twice-after-collapsing-at-go-karting-track/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third bid launched to become first-ever UK Town of Culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the county&rsquo;s most historic areas is bidding for national recognition, which could also see a &amp;#163;3million investment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/third-bid-launched-to-become-first-ever-uk-town-of-culture/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/third-bid-launched-to-become-first-ever-uk-town-of-culture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo released as police seek wanted man with links to Medway - Kent Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo released as police seek wanted man with links to Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Live]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/photo-released-as-police-seek-wanted-man-with-links-to-medway-kent-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/photo-released-as-police-seek-wanted-man-with-links-to-medway-kent-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Super mosque’ project at standstill due to £4m funding hole]]></title><description><![CDATA[A charity behind the building of a major new place of worship says it needs to bring in extra funds to finish the long-running project.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/super-mosque-project-at-standstill-due-to-4m-funding-hole/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/super-mosque-project-at-standstill-due-to-4m-funding-hole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Why I’m hopeful my brother will finally be cleared of murders’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sister of a convicted murderer serving three life sentences for one of Britain&rsquo;s most brutal killings believes new evidence will see him freed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/why-im-hopeful-my-brother-will-finally-be-cleared-of-murders/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/why-im-hopeful-my-brother-will-finally-be-cleared-of-murders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thirty bikes seized as part of three-day ASB crackdown in Medway - Kent Police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thirty bikes seized as part of three-day ASB crackdown in Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Police]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/thirty-bikes-seized-as-part-of-three-day-asb-crackdown-in-medway-kent-police/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/thirty-bikes-seized-as-part-of-three-day-asb-crackdown-in-medway-kent-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He was taken away too soon - his death was preventable’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family of an engineer who died from asbestos-related cancer believe it could be linked to his time working at two Kent power stations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/he-was-taken-away-too-soon-his-death-was-preventable/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/he-was-taken-away-too-soon-his-death-was-preventable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged drug dealer ‘crashed into cop car as she fled shopping centre wearing pyjamas and slippers’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman is on trial accused of supplying Class A drugs and crashing into a police car as she fled from officers in a shopping centre car park.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/alleged-drug-dealer-crashed-into-cop-car-as-she-fled-shopping-centre-wearing-pyjamas-and-slippers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/alleged-drug-dealer-crashed-into-cop-car-as-she-fled-shopping-centre-wearing-pyjamas-and-slippers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lower Thames Crossing to be ‘first carbon neutral British infrastructure project’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A British hydrogen firm is set to supply&amp;#160;2,500 tonnes of &lsquo;homegrown&rsquo; hydrogen for&amp;#160;the&amp;#160;Lower Thames Crossing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lower-thames-crossing-to-be-first-carbon-neutral-british-infrastructure-project/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lower-thames-crossing-to-be-first-carbon-neutral-british-infrastructure-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thirty bikes seized as part of three-day ASB crackdown in Medway - kent.police.uk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thirty bikes seized as part of three-day ASB crackdown in Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;kent.police.uk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/thirty-bikes-seized-as-part-of-three-day-asb-crackdown-in-medway-kentpoliceuk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/thirty-bikes-seized-as-part-of-three-day-asb-crackdown-in-medway-kentpoliceuk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Listen to us just once - we don’t want street lights in our road’ - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Listen to us just once - we don&rsquo;t want street lights in our road&rsquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/listen-to-us-just-once-we-dont-want-street-lights-in-our-road-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/listen-to-us-just-once-we-dont-want-street-lights-in-our-road-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Listen to us just once - we don’t want street lights in our road’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents say adding street lights to their road would upset local wildlife and ruin the rural setting of the area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/listen-to-us-just-once-we-dont-want-street-lights-in-our-road/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/listen-to-us-just-once-we-dont-want-street-lights-in-our-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People smugglers convicted after migrants hidden in lorries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arrest footage has been released following the conviction of two people smugglers who arranged the transport of migrants hidden in lorries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/people-smugglers-convicted-after-migrants-hidden-in-lorries/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/people-smugglers-convicted-after-migrants-hidden-in-lorries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeal to find missing 16-year-old boy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police officers are asking for help to find a missing teenager, last seen yesterday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/appeal-to-find-missing-16-year-old-boy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/appeal-to-find-missing-16-year-old-boy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government SEND reforms ‘too little, too late’ say parents]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government&rsquo;s planned overhaul of special educational needs and disabilities provision has been met with scepticism in Kent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/government-send-reforms-too-little-too-late-say-parents/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/government-send-reforms-too-little-too-late-say-parents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delays on two busy routes after tractor blaze and ‘load spillage’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency services are at the scene of two separate incidents including a tractor pulling a trailer of hay which has caught fire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/delays-on-two-busy-routes-after-tractor-blaze-and-load-spillage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/delays-on-two-busy-routes-after-tractor-blaze-and-load-spillage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-cop accused of molesting colleagues no longer faces ​criminal proceedings]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former police &#8203;constable&amp;#160;accused of molesting two female colleagues is no longer facing &#8203;criminal&amp;#160;proceedings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/ex-cop-accused-of-molesting-colleagues-no-longer-faces-criminalproceedings/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/ex-cop-accused-of-molesting-colleagues-no-longer-faces-criminalproceedings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men deny murdering warehouse worker stabbed to death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two men&amp;#160;have denied murdering a warehouse worker who died after being stabbed in the chest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/men-deny-murdering-warehouse-worker-stabbed-to-death/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/men-deny-murdering-warehouse-worker-stabbed-to-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency response following ‘concerns for welfare of man’ inside vehicle]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man has been charged after emergency services descended on a cul-de-sac following concerns for the welfare of a person inside a vehicle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/emergency-response-following-concerns-for-welfare-of-man-inside-vehicle/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/emergency-response-following-concerns-for-welfare-of-man-inside-vehicle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency response after reports of ‘person in need of medical attention’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police and paramedics descended on a cul-de-sac following&amp;#160;a medical incident.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/emergency-response-after-reports-of-person-in-need-of-medical-attention/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/emergency-response-after-reports-of-person-in-need-of-medical-attention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As it happened: 'Massive' police presence and air ambulance in city estate - malverngazette.co.uk]]></title><description><![CDATA[As it happened: 'Massive' police presence and air ambulance in city estate&nbsp;&nbsp;malverngazette.co.uk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/as-it-happened-massive-police-presence-and-air-ambulance-in-city-estate-malverngazettecouk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/as-it-happened-massive-police-presence-and-air-ambulance-in-city-estate-malverngazettecouk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Area Sunday League round-up (22/02/26) - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Area Sunday League round-up (22/02/26)&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-area-sunday-league-round-up-220226-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-area-sunday-league-round-up-220226-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDWAY: David Ignatius Driscoll, Jr. - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEDWAY: David Ignatius Driscoll, Jr.&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-david-ignatius-driscoll-jr-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-david-ignatius-driscoll-jr-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway RC Laser Club Winter Series - Day 9 - Yachts and Yachting Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway RC Laser Club Winter Series - Day 9&nbsp;&nbsp;Yachts and Yachting Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-rc-laser-club-winter-series-day-9-yachts-and-yachting-online/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 21:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-rc-laser-club-winter-series-day-9-yachts-and-yachting-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Linda Reed Pike - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Linda Reed Pike&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-linda-reed-pike-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-linda-reed-pike-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Middle School Welcomes 'The Capabilities' for a Special Performance - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Middle School Welcomes 'The Capabilities' for a Special Performance&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-middle-school-welcomes-the-capabilities-for-a-special-performance-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-middle-school-welcomes-the-capabilities-for-a-special-performance-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Full list of finalists from the Kent &amp; Medway Food &amp; Drink Awards 2026 - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Full list of finalists from the Kent &amp; Medway Food &amp; Drink Awards 2026&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/full-list-of-finalists-from-the-kent-amp-medway-food-amp-drink-awards-2026-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/full-list-of-finalists-from-the-kent-amp-medway-food-amp-drink-awards-2026-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man jailed after knife attack in shop over old grudge]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 59-year-old has been jailed after spontaneously attacking another man over an old grudge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-jailed-after-knife-attack-in-shop-over-old-grudge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-jailed-after-knife-attack-in-shop-over-old-grudge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I spent day in county’s most crime-hit town centre - this is what I found’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our reporter visited the part of the county where on average there are 11 reported crimes each day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-spent-day-in-countys-most-crime-hit-town-centre-this-is-what-i-found/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-spent-day-in-countys-most-crime-hit-town-centre-this-is-what-i-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Violent attacker left woman with facial fractures]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 26-year-old has been jailed after he repeatedly punched a stranger in a &ldquo;horrific&rdquo; and unprovoked alleyway attack.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/violent-attacker-left-woman-with-facial-fractures/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/violent-attacker-left-woman-with-facial-fractures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Violent attacker left woman needing reconstructive surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 26-year-old has been jailed after he repeatedly punched a stranger in a &ldquo;horrific&rdquo; and unprovoked alleyway attack.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/violent-attacker-left-woman-needing-reconstructive-surgery/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/violent-attacker-left-woman-needing-reconstructive-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDWAY/FRANKLIN: Alan E. Osbourne - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEDWAY/FRANKLIN: Alan E. Osbourne&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medwayfranklin-alan-e-osbourne-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medwayfranklin-alan-e-osbourne-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Giacinto Cautilli - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Giacinto Cautilli&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-giacinto-cautilli-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-giacinto-cautilli-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two people in life-threatening condition following crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The emergency services, including the air ambulance, were called to a crash in the early hours.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-people-in-life-threatening-condition-following-crash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-people-in-life-threatening-condition-following-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway memories boost JRFC Women - Jersey Evening Post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway memories boost JRFC Women&nbsp;&nbsp;Jersey Evening Post]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-memories-boost-jrfc-women-jersey-evening-post/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-memories-boost-jrfc-women-jersey-evening-post/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is the most shocking Ofsted report I’ve read’: Concerns of ‘excessive force’ used at primary school]]></title><description><![CDATA[A primary school has been plunged into special measures by inspectors who found staff &ldquo;physically intervened&ldquo; with pupils.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/this-is-the-most-shocking-ofsted-report-ive-read-concerns-of-excessive-force-used-at-primary-school/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/this-is-the-most-shocking-ofsted-report-ive-read-concerns-of-excessive-force-used-at-primary-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Our village bus service is already shocking - rerouting it for new homes is mad’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to divert a bus route through a proposed 450-home development have angered residents who fear it&rsquo;s only a gambit to get the plans through.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/our-village-bus-service-is-already-shocking-rerouting-it-for-new-homes-is-mad/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/our-village-bus-service-is-already-shocking-rerouting-it-for-new-homes-is-mad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Unlawful’ council rule change goes unchallenged after £100k price tag proves too steep for Reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Reform councillor who accused his Labour-run council of attempting to &ldquo;rig the rules&rdquo; has backed down from a legal challenge over the costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/unlawful-council-rule-change-goes-unchallenged-after-100k-price-tag-proves-too-steep-for-reform/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/unlawful-council-rule-change-goes-unchallenged-after-100k-price-tag-proves-too-steep-for-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It feels like we’ve come home’: New gift shop set to fill ‘gap’ in the high street]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new independent shop is preparing to open its doors and bring locally made gifts back to a high street.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/it-feels-like-weve-come-home-new-gift-shop-set-to-fill-gap-in-the-high-street/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/it-feels-like-weve-come-home-new-gift-shop-set-to-fill-gap-in-the-high-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father and son found not guilty of murder after boy killed in crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A father and son have been found not guilty of murder after a four-year-old was killed in a fatal crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/father-and-son-found-not-guilty-of-murder-after-boy-killed-in-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/father-and-son-found-not-guilty-of-murder-after-boy-killed-in-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[£650k Illegal Tobacco Seized in Medway Raid - Asian Trader]]></title><description><![CDATA[&pound;650k Illegal Tobacco Seized in Medway Raid&nbsp;&nbsp;Asian Trader]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/650k-illegal-tobacco-seized-in-medway-raid-asian-trader/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/650k-illegal-tobacco-seized-in-medway-raid-asian-trader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway MA students earn top honors at middle school science fair - Milford Daily News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway MA students earn top honors at middle school science fair&nbsp;&nbsp;Milford Daily News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-ma-students-earn-top-honors-at-middle-school-science-fair-milford-daily-news/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-ma-students-earn-top-honors-at-middle-school-science-fair-milford-daily-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway buys eight locomotives to explore French market - RailFreight.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway buys eight locomotives to explore French market&nbsp;&nbsp;RailFreight.com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-buys-eight-locomotives-to-explore-french-market-railfreightcom/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-buys-eight-locomotives-to-explore-french-market-railfreightcom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I used to play here, now I’ll be running things’: Couple take over community pub]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple are relishing the opportunity to realise a lifetime&rsquo;s ambition of running their local pub with &ldquo;well&amp;#160;curated&rdquo; plans in store.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-used-to-play-here-now-ill-be-running-thingscouple-take-over-community-pub/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-used-to-play-here-now-ill-be-running-thingscouple-take-over-community-pub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kent industrial estate becomes latest council property to be sold for £775k - Kent Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kent industrial estate becomes latest council property to be sold for &pound;775k&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Live]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-industrial-estate-becomes-latest-council-property-to-be-sold-for-775k-kent-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 02:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-industrial-estate-becomes-latest-council-property-to-be-sold-for-775k-kent-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muffin compares to the Muffin House Cafe in Medway - MetroWest Daily News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Muffin compares to the Muffin House Cafe in Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;MetroWest Daily News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/muffin-compares-to-the-muffin-house-cafe-in-medway-metrowest-daily-news/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/muffin-compares-to-the-muffin-house-cafe-in-medway-metrowest-daily-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air ambulance lands in school field after person ‘collapses’]]></title><description><![CDATA[An air ambulance landed in a school playing field after a person reportedly collapsed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/air-ambulance-lands-in-school-field-after-person-collapses/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/air-ambulance-lands-in-school-field-after-person-collapses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pear orchard next to nature reserve earmarked for 100 homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A commercial orchard could become a new housing estate with 100 homes, if proposals are approved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/pear-orchard-next-to-nature-reserve-earmarked-for-100-homes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/pear-orchard-next-to-nature-reserve-earmarked-for-100-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air ambulance lands in school field]]></title><description><![CDATA[An air ambulance has landed in a school playing field.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/air-ambulance-lands-in-school-field/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/air-ambulance-lands-in-school-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sniffer dogs foil plot to smuggle 1.5million illegal cigarettes ‘in deep fat fryers’ - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sniffer dogs foil plot to smuggle 1.5million illegal cigarettes &lsquo;in deep fat fryers&rsquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/sniffer-dogs-foil-plot-to-smuggle-15million-illegal-cigarettes-in-deep-fat-fryers-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/sniffer-dogs-foil-plot-to-smuggle-15million-illegal-cigarettes-in-deep-fat-fryers-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sniffer dogs foil plot to smuggle 1.5million illegal cigarettes ‘in deep fat fryers’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Targeted raids on shops and a self-storage unit saw nearly 150 kilos of illegal hand-rolling tobacco and thousands of illegal vapes uncovered.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/sniffer-dogs-foil-plot-to-smuggle-15million-illegal-cigarettes-in-deep-fat-fryers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/sniffer-dogs-foil-plot-to-smuggle-15million-illegal-cigarettes-in-deep-fat-fryers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeal after missing man last seen boarding train]]></title><description><![CDATA[A missing man was last seen on CCTV boarding a train towards London.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/appeal-after-missing-man-last-seen-boarding-train/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/appeal-after-missing-man-last-seen-boarding-train/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We've had a lovely time - but all good things come to an end']]></title><description><![CDATA[A music shop boss who helped generations of young musicians find their first instrument is preparing to close up and retire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/weve-had-a-lovely-time-but-all-good-things-come-to-an-end/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/weve-had-a-lovely-time-but-all-good-things-come-to-an-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kent’s top farmers’ markets and street food stalls - as voted for by you - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kent&rsquo;s top farmers&rsquo; markets and street food stalls - as voted for by you&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kents-top-farmers-markets-and-street-food-stalls-as-voted-for-by-you-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kents-top-farmers-markets-and-street-food-stalls-as-voted-for-by-you-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We've had a lovely time - but all good things must come to an end']]></title><description><![CDATA[A music shop boss who helped generations of young musicians find their first instrument is preparing to close up and retire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/weve-had-a-lovely-time-but-all-good-things-must-come-to-an-end/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/weve-had-a-lovely-time-but-all-good-things-must-come-to-an-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concerns for welfare of missing teens, 15]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are appealing for information to help find two missing teenage boys.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/concerns-for-welfare-of-missing-teens-15/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/concerns-for-welfare-of-missing-teens-15/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Industrial estate sold for £775k by council - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industrial estate sold for &pound;775k by council&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/industrial-estate-sold-for-775k-by-council-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/industrial-estate-sold-for-775k-by-council-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Industrial estate sold for £775k by council]]></title><description><![CDATA[A council has sold another property in order to reduce overheads, this time a town-centre industrial estate for &amp;#163;775,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/industrial-estate-sold-for-775k-by-council/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/industrial-estate-sold-for-775k-by-council/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Villagers’ last-ditch battle to save field from development - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Villagers&rsquo; last-ditch battle to save field from development&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/villagers-last-ditch-battle-to-save-field-from-development-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/villagers-last-ditch-battle-to-save-field-from-development-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Reminds on Election, Updates Candidates - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Reminds on Election, Updates Candidates&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-reminds-on-election-updates-candidates-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-reminds-on-election-updates-candidates-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First finalists revealed for the Kent &amp; Medway Food &amp; Drink Awards 2026 - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[First finalists revealed for the Kent &amp; Medway Food &amp; Drink Awards 2026&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/first-finalists-revealed-for-the-kent-amp-medway-food-amp-drink-awards-2026-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/first-finalists-revealed-for-the-kent-amp-medway-food-amp-drink-awards-2026-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five-storey apartment block update and HMOs among latest plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans including an 18-apartment block, new homes, HMOs and extensions are among the latest planning applications submitted to a council.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/five-storey-apartment-block-update-and-hmos-among-latest-plans/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/five-storey-apartment-block-update-and-hmos-among-latest-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder trial jury retires in case where boy, 4, killed in fatal crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The jury of a murder trial regarding the death of a four-year-old boy killed in a fatal crash has been sent out for its verdict.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/murder-trial-jury-retires-in-case-where-boy-4-killed-in-fatal-crash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/murder-trial-jury-retires-in-case-where-boy-4-killed-in-fatal-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 1,500 homes and businesses hit by power cut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Properties are still without electricity after an unplanned power cut which has affected homes and businesses this afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/more-than-1500-homes-and-businesses-hit-by-power-cut/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/more-than-1500-homes-and-businesses-hit-by-power-cut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costa Coffee drive-thru plans approved after nearly two-year wait - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Costa Coffee drive-thru plans approved after nearly two-year wait&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/costa-coffee-drive-thru-plans-approved-after-nearly-two-year-wait-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/costa-coffee-drive-thru-plans-approved-after-nearly-two-year-wait-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costa Coffee drive-thru plans approved after nearly two-year wait]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans for a drive-thru coffee shop on an industrial estate have finally been given the nod &mdash; nearly two years after flooding concerns stalled works.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/costa-coffee-drive-thru-plans-approved-after-nearly-two-year-wait/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/costa-coffee-drive-thru-plans-approved-after-nearly-two-year-wait/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Working here isn't all about death and dying &mdash; it's also about living']]></title><description><![CDATA[A nurse celebrating a quarter of a century working at a hospice says she is still just as in love with the job as when she started.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/working-here-isnt-all-about-death-and-dying-mdash-its-also-about-living/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/working-here-isnt-all-about-death-and-dying-mdash-its-also-about-living/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The fate of our village is already sealed - we’re making the best of a bad job’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defeated opponents of a 2,000-home garden community say they put aside their anger to work to improve the plans, as the scheme moves a step closer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-fate-of-our-village-is-already-sealed-were-making-the-best-of-a-bad-job/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-fate-of-our-village-is-already-sealed-were-making-the-best-of-a-bad-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lively Medway take game to hosts - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lively Medway take game to hosts&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lively-medway-take-game-to-hosts-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lively-medway-take-game-to-hosts-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stormy weather paints Kent skies pink after heavy downpour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kent residents were treated to a spectacle as skies across the county burst into a mix of colours after wet weather.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/stormy-weather-paints-kent-skies-pink-after-heavy-downpour/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/stormy-weather-paints-kent-skies-pink-after-heavy-downpour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stormy weather paints Kent skies pink after heavy downpour - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stormy weather paints Kent skies pink after heavy downpour&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/stormy-weather-paints-kent-skies-pink-after-heavy-downpour-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/stormy-weather-paints-kent-skies-pink-after-heavy-downpour-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s been an honour’: Pub set to close for fourth time in three years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The licensees of a pub that has changed hands several times in the last few years have made the &ldquo;difficult decision&rdquo; to close the doors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/its-been-an-honour-pub-set-to-close-for-fourth-time-in-three-years/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/its-been-an-honour-pub-set-to-close-for-fourth-time-in-three-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservation park welcomes first two-toed sloth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservationists have welcomed their first two-toed sloth to its brand new free-roaming enclosure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/conservation-park-welcomes-first-two-toed-sloth/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/conservation-park-welcomes-first-two-toed-sloth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's the worst road in Medway': Residents call for council to resurface 'dangerous' road - Kent Live]]></title><description><![CDATA['It's the worst road in Medway': Residents call for council to resurface 'dangerous' road&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Live]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/its-the-worst-road-in-medway-residents-call-for-council-to-resurface-dangerous-road-kent-live/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/its-the-worst-road-in-medway-residents-call-for-council-to-resurface-dangerous-road-kent-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flipping good fun: Kent’s Pancake Day events]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celebrate Shrove Tuesday in Kent with pancake races, trails, workshops and tasty treats for all the family.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/flipping-good-fun-kents-pancake-day-events/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/flipping-good-fun-kents-pancake-day-events/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing woman, 39, found safe and well]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have confirmed that a missing woman who was reported missing has now been found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/missing-woman-39-found-safe-and-well/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 17:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/missing-woman-39-found-safe-and-well/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concerns grow for missing woman, 39]]></title><description><![CDATA[The police say they are concerned for a missing woman who hasn&rsquo;t been seen since yesterday evening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/concerns-grow-for-missing-woman-39/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 11:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/concerns-grow-for-missing-woman-39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Thomas Joseph Egan - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Thomas Joseph Egan&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-thomas-joseph-egan-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-thomas-joseph-egan-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five great ways to kick off the February half-term this weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[From aerial adventures to panto-style shows, here&rsquo;s five brilliant things to do with the kids this weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/five-great-ways-to-kick-off-the-february-half-term-this-weekend/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/five-great-ways-to-kick-off-the-february-half-term-this-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans for 100 new homes next to protected Medway nature reserve - Kent Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans for 100 new homes next to protected Medway nature reserve&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Live]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plans-for-100-new-homes-next-to-protected-medway-nature-reserve-kent-live/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plans-for-100-new-homes-next-to-protected-medway-nature-reserve-kent-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder trial jurors told by judge: ‘You must be sure of driver’s intent’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jurors have been told a driver on trial would be guilty of a little boy&rsquo;s murder if they are &lsquo;sure&rsquo; he intended to cause really serious harm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/murder-trial-jurors-told-by-judge-you-must-be-sure-of-drivers-intent/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/murder-trial-jurors-told-by-judge-you-must-be-sure-of-drivers-intent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dispersal order in place after reports of ‘30 anti-social children’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating after reports of a large group of children causing damage to cars and screaming in a village.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dispersal-order-in-place-after-reports-of-30-anti-social-children/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dispersal-order-in-place-after-reports-of-30-anti-social-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football club drops player over racist abuse on TikTok video]]></title><description><![CDATA[A youth footballer has been dropped by his club after a video emerged of him racially abusing a woman during a live broadcast on TikTok.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/football-club-drops-player-over-racist-abuse-on-tiktok-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/football-club-drops-player-over-racist-abuse-on-tiktok-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We can do better’: Utility companies pledge to improve record on road plagued by regular works - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;We can do better&rsquo;: Utility companies pledge to improve record on road plagued by regular works&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-can-do-better-utility-companies-pledge-to-improve-record-on-road-plagued-by-regular-works-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-can-do-better-utility-companies-pledge-to-improve-record-on-road-plagued-by-regular-works-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We can do better’: Utility companies pledge to improve record on road plagued by regular works]]></title><description><![CDATA[Utility companies faced a grilling from residents following seemingly constant disruption on a busy stretch of road.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-can-do-better-utility-companies-pledge-to-improve-record-on-road-plagued-by-regular-works/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-can-do-better-utility-companies-pledge-to-improve-record-on-road-plagued-by-regular-works/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of vulnerable victim who died when punched see killer jailed for 10 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The killer of a &amp;quot;frail and vulnerable&amp;quot; man who died after being attacked twice within 48 hours has been jailed for 10&amp;#160;years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/family-of-vulnerable-victim-who-died-when-punched-see-killer-jailed-for-10-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/family-of-vulnerable-victim-who-died-when-punched-see-killer-jailed-for-10-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life imprisonment for man behind Medway attack - Kent Police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life imprisonment for man behind Medway attack&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Police]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/life-imprisonment-for-man-behind-medway-attack-kent-police/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/life-imprisonment-for-man-behind-medway-attack-kent-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man jailed for 10 years for killing vulnerable man]]></title><description><![CDATA[The killer of a &amp;quot;frail and vulnerable&amp;quot; man who died after being attacked twice within 48 hours has been jailed for 10&amp;#160;years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-jailed-for-10-years-for-killing-vulnerable-man/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-jailed-for-10-years-for-killing-vulnerable-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knifeman who stabbed soldier handed life sentence]]></title><description><![CDATA[A schizophrenic man will be detained in a psychiatric hospital after carying out a &ldquo;deliberate and targeted&rdquo; attack on a soldier.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/knifeman-who-stabbed-soldier-handed-life-sentence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/knifeman-who-stabbed-soldier-handed-life-sentence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Time is a healer, but I’m not sure we will fully bounce back from this…’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of the sentencing of psychopathic knifeman Anthony Esan today, KentOnline spoke to Lt Col Mark Teeton and his wife Eileen about the attack.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/time-is-a-healer-but-im-not-sure-we-will-fully-bounce-back-from-this/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/time-is-a-healer-but-im-not-sure-we-will-fully-bounce-back-from-this/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knifeman who stabbed soldier will be detained in psychiatric hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[A schizophrenic man will be detained in a psychiatric hospital after carying out a &ldquo;deliberate and targeted&rdquo; attack on a soldier.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/knifeman-who-stabbed-soldier-will-be-detained-in-psychiatric-hospital/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/knifeman-who-stabbed-soldier-will-be-detained-in-psychiatric-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Kent And Medway Pilot Helps Care Homes Spot Dementia Earlier - The Carer]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Kent And Medway Pilot Helps Care Homes Spot Dementia Earlier&nbsp;&nbsp;The Carer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-kent-and-medway-pilot-helps-care-homes-spot-dementia-earlier-the-carer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-kent-and-medway-pilot-helps-care-homes-spot-dementia-earlier-the-carer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Lorraine “Lori” Martha King - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Lorraine &ldquo;Lori&rdquo; Martha King&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-lorraine-lori-martha-king-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-lorraine-lori-martha-king-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We aim to build a lasting skills legacy’ - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;We aim to build a lasting skills legacy&rsquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-aim-to-build-a-lasting-skills-legacy-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-aim-to-build-a-lasting-skills-legacy-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beloved family pet put down despite heroic actions of bus driver who stopped dog attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[A beloved family dog had to be put to sleep despite the heroic efforts of a man who intervened to stop a violent off-lead dog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/beloved-family-pet-put-down-despite-heroic-actions-of-bus-driver-who-stopped-dog-attack/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/beloved-family-pet-put-down-despite-heroic-actions-of-bus-driver-who-stopped-dog-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeal after reports of bald man running along slip road holding ‘weapon’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officers are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after reports of a bald man running along a slip road holding a &ldquo;weapon&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/appeal-after-reports-of-bald-man-running-alongslip-road-holding-weapon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/appeal-after-reports-of-bald-man-running-alongslip-road-holding-weapon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long ‘overdue’ plans for 28 high street homes approved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans for the transformation of a high street to build 28 new homes have been given the green light.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/long-overdue-plans-for-28-high-street-homes-approved/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/long-overdue-plans-for-28-high-street-homes-approved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Person taken to hospital after crash near business park McDonald’s]]></title><description><![CDATA[A driver has been taken to hospital following a collision at the entrance to a business park.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/person-taken-to-hospital-after-crash-near-business-park-mcdonalds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/person-taken-to-hospital-after-crash-near-business-park-mcdonalds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truck passenger accused of four-year-old's murder in hit-and-run will not give evidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[The passenger in a truck allegedly used as a weapon to murder four-year-old Peter Maughan will not be giving evidence, jurors have been told.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/truck-passenger-accused-of-four-year-olds-murder-in-hit-and-run-will-not-give-evidence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/truck-passenger-accused-of-four-year-olds-murder-in-hit-and-run-will-not-give-evidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Severe delays' after crash near business park - recap - Kent Live]]></title><description><![CDATA['Severe delays' after crash near business park - recap&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Live]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/severe-delays-after-crash-near-business-park-recap-kent-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/severe-delays-after-crash-near-business-park-recap-kent-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delays clear after crash near business park McDonald’s]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drivers are facing long delays following a collision at the entrance to a business park.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/delays-clear-after-crash-near-business-park-mcdonalds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/delays-clear-after-crash-near-business-park-mcdonalds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten moments that defined Kent’s history as captured in newspapers]]></title><description><![CDATA[From political unrest to scientific discoveries, we take a look at the events that made Kent what it is today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/ten-moments-that-defined-kents-history-as-captured-in-newspapers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/ten-moments-that-defined-kents-history-as-captured-in-newspapers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway, Millis Learn Results of UMass Elder Study - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway, Millis Learn Results of UMass Elder Study&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-millis-learn-results-of-umass-elder-study-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-millis-learn-results-of-umass-elder-study-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long delays after crash near business park McDonald’s]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drivers are facing long delays following a collision at the entrance to a business park.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/long-delays-after-crash-near-business-park-mcdonalds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/long-delays-after-crash-near-business-park-mcdonalds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Residents left incensed after second outbreak of bed bugs in seven months]]></title><description><![CDATA[A further bed bug outbreak at a sheltered housing block has seen some tenants forced to sleep on chairs while pest control gets on top of the problem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/residents-left-incensed-after-second-outbreak-of-bed-bugs-in-seven-months/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/residents-left-incensed-after-second-outbreak-of-bed-bugs-in-seven-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Motorists hit their wheels, but I’m sat among the potholes’]]></title><description><![CDATA[People living in a street plagued by potholes for years are demanding action, including one man who struggles to ride his tricycle over them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/motorists-hit-their-wheels-but-im-sat-among-the-potholes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/motorists-hit-their-wheels-but-im-sat-among-the-potholes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[’It’s still here’: Hen hotel boss talks ‘flockdown’ as bird flu restrictions remain in place]]></title><description><![CDATA[The owner of a once-bustling &ldquo;hen hotel&rdquo; has spoken out about the impact the virus has had on&amp;#160;her mental health and day-to-day life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/its-still-here-hen-hotel-boss-talks-flockdown-as-bird-flu-restrictions-remain-in-place/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/its-still-here-hen-hotel-boss-talks-flockdown-as-bird-flu-restrictions-remain-in-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder accused: ‘I didn’t know there were any children in the car’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A driver accused of murdering a boy in a high-speed hit-and-run told jurors he did not know any children were in the vehicle when he rammed it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/murder-accused-i-didnt-know-there-were-any-children-in-the-car/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/murder-accused-i-didnt-know-there-were-any-children-in-the-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The driving force was psychosis’: Knifeman could face life in prison or mental health hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[A schizophrenic man who repeatedly stabbed a soldier will find out if he will be detained in a mental health facility or a prison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-driving-force-was-psychosis-knifeman-could-face-life-in-prison-or-mental-health-hospital/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-driving-force-was-psychosis-knifeman-could-face-life-in-prison-or-mental-health-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The driving force was psychosis’: Knifeman faces life in prison or mental health hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[A schizophrenic man who repeatedly stabbed a soldier will find out if he will be detained in a mental health facility or a prison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-driving-force-was-psychosis-knifeman-faces-life-in-prison-or-mental-health-hospital/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-driving-force-was-psychosis-knifeman-faces-life-in-prison-or-mental-health-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three arrests after waste fly-tipped at multiple sites]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two men and a teenage boy have been arrested and a lorry has been seized after a spate of industrial-sized fly-tips.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/three-arrests-after-waste-fly-tipped-at-multiple-sites/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/three-arrests-after-waste-fly-tipped-at-multiple-sites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This isn’t Lord of the Flies’: Jury retires for verdict in Kent beach murder trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The jury in a murder trial involving three child defendants has retired for its verdict after a 49-year-old engineer was found dead on a Kent beach.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/this-isnt-lord-of-the-flies-jury-retires-for-verdict-in-kent-beach-murder-trial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/this-isnt-lord-of-the-flies-jury-retires-for-verdict-in-kent-beach-murder-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospitals ditch plan to merge top job - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hospitals ditch plan to merge top job&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/hospitals-ditch-plan-to-merge-top-job-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/hospitals-ditch-plan-to-merge-top-job-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospitals ditch plan to merge top job]]></title><description><![CDATA[A grouping of two hospital trusts is to go ahead, but plans to have one sole chief executive running both have been scrapped.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/hospitals-ditch-plan-to-merge-top-job/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/hospitals-ditch-plan-to-merge-top-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flytippers dump 8.9 tonnes of waste in a country lane near council rubbish tip - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flytippers dump 8.9 tonnes of waste in a country lane near council rubbish tip&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/flytippers-dump-89-tonnes-of-waste-in-a-country-lane-near-council-rubbish-tip-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/flytippers-dump-89-tonnes-of-waste-in-a-country-lane-near-council-rubbish-tip-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flytippers dump 8.9 tonnes of waste in a country lane near council rubbish tip]]></title><description><![CDATA[An appeal has been made for dashcam footage after huge tonnes of waste were dumped near a council rubbish tip.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/flytippers-dump-89-tonnes-of-waste-in-a-country-lane-near-council-rubbish-tip/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/flytippers-dump-89-tonnes-of-waste-in-a-country-lane-near-council-rubbish-tip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Deputy Chief Completes Program - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Deputy Chief Completes Program&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-deputy-chief-completes-program-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-deputy-chief-completes-program-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’ve lost tens of thousands’: Salon forced to shut for months after tumble dryer ‘towel’ blaze]]></title><description><![CDATA[A warning has been issued by fire crews after a salon was left &ldquo;wrecked&rdquo; due to smoke damage caused by towels &ldquo;self-combusting&rdquo; in a tumble dryer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/weve-lost-tens-of-thousands-salon-forced-to-shut-for-months-after-tumble-dryer-towel-blaze/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/weve-lost-tens-of-thousands-salon-forced-to-shut-for-months-after-tumble-dryer-towel-blaze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moment murder accused arrested two days after four-year-old’s death]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of two men accused of murdering four-year-old Peter Maughan in a high-speed hit-and-run was found by police drunk in bed, a court has heard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/moment-murder-accused-arrested-two-days-after-four-year-olds-death/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/moment-murder-accused-arrested-two-days-after-four-year-olds-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CFC Camp Spotlight: Medway WR Flannery chasing standards and something bigger than himself - CanadaFootballChat.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[CFC Camp Spotlight: Medway WR Flannery chasing standards and something bigger than himself&nbsp;&nbsp;CanadaFootballChat.com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/cfc-camp-spotlight-medway-wr-flannery-chasing-standards-and-something-bigger-than-himself-canadafootballchatcom/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/cfc-camp-spotlight-medway-wr-flannery-chasing-standards-and-something-bigger-than-himself-canadafootballchatcom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Towns to get £1.5m to tidy up shopfronts and fill empty units]]></title><description><![CDATA[Up to &amp;#163;1.5m of funding is to be made available to businesses to improve shopfronts and bring empty units back into use.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/towns-to-get-15m-to-tidy-up-shopfronts-and-fill-empty-units/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/towns-to-get-15m-to-tidy-up-shopfronts-and-fill-empty-units/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knifeman was ‘not in touch with reality’ when he stabbed soldier]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who targeted a soldier by stabbing him repeatedly in a deliberate attack on a British Army officer has schizophrenia, a court heard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/knifeman-was-not-in-touch-with-reality-when-he-stabbed-soldier/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/knifeman-was-not-in-touch-with-reality-when-he-stabbed-soldier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Update on development of Dartford and Medway hospital Group - Medway Maritime Hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Update on development of Dartford and Medway hospital Group&nbsp;&nbsp;Medway Maritime Hospital]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/update-on-development-of-dartford-and-medway-hospital-group-medway-maritime-hospital/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/update-on-development-of-dartford-and-medway-hospital-group-medway-maritime-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Virginia "Gini" Lee Dale - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Virginia "Gini" Lee Dale&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-virginia-gini-lee-dale-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-virginia-gini-lee-dale-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man suffers head injury after being punched to ground during ‘street interview’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are looking to speak to witnesses to an assault where a man was punched while being interviewed by three people in a high street.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-suffers-head-injury-after-being-punched-to-ground-during-street-interview/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-suffers-head-injury-after-being-punched-to-ground-during-street-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Update on development of Dartford and Medway hospital Group - Medway NHS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Update on development of Dartford and Medway hospital Group&nbsp;&nbsp;Medway NHS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/update-on-development-of-dartford-and-medway-hospital-group-medway-nhs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/update-on-development-of-dartford-and-medway-hospital-group-medway-nhs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Towns to get £1.5m to tidy up shopfronts and fill empty units - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Towns to get &pound;1.5m to tidy up shopfronts and fill empty units&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/towns-to-get-15m-to-tidy-up-shopfronts-and-fill-empty-units-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/towns-to-get-15m-to-tidy-up-shopfronts-and-fill-empty-units-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two missing children found safe and well]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two missing children aged 12 and 14 have now been found, police say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-missing-children-found-safe-and-well/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-missing-children-found-safe-and-well/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We want people to come out and enjoy their local pub - that’s why we’ve invested 200k’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pub has undergone a major refurbishment of nearly &amp;#163;200k in just a few weeks after asking customers what they would like to see.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-want-people-to-come-out-and-enjoy-their-local-pub-thats-why-weve-invested-200k/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-want-people-to-come-out-and-enjoy-their-local-pub-thats-why-weve-invested-200k/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dad remains in hospital three weeks after ‘rare complication’ following tonsil surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dad-of-three was put in intensive care after experiencing a &ldquo;severe reaction&rdquo; to medication used after a routine operation to remove his tonsils.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dad-remains-in-hospital-three-weeks-after-rare-complication-following-tonsil-surgery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dad-remains-in-hospital-three-weeks-after-rare-complication-following-tonsil-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Town centre route shut after gas leak discovered]]></title><description><![CDATA[The closure of a well-used route in a town centre is causing long delays after a gas leak was found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/town-centre-route-shut-after-gas-leak-discovered/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/town-centre-route-shut-after-gas-leak-discovered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five linked to theft of war memorial plaques won’t stand trial for three years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five men who have denied involvement in the theft of church war memorial plaques will not stand trial until 2029.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/five-linked-to-theft-of-war-memorial-plaques-wont-stand-trial-for-three-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/five-linked-to-theft-of-war-memorial-plaques-wont-stand-trial-for-three-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver accused of murdering boy, 4, was ‘on wrong side of road when he rammed car’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The driver accused of murdering a four-year-old boy was&amp;#160;on the wrong side of the road&amp;#160;when he deliberately rammed the vehicle, jurors have been told.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/driver-accused-of-murdering-boy-4-was-on-wrong-side-of-road-when-he-rammed-car/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/driver-accused-of-murdering-boy-4-was-on-wrong-side-of-road-when-he-rammed-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two missing children found safe and well - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two missing children found safe and well&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-missing-children-found-safe-and-well-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-missing-children-found-safe-and-well-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police issue urgent appeal to find two missing children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officers have issued an appeal for two children aged 12 and 14, who are thought to have travelled from Kent to London.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-issue-urgent-appeal-to-find-two-missing-children/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-issue-urgent-appeal-to-find-two-missing-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Let the people have their say on massive council shake-up’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The county&rsquo;s two largest councils have called on Kent&rsquo;s nearly two million residents for feedback on the reforms to local government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/let-the-people-have-their-say-on-massive-council-shake-up/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/let-the-people-have-their-say-on-massive-council-shake-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burglar who botched cheese restaurant raid turns up to court with ‘bag packed’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 45-year-old man will be sentenced in a crown court next month over two high street burglaries at a pub and restaurant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/burglar-who-botched-cheese-restaurant-raid-turns-up-to-court-with-bag-packed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/burglar-who-botched-cheese-restaurant-raid-turns-up-to-court-with-bag-packed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army officer told wife: ‘He tried to cut my head off like Lee Rigby’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A ferocious attack by a knife-obsessed 25-year-old on a serving Army officer was &ldquo;like Lee Rigby&rdquo;, a court has heard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/army-officer-told-wife-he-tried-to-cut-my-head-off-like-lee-rigby/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/army-officer-told-wife-he-tried-to-cut-my-head-off-like-lee-rigby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘His joy for life was infectious’: Tributes paid to ‘deeply loved’ son, 29, killed in crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tributes have poured in for a &ldquo;warm-hearted&rdquo; son, brother, dad, partner and friend after a fatal crash on the M2.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/his-joy-for-life-was-infectious-tributes-paid-to-deeply-loved-son-29-killed-in-crash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/his-joy-for-life-was-infectious-tributes-paid-to-deeply-loved-son-29-killed-in-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five accused of theft of war memorial plaques won’t stand trial for three years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five men who have denied involvement in the theft of church war memorial plaques will not stand trial until 2029.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/five-accused-of-theft-of-war-memorial-plaques-wont-stand-trial-for-three-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/five-accused-of-theft-of-war-memorial-plaques-wont-stand-trial-for-three-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get February half-term sorted. Medway Sports Camps start next week! - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get February half-term sorted. Medway Sports Camps start next week!&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/get-february-half-term-sorted-medway-sports-camps-start-next-week-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/get-february-half-term-sorted-medway-sports-camps-start-next-week-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major road tunnel to release nearly £2m to support good causes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm tasked with constructing the Lower Thames Crossing is awarding cash grants to help support sports clubs, foodbanks and other local causes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/major-road-tunnel-to-release-nearly-2m-to-support-good-causes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/major-road-tunnel-to-release-nearly-2m-to-support-good-causes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway’s Zack DiGregorio Returns to the Olympic Stage - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway&rsquo;s Zack DiGregorio Returns to the Olympic Stage&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medways-zack-digregorio-returns-to-the-olympic-stage-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medways-zack-digregorio-returns-to-the-olympic-stage-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beatbox bins help Medway Council tackle litter in Chatham - BBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beatbox bins help Medway Council tackle litter in Chatham&nbsp;&nbsp;BBC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/beatbox-bins-help-medway-council-tackle-litter-in-chatham-bbc/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/beatbox-bins-help-medway-council-tackle-litter-in-chatham-bbc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stopping fights after school and helping those in need: The team keeping one town’s shopping centre safe]]></title><description><![CDATA[The &ldquo;eyes and ears&rdquo; of a town centre who have saved lives and prevented serious fights have spoken about how they&rsquo;ve become an award-winning team.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/stopping-fights-after-school-and-helping-those-in-need-the-team-keeping-one-towns-shopping-centre-safe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/stopping-fights-after-school-and-helping-those-in-need-the-team-keeping-one-towns-shopping-centre-safe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former art gallery in historic high street to become restaurant]]></title><description><![CDATA[The premises of a renowned art supply shop and gallery could become a restaurant if a licencing application is approved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/former-art-gallery-in-historic-high-street-to-become-restaurant/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/former-art-gallery-in-historic-high-street-to-become-restaurant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great Lines parkrun #561 - parkrun UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Lines parkrun #561&nbsp;&nbsp;parkrun UK]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/great-lines-parkrun-561-parkrun-uk/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/great-lines-parkrun-561-parkrun-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great Lines parkrun #560 - parkrun UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Lines parkrun #560&nbsp;&nbsp;parkrun UK]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/great-lines-parkrun-560-parkrun-uk/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/great-lines-parkrun-560-parkrun-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Robert J. “Bob” Penza - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Robert J. &ldquo;Bob&rdquo; Penza&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-robert-j-bob-penza-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-robert-j-bob-penza-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway RC Laser Club Winter Series - Day 8 - Yachts and Yachting Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway RC Laser Club Winter Series - Day 8&nbsp;&nbsp;Yachts and Yachting Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-rc-laser-club-winter-series-day-8-yachts-and-yachting-online/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-rc-laser-club-winter-series-day-8-yachts-and-yachting-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kent NHS trusts pay out almost £3m in women’s medical negligence claims - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kent NHS trusts pay out almost &pound;3m in women&rsquo;s medical negligence claims&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-nhs-trusts-pay-out-almost-3m-in-womens-medical-negligence-claims-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-nhs-trusts-pay-out-almost-3m-in-womens-medical-negligence-claims-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kent NHS trusts pay out almost £3m in women’s medical negligence claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hospital trusts in Kent have settled 42 medical negligence claims related to gynaecology in the past five years, costing millions of pounds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-nhs-trusts-pay-out-almost-3m-in-womens-medical-negligence-claims/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-nhs-trusts-pay-out-almost-3m-in-womens-medical-negligence-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biker, 29, who died in motorway crash is named]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 29-year-old motorcyclist who died in a fatal crash on the M2 has been named.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/biker-29-who-died-in-motorway-crash-is-named/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/biker-29-who-died-in-motorway-crash-is-named/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mum claims plaster found in McDonald’s order despite chain saying ‘no evidence found’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new mum is standing by claims she found a plaster in her McDonald&rsquo;s despite the fast food giant saying it found no evidence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/mum-claims-plaster-found-in-mcdonalds-order-despite-chain-saying-no-evidence-found/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/mum-claims-plaster-found-in-mcdonalds-order-despite-chain-saying-no-evidence-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New mum claims plaster found in McDonald’s order despite chain saying ‘no evidence found’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new mum is standing by claims she found a plaster in her McDonald&rsquo;s despite the fast food giant saying it found no evidence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-mum-claims-plaster-found-in-mcdonalds-order-despite-chain-saying-no-evidence-found/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-mum-claims-plaster-found-in-mcdonalds-order-despite-chain-saying-no-evidence-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gran tells of frantic WhatsApp messages before death crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The grandmother of a young boy who died when his parents&rsquo; truck was deliberately rammed has told a jury of the fear and panic she felt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/gran-tells-of-frantic-whatsapp-messages-before-death-crash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 14:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/gran-tells-of-frantic-whatsapp-messages-before-death-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No trains through key Kent rail routes this weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Key rail routes through Kent will have no trains this weekend as major engineering work shuts all lines through Dartford.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/no-trains-through-key-kent-rail-routes-this-weekend/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/no-trains-through-key-kent-rail-routes-this-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paramedics treat three people after multi-vehicle crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paramedics treated three people for injuries after a multi-vehicle crash on the A2.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/paramedics-treat-three-people-after-multi-vehicle-crash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/paramedics-treat-three-people-after-multi-vehicle-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police cordon off high street after man suffers head injury in attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police cordoned off a high street in the early hours after an attack left a man with head and face injuries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-cordon-off-high-street-after-man-suffers-head-injury-in-attack/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-cordon-off-high-street-after-man-suffers-head-injury-in-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police cordon off high street after ‘altercation’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police cordoned off a high street in the early hours following reports of an &ldquo;altercation&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-cordon-off-high-street-after-altercation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-cordon-off-high-street-after-altercation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long delays as traffic held on A2 after multi-vehicle crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long queues are building on the A2 following reports of a multi-vehicle crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/long-delays-as-traffic-held-on-a2-after-multi-vehicle-crash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 10:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/long-delays-as-traffic-held-on-a2-after-multi-vehicle-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside England’s largest rare and second-hand bookshop as it marks historic milestone]]></title><description><![CDATA[The owner of a popular second-hand bookshop is writing its next chapter after years in the business saw shelves filled with 100,000 books.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/inside-englands-largest-rare-and-second-hand-bookshop-as-it-marks-historic-milestone/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/inside-englands-largest-rare-and-second-hand-bookshop-as-it-marks-historic-milestone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fun in February: 14 things to do with the kids this half-term]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re looking for school holiday ideas, we&rsquo;ve got you covered with everything from muddy garden trails to wild animal encounters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/fun-in-february-14-things-to-do-with-the-kids-this-half-term/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/fun-in-february-14-things-to-do-with-the-kids-this-half-term/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Footage of murder accused removing number plate from car used to kill boy shown in court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footage of the number plate of a pickup truck involved in an alleged hit-and-run being removed has been shown during a murder trial.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/footage-of-murder-accused-removing-number-plate-from-car-used-to-kill-boy-shown-in-court/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/footage-of-murder-accused-removing-number-plate-from-car-used-to-kill-boy-shown-in-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Footage of number plates removed from car involved in fatal crash shown in murder trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footage of the number plates of a pickup truck involved in an alleged hit-and-run being removed has been shown during a murder trial.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/footage-of-number-plates-removed-from-car-involved-in-fatal-crash-shown-in-murder-trial/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/footage-of-number-plates-removed-from-car-involved-in-fatal-crash-shown-in-murder-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have your say on the way councils in Kent and Medway are organised - Canterbury Newsroom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have your say on the way councils in Kent and Medway are organised&nbsp;&nbsp;Canterbury Newsroom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/have-your-say-on-the-way-councils-in-kent-and-medway-are-organised-canterbury-newsroom/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/have-your-say-on-the-way-councils-in-kent-and-medway-are-organised-canterbury-newsroom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have your say on the way councils in Kent and Medway are organised - Canterbury City Council]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have your say on the way councils in Kent and Medway are organised&nbsp;&nbsp;Canterbury City Council]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/have-your-say-on-the-way-councils-in-kent-and-medway-are-organised-canterbury-city-council/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/have-your-say-on-the-way-councils-in-kent-and-medway-are-organised-canterbury-city-council/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigation report published into prison death of murderer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cause of death of an imprisoned murderer who strangled his homeless friend in a fit of rage has been revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/investigation-report-published-into-prison-death-of-murderer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/investigation-report-published-into-prison-death-of-murderer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four M&amp;S cafes to shut across Kent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several Marks &amp;amp; Spencer cafes will be shutting in Kent as the supermarket expands its food halls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/four-mamps-cafes-to-shut-across-kent/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/four-mamps-cafes-to-shut-across-kent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge emergency response after woman found with stab wound in country lane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency services were sent to a quiet country lane after concerns were raised for a woman&rsquo;s welfare.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/huge-emergency-response-after-woman-found-with-stab-wound-in-country-lane/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/huge-emergency-response-after-woman-found-with-stab-wound-in-country-lane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have your say on the way councils in Kent and Medway are organised - news.canterbury.gov.uk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have your say on the way councils in Kent and Medway are organised&nbsp;&nbsp;news.canterbury.gov.uk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/have-your-say-on-the-way-councils-in-kent-and-medway-are-organised-newscanterburygovuk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/have-your-say-on-the-way-councils-in-kent-and-medway-are-organised-newscanterburygovuk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three schemes in Medway to benefit from £1.5m government funding - Insider Media Ltd]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three schemes in Medway to benefit from &pound;1.5m government funding&nbsp;&nbsp;Insider Media Ltd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/three-schemes-in-medway-to-benefit-from-15m-government-funding-insider-media-ltd/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/three-schemes-in-medway-to-benefit-from-15m-government-funding-insider-media-ltd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It will rip your tyres’: Pothole-ridden country lane damages vehicles daily]]></title><description><![CDATA[A resident is calling for the council to take action after deep potholes are causing cars to swerve along a road.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/it-will-rip-your-tyres-pothole-ridden-country-lane-damages-vehicles-daily/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 04:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/it-will-rip-your-tyres-pothole-ridden-country-lane-damages-vehicles-daily/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PHOTOS: Medway's Anna Freeman from grade school to high school - MetroWest Daily News]]></title><description><![CDATA[PHOTOS: Medway's Anna Freeman from grade school to high school&nbsp;&nbsp;MetroWest Daily News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/photos-medways-anna-freeman-from-grade-school-to-high-school-metrowest-daily-news/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/photos-medways-anna-freeman-from-grade-school-to-high-school-metrowest-daily-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Medway senior Anna Freeman’s career night vs. D-S - MetroWest Daily News]]></title><description><![CDATA[VIDEO: Medway senior Anna Freeman&rsquo;s career night vs. D-S&nbsp;&nbsp;MetroWest Daily News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/video-medway-senior-anna-freemans-career-night-vs-d-s-metrowest-daily-news/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/video-medway-senior-anna-freemans-career-night-vs-d-s-metrowest-daily-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lane completely blocked by mountains of fly-tipped waste]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lane has been closed off with concrete blocks to stop repeated instances of fly-tipping after mountains of waste were dumped.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lane-completely-blocked-by-mountains-of-fly-tipped-waste/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lane-completely-blocked-by-mountains-of-fly-tipped-waste/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work begins on Medway’s new multi-million-pound Lidl store, with opening plans taking shape - secom.es]]></title><description><![CDATA[Work begins on Medway&rsquo;s new multi-million-pound Lidl store, with opening plans taking shape&nbsp;&nbsp;secom.es]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/work-begins-on-medways-new-multi-million-pound-lidl-store-with-opening-plans-taking-shape-secomes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/work-begins-on-medways-new-multi-million-pound-lidl-store-with-opening-plans-taking-shape-secomes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m going to ram them’: Court hears of phone call seconds before fatal crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The driver on trial for murdering a four-year-old in a hit-and-run warned the boy&rsquo;s uncle he would &ldquo;ram them&rdquo; and &ldquo;didn&rsquo;t give a f***&rdquo;, a jury heard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/im-going-to-ram-them-court-hears-of-phone-call-seconds-before-fatal-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/im-going-to-ram-them-court-hears-of-phone-call-seconds-before-fatal-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kent and Medway ICB almost £200m in deficit, board papers reveal - Healthcare Leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kent and Medway ICB almost &pound;200m in deficit, board papers reveal&nbsp;&nbsp;Healthcare Leader]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-and-medway-icb-almost-200m-in-deficit-board-papers-reveal-healthcare-leader/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-and-medway-icb-almost-200m-in-deficit-board-papers-reveal-healthcare-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I didn’t want to hurt him, I wanted her to be safe’: Teen denies wanting to attack alleged murder victim]]></title><description><![CDATA[A youngster has told a court that he followed a man, who was later found dead, and a 16-year-old girl to ensure she was safe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-didnt-want-to-hurt-him-i-wanted-her-to-be-safe-teen-denies-wanting-to-attack-alleged-murder-victim/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-didnt-want-to-hurt-him-i-wanted-her-to-be-safe-teen-denies-wanting-to-attack-alleged-murder-victim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have your say on the way councils in Kent and Medway are organised - Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have your say on the way councils in Kent and Medway are organised&nbsp;&nbsp;Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/have-your-say-on-the-way-councils-in-kent-and-medway-are-organised-tonbridge-and-malling-borough-council/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/have-your-say-on-the-way-councils-in-kent-and-medway-are-organised-tonbridge-and-malling-borough-council/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE WAY COUNCILS IN KENT AND MEDWAY ARE ORGANISED - Maidstone Borough Council]]></title><description><![CDATA[HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE WAY COUNCILS IN KENT AND MEDWAY ARE ORGANISED&nbsp;&nbsp;Maidstone Borough Council]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/have-your-say-on-the-way-councils-in-kent-and-medway-are-organised-maidstone-borough-council/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/have-your-say-on-the-way-councils-in-kent-and-medway-are-organised-maidstone-borough-council/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Robin Alan Chesley - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Robin Alan Chesley&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-robin-alan-chesley-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-robin-alan-chesley-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church damaged in overnight lead theft attempt again]]></title><description><![CDATA[A church has been damaged after someone climbed onto the building overnight and cut away sections of metal from the roof.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/church-damaged-in-overnight-lead-theft-attempt-again/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/church-damaged-in-overnight-lead-theft-attempt-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Town centre multi-storey could become 100 flats - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Town centre multi-storey could become 100 flats&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/town-centre-multi-storey-could-become-100-flats-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/town-centre-multi-storey-could-become-100-flats-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Town centre multi-storey could become 100 flats]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 469-space multi-storey car park could be transformed into 100 flats, according to ambitious new plans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/town-centre-multi-storey-could-become-100-flats/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/town-centre-multi-storey-could-become-100-flats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major disruption on some Kent rail lines after multiple incidents - live updates - Kent Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Major disruption on some Kent rail lines after multiple incidents - live updates&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Live]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/major-disruption-on-some-kent-rail-lines-after-multiple-incidents-live-updates-kent-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/major-disruption-on-some-kent-rail-lines-after-multiple-incidents-live-updates-kent-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch: Motorbike leads officers on police chase before crashing into car]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who ran a red light, before leading police on a chase and being found with a knife, has been disqualified from driving after he failed to stop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/watch-motorbike-leads-officers-on-police-chase-before-crashing-into-car/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/watch-motorbike-leads-officers-on-police-chase-before-crashing-into-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He’s a danger to children’: Paedophile locked up for threats to underage girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 21-year-old who poses a &ldquo;persistent danger to children&rdquo; has been jailed after contacting profiles of teenage girls and asking to meet up for money.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/hes-a-danger-to-children-paedophile-locked-up-for-threats-to-underage-girl/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/hes-a-danger-to-children-paedophile-locked-up-for-threats-to-underage-girl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Much-loved garden centres unveil new foodhalls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two garden centres are set to open their brand new foodhalls, inspired by feedback from the community and customers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/much-loved-garden-centres-unveil-new-foodhalls/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/much-loved-garden-centres-unveil-new-foodhalls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work starts on new multi-million-pound Lidl store]]></title><description><![CDATA[Construction has begun at the site where a new budget supermarket chain will open and create 40 new jobs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/work-starts-on-new-multi-million-pound-lidl-store/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/work-starts-on-new-multi-million-pound-lidl-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Live Streaming Leads to Arrest - Franklin Observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Live Streaming Leads to Arrest&nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Observer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-live-streaming-leads-to-arrest-franklin-observer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 10:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-live-streaming-leads-to-arrest-franklin-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist injured in crash with car]]></title><description><![CDATA[A motorcyclist has been injured in a crash with a car.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/motorcyclist-injured-in-crash-with-car/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/motorcyclist-injured-in-crash-with-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two universities merge to form one-of-its-kind partnership]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two higher education institutions have merged to form a &lsquo;super university&rsquo; in a one-of-its-kind move.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-universities-merge-to-form-one-of-its-kind-partnership/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-universities-merge-to-form-one-of-its-kind-partnership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last chance to nominate your hospitality heroes - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last chance to nominate your hospitality heroes&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/last-chance-to-nominate-your-hospitality-heroes-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/last-chance-to-nominate-your-hospitality-heroes-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I own nine monkeys but fear I’ll lose them under new rules’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A monkey enthusiast says incoming government rules have fellow primate owners worried their animals will be seized and killed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-own-nine-monkeys-but-fear-ill-lose-them-under-new-rules/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-own-nine-monkeys-but-fear-ill-lose-them-under-new-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Council parking charges to rise two years running - BBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Council parking charges to rise two years running&nbsp;&nbsp;BBC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-council-parking-charges-to-rise-two-years-running-bbc/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-council-parking-charges-to-rise-two-years-running-bbc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge mounds of waste dumped in country lane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several large piles of waste have been fly-tipped on a country lane which leads to a church.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/huge-mounds-of-waste-dumped-in-country-lane/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/huge-mounds-of-waste-dumped-in-country-lane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warehouses at docks to be demolished to make way for ‘future development’]]></title><description><![CDATA[An application has been submitted to clear land ahead of future development at Chatham Docks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/warehouses-at-docks-to-be-demolished-to-make-way-for-future-development/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/warehouses-at-docks-to-be-demolished-to-make-way-for-future-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I had an adrenaline rush’: Teenager admits he ‘wanted to hurt’ alleged murder victim]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 16-year-old boy who has admitted manslaughter has told a court he wanted to hurt a man, but not seriously injure him, as a murder trial continues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-had-an-adrenaline-rush-teenager-admits-he-wanted-to-hurt-alleged-murder-victim/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-had-an-adrenaline-rush-teenager-admits-he-wanted-to-hurt-alleged-murder-victim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It didn’t make sense’: Man suffers lasting pain after wrong tooth removed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 37-year-old man has been awarded &amp;#163;6,700 after the wrong tooth was removed following a misdiagnosis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/it-didnt-make-sense-man-suffers-lasting-pain-after-wrong-tooth-removed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/it-didnt-make-sense-man-suffers-lasting-pain-after-wrong-tooth-removed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency crews attend six-vehicle crash on A2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six vehicles have been involved in a collision on a dual carriageway and all traffic was held.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/emergency-crews-attend-six-vehicle-crash-on-a2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/emergency-crews-attend-six-vehicle-crash-on-a2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex offender who raped child jailed for 13 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 62-year-old man who carried out sexual abuse against a child has been sentenced after being found guilty by a jury.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/sex-offender-who-raped-child-jailed-for-13-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/sex-offender-who-raped-child-jailed-for-13-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traffic held as emergency crews attend multi-vehicle crash on A2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Up to six vehicles have been involved in a collision on a dual carriageway and all traffic has been held.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/traffic-held-as-emergency-crews-attend-multi-vehicle-crash-on-a2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/traffic-held-as-emergency-crews-attend-multi-vehicle-crash-on-a2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge hike in parking charges planned as council looks to balance books - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Huge hike in parking charges planned as council looks to balance books&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/huge-hike-in-parking-charges-planned-as-council-looks-to-balance-books-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/huge-hike-in-parking-charges-planned-as-council-looks-to-balance-books-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge hike in parking charges planned as council looks to balance books]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parking charges are set to rise by an inflation-busting 20% as a cash-strapped council looks to balance its books.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/huge-hike-in-parking-charges-planned-as-council-looks-to-balance-books/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/huge-hike-in-parking-charges-planned-as-council-looks-to-balance-books/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delays ease after three-car crash on M2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Motorists faced nine miles of congestion on a motorway following a three-car crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/delays-ease-after-three-car-crash-on-m2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/delays-ease-after-three-car-crash-on-m2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Person taken to hospital after three-car crash on M2 - Kent Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Person taken to hospital after three-car crash on M2&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Live]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/person-taken-to-hospital-after-three-car-crash-on-m2-kent-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/person-taken-to-hospital-after-three-car-crash-on-m2-kent-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kent and Medway ICB appoints chief finance officer - Healthcare Management Magazine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kent and Medway ICB appoints chief finance officer&nbsp;&nbsp;Healthcare Management Magazine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-and-medway-icb-appoints-chief-finance-officer-healthcare-management-magazine/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-and-medway-icb-appoints-chief-finance-officer-healthcare-management-magazine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why does YouTube livestreamer face charges in Medway MA? What to know - Milford Daily News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why does YouTube livestreamer face charges in Medway MA? What to know&nbsp;&nbsp;Milford Daily News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/why-does-youtube-livestreamer-face-charges-in-medway-ma-what-to-know-milford-daily-news/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/why-does-youtube-livestreamer-face-charges-in-medway-ma-what-to-know-milford-daily-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delays of more than an hour after three-car crash on M2]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are nine miles of congestion on a motorway following a three-car crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/delays-of-more-than-an-hour-after-three-car-crash-on-m2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/delays-of-more-than-an-hour-after-three-car-crash-on-m2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Council parking charges to rise two years running - bbc.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Council parking charges to rise two years running&nbsp;&nbsp;bbc.com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-council-parking-charges-to-rise-two-years-running-bbccom/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-council-parking-charges-to-rise-two-years-running-bbccom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen accused of murder tells court he wanted to ‘hit victim a few times’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A teenager who has admitted manslaughter but is on trial for murder has told a court he wanted to &ldquo;hit&rdquo; the victim a &ldquo;few times&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/teen-accused-of-murder-tells-court-he-wanted-to-hit-victim-a-few-times/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/teen-accused-of-murder-tells-court-he-wanted-to-hit-victim-a-few-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder accused teen tells court he wanted to ‘hit victim a few times’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A teenager who has admitted manslaughter but is on trial for murder has told a court he wanted to &ldquo;hit&rdquo; the victim a &ldquo;few times&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/murder-accused-teen-tells-court-he-wanted-to-hit-victim-a-few-times/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/murder-accused-teen-tells-court-he-wanted-to-hit-victim-a-few-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Kent and Medway pilot helps care homes spot dementia earlier - Care Home Professional]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Kent and Medway pilot helps care homes spot dementia earlier&nbsp;&nbsp;Care Home Professional]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-kent-and-medway-pilot-helps-care-homes-spot-dementia-earlier-care-home-professional/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-kent-and-medway-pilot-helps-care-homes-spot-dementia-earlier-care-home-professional/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tesco branch shuts for ‘essential works’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Tesco Express is set to be closed for a fortnight while &ldquo;essential maintenance works&rdquo; are carried out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/tesco-branch-shuts-for-essential-works/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/tesco-branch-shuts-for-essential-works/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver admits killing great-grandad, 89, in hit-and-run]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Albanian national who was due to stand trial over the death of a dental surgeon has changed his plea to guilty on a more serious charge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/driver-admits-killing-great-grandad-89-in-hit-and-run/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/driver-admits-killing-great-grandad-89-in-hit-and-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hosts overrun in second half - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hosts overrun in second half&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/hosts-overrun-in-second-half-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/hosts-overrun-in-second-half-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing woman, 43, found safe and well]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 43-year-old woman who was reported missing has now been found, police confirm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/missing-woman-43-found-safe-and-well/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/missing-woman-43-found-safe-and-well/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway MA High Unified Basketball team earns this sportsmanship award - Milford Daily News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway MA High Unified Basketball team earns this sportsmanship award&nbsp;&nbsp;Milford Daily News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-ma-high-unified-basketball-team-earns-this-sportsmanship-award-milford-daily-news/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-ma-high-unified-basketball-team-earns-this-sportsmanship-award-milford-daily-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police search for missing 43-year-old woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are seeking the public&rsquo;s help in searching for a missing 43 year old woman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-search-for-missing-43-year-old-woman/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 08:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-search-for-missing-43-year-old-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Area Sunday League round-up (01/02/26) - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Area Sunday League round-up (01/02/26)&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-area-sunday-league-round-up-010226-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-area-sunday-league-round-up-010226-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital security guard may ‘never work again’ after attack by ‘wild’ patient]]></title><description><![CDATA[A young security guard who suffered painful injuries while trying to restrain a drunk man at a hospital&rsquo;s A&amp;amp;E ward fears she may never return to work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/hospital-security-guard-may-never-work-again-after-attack-by-wild-patient/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/hospital-security-guard-may-never-work-again-after-attack-by-wild-patient/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway RC Laser Club Winter Series - Day 7 - Yachts and Yachting Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway RC Laser Club Winter Series - Day 7&nbsp;&nbsp;Yachts and Yachting Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-rc-laser-club-winter-series-day-7-yachts-and-yachting-online/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-rc-laser-club-winter-series-day-7-yachts-and-yachting-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driving ban for carpet fitter found high in work van near Crossing]]></title><description><![CDATA[A weed smoking carpet fitter has lost his job after being pulled over in his work van while over the legal drug-driving limit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/driving-ban-for-carpet-fitter-found-high-in-work-van-near-crossing/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/driving-ban-for-carpet-fitter-found-high-in-work-van-near-crossing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We haven’t cracked it yet’: Plea for help to explain origins of mystery lines in field]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aerial photos have revealed a pattern of lines in marshland which no one can explain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-havent-cracked-it-yet-plea-for-help-to-explain-origins-of-mystery-lines-in-field/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 13:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/we-havent-cracked-it-yet-plea-for-help-to-explain-origins-of-mystery-lines-in-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heartbreak and anger after 'truly starving' cats found in property]]></title><description><![CDATA[An animal rescue charity has expressed its anger after finding nine &ldquo;truly starving&rdquo; cats and several dead kittens in a property.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/heartbreak-and-anger-after-truly-starving-cats-found-in-property/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 11:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/heartbreak-and-anger-after-truly-starving-cats-found-in-property/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to do in Kent this February]]></title><description><![CDATA[From classical concerts to muddy outdoor trails, we&rsquo;ve got you covered in Kent&rsquo;s February calendar.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/things-to-do-in-kent-this-february/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/things-to-do-in-kent-this-february/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police sergeant struck off after threatening driving instructors over son’s test - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police sergeant struck off after threatening driving instructors over son&rsquo;s test&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-sergeant-struck-off-after-threatening-driving-instructors-over-sons-test-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-sergeant-struck-off-after-threatening-driving-instructors-over-sons-test-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police sergeant struck off after threatening driving instructors over son’s test]]></title><description><![CDATA[A police sergeant has been struck off after it was found he harassed a driving instruction company and threatened to get bosses jailed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-sergeant-struck-off-after-threatening-driving-instructors-over-sons-test/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/police-sergeant-struck-off-after-threatening-driving-instructors-over-sons-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s unbearable’: Family’s heartbreak after ‘happy and selfless’ daughter killed in crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family of a woman who died in a car crash on the M2&amp;#160;have spoken of their heartbreak following the tragic loss on Christmas Eve.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/its-unbearable-familys-heartbreak-after-happy-and-selflessdaughter-killed-in-crash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/its-unbearable-familys-heartbreak-after-happy-and-selflessdaughter-killed-in-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Every little memory we had in that house is gone’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fire has wrecked a young family&rsquo;s first home but the response from the community has left them &ldquo;overwhelmed&rdquo; by people&rsquo;s generosity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/every-little-memory-we-had-in-that-house-is-gone/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/every-little-memory-we-had-in-that-house-is-gone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Highlights from Medway’s girls basketball win over D-S - MetroWest Daily News]]></title><description><![CDATA[VIDEO: Highlights from Medway&rsquo;s girls basketball win over D-S&nbsp;&nbsp;MetroWest Daily News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/video-highlights-from-medways-girls-basketball-win-over-d-s-metrowest-daily-news/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 03:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/video-highlights-from-medways-girls-basketball-win-over-d-s-metrowest-daily-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway girls basketball, now 11-3, defeat Dover-Sherborn Friday night - MetroWest Daily News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway girls basketball, now 11-3, defeat Dover-Sherborn Friday night&nbsp;&nbsp;MetroWest Daily News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-girls-basketball-now-11-3-defeat-dover-sherborn-friday-night-metrowest-daily-news/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 02:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-girls-basketball-now-11-3-defeat-dover-sherborn-friday-night-metrowest-daily-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway police team make 11 arrests in one morning - kent.police.uk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway police team make 11 arrests in one morning&nbsp;&nbsp;kent.police.uk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-police-team-make-11-arrests-in-one-morning-kentpoliceuk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-police-team-make-11-arrests-in-one-morning-kentpoliceuk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Obsessed’ arsonist jailed over £20,000 fire damage at comic book shop]]></title><description><![CDATA[An &amp;quot;obsessed&amp;quot; arsonist torched a comic book shop just weeks after he had been spared prison for setting fire to his flat, KentOnline can reveal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/obsessed-arsonist-jailed-over-20000-fire-damage-at-comic-book-shop/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/obsessed-arsonist-jailed-over-20000-fire-damage-at-comic-book-shop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taller telecoms mast and assisted living units among latest planning bids]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans for a taller telecoms mast, new assisted living units, and a block of studio flats are among the latest planning applications.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/taller-telecoms-mast-and-assisted-living-units-among-latest-planning-bids/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/taller-telecoms-mast-and-assisted-living-units-among-latest-planning-bids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man fined almost £700 for illegally transporting scrap metal]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fraudulent scrap metal collector has been fined after it was found he did not have a licence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-fined-almost-700-for-illegally-transporting-scrap-metal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-fined-almost-700-for-illegally-transporting-scrap-metal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man denies causing death of retired dental surgeon by dangerous driving]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Albanian national will face trial after denying he killed a &ldquo;respected and loved&rdquo; great-grandad by dangerous driving following a hit and run crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-denies-causing-death-of-retired-dental-surgeon-by-dangerous-driving/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/man-denies-causing-death-of-retired-dental-surgeon-by-dangerous-driving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lorry access plan for asbestos factory redevelopment described as ‘necessary evil’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans for a permanent one-way system are set to be approved despite fears it will turn a village into a &ldquo;racetrack for heavy industrial lorries&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lorry-access-plan-for-asbestos-factory-redevelopment-described-as-necessary-evil/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lorry-access-plan-for-asbestos-factory-redevelopment-described-as-necessary-evil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigation launched after car crashed into shop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police officers are seeking witnesses and dashcam footage after a car reversed into the front of a shop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/investigation-launched-after-car-crashed-into-shop/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/investigation-launched-after-car-crashed-into-shop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major wetland project to protect threatened bird species created on Kent marshes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A massive wetland restoration project aimed at improving habitats for threatened bird species has been completed on Kent marshes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/major-wetland-project-to-protect-threatened-bird-species-created-on-kent-marshes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/major-wetland-project-to-protect-threatened-bird-species-created-on-kent-marshes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dated and ‘damaged’ council housing block to get £2.5m makeover]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Outdated&rsquo; council blocks of flats are getting a new lease of life in a &amp;#163;2.5m spring makeover]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dated-and-damaged-council-housing-block-to-get-25m-makeover/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dated-and-damaged-council-housing-block-to-get-25m-makeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen, 16, safely located]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have confirmed a teenage reported missing earlier this week has now been safely located.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/teen-16-safely-located/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/teen-16-safely-located/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The help for pubs is great, but the industry needs even more’]]></title><description><![CDATA[MP Lauren Edwards shares her views on the government&rsquo;s latest plans to try and help pubs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-help-for-pubs-is-great-but-the-industry-needs-even-more/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-help-for-pubs-is-great-but-the-industry-needs-even-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FOUND: Urgent 'call 999' appeal over missing Medway boy not seen for 3 days - Kent Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[FOUND: Urgent 'call 999' appeal over missing Medway boy not seen for 3 days&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Live]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/found-urgent-call-999-appeal-over-missing-medway-boy-not-seen-for-3-days-kent-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/found-urgent-call-999-appeal-over-missing-medway-boy-not-seen-for-3-days-kent-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans for £4m ‘pods’ for homeless families on former car park approved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposals for 12 self-contained units for homeless families on the site of a former commuter car park have been given the green light.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plans-for-4m-pods-for-homeless-families-on-former-car-park-approved/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/plans-for-4m-pods-for-homeless-families-on-former-car-park-approved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cash-strapped council sells shopping centre for £1.5m in ‘rollercoaster deal’ - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cash-strapped council sells shopping centre for &pound;1.5m in &lsquo;rollercoaster deal&rsquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/cash-strapped-council-sells-shopping-centre-for-15m-in-rollercoaster-deal-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/cash-strapped-council-sells-shopping-centre-for-15m-in-rollercoaster-deal-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cash-strapped council sells shopping centre for £1.5m in ‘rollercoaster deal’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A local authority has offloaded a shopping centre from its books in a deal worth more than &amp;#163;1.5million.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/cash-strapped-council-sells-shopping-centre-for-15m-in-rollercoaster-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/cash-strapped-council-sells-shopping-centre-for-15m-in-rollercoaster-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search for teen, 16, missing for three days]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concerns are growing for the welfare of a missing teenager as police appeal for information as to his whereabouts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/search-for-teen-16-missing-for-three-days/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/search-for-teen-16-missing-for-three-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traffic stopped on busy A-road due to crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Motorists are facing delays and long queues after a collision halted traffic on a busy route.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/traffic-stopped-on-busy-a-road-due-to-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/traffic-stopped-on-busy-a-road-due-to-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Apprentice contestant Rajan Gill hopes to make Medway proud - BBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Apprentice contestant Rajan Gill hopes to make Medway proud&nbsp;&nbsp;BBC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-apprentice-contestant-rajan-gill-hopes-to-make-medway-proud-bbc/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 07:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-apprentice-contestant-rajan-gill-hopes-to-make-medway-proud-bbc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents paid £5k per year to drive children to special schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents are being paid up to &amp;#163;5,000 a year to take their children to special educational needs schools rather than fork out for costly taxis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/parents-paid-5k-per-year-to-drive-children-to-special-schools/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/parents-paid-5k-per-year-to-drive-children-to-special-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Our forgotten community should have got every penny of that money - I’m furious’ - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Our forgotten community should have got every penny of that money - I&rsquo;m furious&rsquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/our-forgotten-community-should-have-got-every-penny-of-that-money-im-furious-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/our-forgotten-community-should-have-got-every-penny-of-that-money-im-furious-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Our forgotten community should have got every penny of that money - I’m furious’]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than &amp;#163;250,000 of funding earmarked for an overlooked rural community has had to be returned after delays in spending it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/our-forgotten-community-should-have-got-every-penny-of-that-money-im-furious/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/our-forgotten-community-should-have-got-every-penny-of-that-money-im-furious/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge whale installation to highlight climate crisis inside historic cathedral]]></title><description><![CDATA[The exhibition includes three life-size sperm whales and a series of marine-themed workshops and live events.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/huge-whale-installation-to-highlight-climate-crisis-inside-historic-cathedral/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/huge-whale-installation-to-highlight-climate-crisis-inside-historic-cathedral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dumped kittens found soaked and shivering inside cardboard box]]></title><description><![CDATA[An animal rescue centre is appealing for help to trace the mum cat of six-week-old kittens found abandoned and hungry in a park by a dog walker.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dumped-kittens-found-soaked-and-shivering-inside-cardboard-box/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/dumped-kittens-found-soaked-and-shivering-inside-cardboard-box/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cash machine distraction thief jailed after month-long spree in Medway - kentlive.news]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cash machine distraction thief jailed after month-long spree in Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;kentlive.news]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/cash-machine-distraction-thief-jailed-after-month-long-spree-in-medway-kentlivenews/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/cash-machine-distraction-thief-jailed-after-month-long-spree-in-medway-kentlivenews/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cash machine distraction thief jailed after month-long spree in Medway - Kent Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cash machine distraction thief jailed after month-long spree in Medway&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Live]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/cash-machine-distraction-thief-jailed-after-month-long-spree-in-medway-kent-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/cash-machine-distraction-thief-jailed-after-month-long-spree-in-medway-kent-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New aerial images show progress of huge new care home ‘on track’ for summer completion]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new 75-bed care home at the heart of a major Kent housing development has officially topped out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-aerial-images-show-progress-of-huge-new-care-home-on-track-for-summer-completion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/new-aerial-images-show-progress-of-huge-new-care-home-on-track-for-summer-completion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools provider singled out for praise by government for work with disadvantaged pupils - kentonline.co.uk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools provider singled out for praise by government for work with disadvantaged pupils&nbsp;&nbsp;kentonline.co.uk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/schools-provider-singled-out-for-praise-by-government-for-work-with-disadvantaged-pupils-kentonlinecouk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/schools-provider-singled-out-for-praise-by-government-for-work-with-disadvantaged-pupils-kentonlinecouk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools provider singled out for praise by government for work with disadvantaged pupils - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools provider singled out for praise by government for work with disadvantaged pupils&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/schools-provider-singled-out-for-praise-by-government-for-work-with-disadvantaged-pupils-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/schools-provider-singled-out-for-praise-by-government-for-work-with-disadvantaged-pupils-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools provider singled out for praise by government for work with disadvantaged pupils]]></title><description><![CDATA[An education academy which oversees schools across Kent has been declared among the &ldquo;very best nationally&rdquo; for its work with disadvantaged pupils.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/schools-provider-singled-out-for-praise-by-government-for-work-with-disadvantaged-pupils/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/schools-provider-singled-out-for-praise-by-government-for-work-with-disadvantaged-pupils/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Wayne Rogers Miller - franklinobserver.town.news]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEDWAY: Wayne Rogers Miller&nbsp;&nbsp;franklinobserver.town.news]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-wayne-rogers-miller-franklinobservertownnews/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-wayne-rogers-miller-franklinobservertownnews/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He said sorry as he stole e-bike’: Man threatened with knife by fake Facebook buyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[A retired IT consultant has told of his frustrating and slow police investigation after his electric bike was stolen outside his home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/he-said-sorry-as-he-stole-e-bike-man-threatened-with-knife-by-fake-facebook-buyer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/he-said-sorry-as-he-stole-e-bike-man-threatened-with-knife-by-fake-facebook-buyer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway distraction thief jailed for more than two years - kent.police.uk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway distraction thief jailed for more than two years&nbsp;&nbsp;kent.police.uk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-distraction-thief-jailed-for-more-than-two-years-kentpoliceuk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-distraction-thief-jailed-for-more-than-two-years-kentpoliceuk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway distraction thief jailed for more than two years - Kent Police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway distraction thief jailed for more than two years&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Police]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-distraction-thief-jailed-for-more-than-two-years-kent-police/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-distraction-thief-jailed-for-more-than-two-years-kent-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Topping out ceremony for Medway care home development - www.thecarehomeenvironment.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[Topping out ceremony for Medway care home development&nbsp;&nbsp;www.thecarehomeenvironment.com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/topping-out-ceremony-for-medway-care-home-development-wwwthecarehomeenvironmentcom/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/topping-out-ceremony-for-medway-care-home-development-wwwthecarehomeenvironmentcom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student pocketed more than £2.5k in ‘traumatic’ cash point distraction thefts]]></title><description><![CDATA[A crook who helped to distract vulnerable&amp;#160;cashpoint users including pensioners and a woman on a crutch to steal more has been jailed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/student-pocketed-more-than-25k-in-traumatic-cash-point-distraction-thefts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/student-pocketed-more-than-25k-in-traumatic-cash-point-distraction-thefts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School shuts as 400 homes left without water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bottled supplies are being provided to hundreds of homes following a water outage which has forced a village primary school to temporarily shut.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/school-shuts-as-400-homes-left-without-water/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/school-shuts-as-400-homes-left-without-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I never expected to be working here 50 years on - but I wouldn’t change anything’ - kentonline.co.uk]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;I never expected to be working here 50 years on - but I wouldn&rsquo;t change anything&rsquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;kentonline.co.uk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-never-expected-to-be-working-here-50-years-on-but-i-wouldnt-change-anything-kentonlinecouk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-never-expected-to-be-working-here-50-years-on-but-i-wouldnt-change-anything-kentonlinecouk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I never expected to be working here 50 years on - but I wouldn’t change anything’ - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;I never expected to be working here 50 years on - but I wouldn&rsquo;t change anything&rsquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-never-expected-to-be-working-here-50-years-on-but-i-wouldnt-change-anything-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-never-expected-to-be-working-here-50-years-on-but-i-wouldnt-change-anything-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I never expected to be working here 50 years on - but I wouldn’t change anything’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dedicated hospital worker who joined when she was just 16 has gone on to perform a variety of roles over five decades of continuous service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-never-expected-to-be-working-here-50-years-on-but-i-wouldnt-change-anything/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/i-never-expected-to-be-working-here-50-years-on-but-i-wouldnt-change-anything/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vehicle fire near M2 in Medway blocks road and causes delays - recap - kentlive.news]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vehicle fire near M2 in Medway blocks road and causes delays - recap&nbsp;&nbsp;kentlive.news]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/vehicle-fire-near-m2-in-medway-blocks-road-and-causes-delays-recap-kentlivenews/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/vehicle-fire-near-m2-in-medway-blocks-road-and-causes-delays-recap-kentlivenews/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vehicle fire near M2 in Medway blocks road and causes delays - recap - Kent Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vehicle fire near M2 in Medway blocks road and causes delays - recap&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Live]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/vehicle-fire-near-m2-in-medway-blocks-road-and-causes-delays-recap-kent-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/vehicle-fire-near-m2-in-medway-blocks-road-and-causes-delays-recap-kent-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forecasters issue yellow warning for ice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forecasters have issued a yellow warning for ice covering part of Kent, and warn the weather&amp;#160;&ldquo;may lead to disruption&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/forecasters-issue-yellow-warning-for-ice/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/forecasters-issue-yellow-warning-for-ice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[M20 crash delays amid chaos on roads as heavy rain batters Kent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The M20 is partially blocked following a crash as heavy rain batters Kent this morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/m20-crash-delays-amid-chaos-on-roads-as-heavy-rain-batters-kent/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/m20-crash-delays-amid-chaos-on-roads-as-heavy-rain-batters-kent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[M20 shut after crash amid chaos on roads as heavy rain batters Kent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The M20 has been shut following a crash as heavy rain batters Kent this morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/m20-shut-after-crash-amid-chaos-on-roads-as-heavy-rain-batters-kent/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/m20-shut-after-crash-amid-chaos-on-roads-as-heavy-rain-batters-kent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car fire and crash cause chaos on Kent motorways as M20 shut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency services have been called to the scene of a car fire and a crash on two busy routes in Kent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/car-fire-and-crash-cause-chaos-on-kent-motorways-as-m20-shut/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/car-fire-and-crash-cause-chaos-on-kent-motorways-as-m20-shut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car fire sparks delays on motorway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency services have been called to the scene of a car fire on a busy route.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/car-fire-sparks-delays-on-motorway/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/car-fire-sparks-delays-on-motorway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weather warning issued as heavy rain hits the county]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Met Office has issued a yellow rain warning covering the whole of the county.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/weather-warning-issued-as-heavy-rain-hits-the-county/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/weather-warning-issued-as-heavy-rain-hits-the-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motor theft gang caught using same getaway car seven times]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thieves who stole cars and pick-up trucks worth &amp;#163;111k from driveways across Kent were caught after using the same getaway car each time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/motor-theft-gang-caught-using-same-getaway-car-seven-times/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/motor-theft-gang-caught-using-same-getaway-car-seven-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two people hospitalized after tent collapses under snow at Medway nursing home - boston25news.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two people hospitalized after tent collapses under snow at Medway nursing home&nbsp;&nbsp;boston25news.com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-people-hospitalized-after-tent-collapses-under-snow-at-medway-nursing-home-boston25newscom/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-people-hospitalized-after-tent-collapses-under-snow-at-medway-nursing-home-boston25newscom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway nurse, foster mom of 20+ kids passes away after courageous battle with cancer - boston25news.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway nurse, foster mom of 20+ kids passes away after courageous battle with cancer&nbsp;&nbsp;boston25news.com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-nurse-foster-mom-of-20-kids-passes-away-after-courageous-battle-with-cancer-boston25newscom/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-nurse-foster-mom-of-20-kids-passes-away-after-courageous-battle-with-cancer-boston25newscom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway nurse, foster mom of 20+ kids passes away after courageous battle with cancer - Boston 25 News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway nurse, foster mom of 20+ kids passes away after courageous battle with cancer&nbsp;&nbsp;Boston 25 News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-nurse-foster-mom-of-20-kids-passes-away-after-courageous-battle-with-cancer-boston-25-news/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-nurse-foster-mom-of-20-kids-passes-away-after-courageous-battle-with-cancer-boston-25-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attempt to force review of controversial ‘School Streets’ scheme thrown out - kentonline.co.uk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attempt to force review of controversial &lsquo;School Streets&rsquo; scheme thrown out&nbsp;&nbsp;kentonline.co.uk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/attempt-to-force-review-of-controversial-school-streets-scheme-thrown-out-kentonlinecouk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/attempt-to-force-review-of-controversial-school-streets-scheme-thrown-out-kentonlinecouk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attempt to force review of controversial ‘School Streets’ scheme thrown out - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attempt to force review of controversial &lsquo;School Streets&rsquo; scheme thrown out&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/attempt-to-force-review-of-controversial-school-streets-scheme-thrown-out-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/attempt-to-force-review-of-controversial-school-streets-scheme-thrown-out-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attempt to force review of controversial ‘School Streets’ scheme thrown out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Efforts to force a rethink of a controversial traffic management scheme near several schools has failed to get sufficient support.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/attempt-to-force-review-of-controversial-school-streets-scheme-thrown-out/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/attempt-to-force-review-of-controversial-school-streets-scheme-thrown-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council rule changes ‘unlawful’, says Reform-commissioned barrister - kentonline.co.uk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Council rule changes &lsquo;unlawful&rsquo;, says Reform-commissioned barrister&nbsp;&nbsp;kentonline.co.uk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/council-rule-changes-unlawful-says-reform-commissioned-barrister-kentonlinecouk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/council-rule-changes-unlawful-says-reform-commissioned-barrister-kentonlinecouk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council rule changes ‘unlawful’, says Reform-commissioned barrister - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Council rule changes &lsquo;unlawful&rsquo;, says Reform-commissioned barrister&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/council-rule-changes-unlawful-says-reform-commissioned-barrister-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/council-rule-changes-unlawful-says-reform-commissioned-barrister-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council rule changes ‘unlawful’, says Reform-commissioned barrister]]></title><description><![CDATA[A controversial change to council rules would likely be considered unlawful by the High Court, a barrister has claimed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/council-rule-changes-unlawful-says-reform-commissioned-barrister/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/council-rule-changes-unlawful-says-reform-commissioned-barrister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway Area Sunday League round-up (25/01/26) - kentonline.co.uk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway Area Sunday League round-up (25/01/26)&nbsp;&nbsp;kentonline.co.uk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-area-sunday-league-round-up-250126-kentonlinecouk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-area-sunday-league-round-up-250126-kentonlinecouk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 former day care workers charged in Medway child abuse investigation - nbcboston.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[2 former day care workers charged in Medway child abuse investigation&nbsp;&nbsp;nbcboston.com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/2-former-day-care-workers-charged-in-medway-child-abuse-investigation-nbcbostoncom/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/2-former-day-care-workers-charged-in-medway-child-abuse-investigation-nbcbostoncom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 former day care workers charged in Medway child abuse investigation - NBC Boston]]></title><description><![CDATA[2 former day care workers charged in Medway child abuse investigation&nbsp;&nbsp;NBC Boston]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/2-former-day-care-workers-charged-in-medway-child-abuse-investigation-nbc-boston/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/2-former-day-care-workers-charged-in-medway-child-abuse-investigation-nbc-boston/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rain warning for all of Kent]]></title><description><![CDATA[A yellow weather warning for rain covering the whole county has been issued, and some areas could see 50mm fall.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rain-warning-for-all-of-kent/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 12:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/rain-warning-for-all-of-kent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medway RC Laser Club Winter Series - Day 6 - Yachts and Yachting Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medway RC Laser Club Winter Series - Day 6&nbsp;&nbsp;Yachts and Yachting Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-rc-laser-club-winter-series-day-6-yachts-and-yachting-online/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/medway-rc-laser-club-winter-series-day-6-yachts-and-yachting-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traffic held on M2 after BMW bursts into flames near Medway services - kentonline.co.uk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traffic held on M2 after BMW bursts into flames near Medway services&nbsp;&nbsp;kentonline.co.uk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/traffic-held-on-m2-after-bmw-bursts-into-flames-near-medway-services-kentonlinecouk/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/traffic-held-on-m2-after-bmw-bursts-into-flames-near-medway-services-kentonlinecouk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traffic held on M2 after BMW bursts into flames near Medway services - Kent Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traffic held on M2 after BMW bursts into flames near Medway services&nbsp;&nbsp;Kent Online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/traffic-held-on-m2-after-bmw-bursts-into-flames-near-medway-services-kent-online/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/traffic-held-on-m2-after-bmw-bursts-into-flames-near-medway-services-kent-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traffic held on M2 after BMW bursts into flames]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traffic was held on the M2 after a BMW burst into flames.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/traffic-held-on-m2-after-bmw-bursts-into-flames/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/traffic-held-on-m2-after-bmw-bursts-into-flames/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LA-based talent spotter to jet home to join campaign to save village pub]]></title><description><![CDATA[A top talent scout is flying home from the States to judge her village talent contest and support a campaign to get its pub reopened for the locals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/la-based-talent-spotter-to-jet-home-to-join-campaign-to-save-village-pub/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/la-based-talent-spotter-to-jet-home-to-join-campaign-to-save-village-pub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Medway MA day care workers face assault charges. What we know - milforddailynews.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Medway MA day care workers face assault charges. What we know&nbsp;&nbsp;milforddailynews.com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-medway-ma-day-care-workers-face-assault-charges-what-we-know-milforddailynewscom/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 10:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-medway-ma-day-care-workers-face-assault-charges-what-we-know-milforddailynewscom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The work needs to be done, but they should have told us sooner’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Essential works on a level crossing will close the one road into a village off for a weekend, but many villagers have not been informed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-work-needs-to-be-done-but-they-should-have-told-us-sooner/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/the-work-needs-to-be-done-but-they-should-have-told-us-sooner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woonsocket man charged in Medway child abuse case - turnto10.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[Woonsocket man charged in Medway child abuse case&nbsp;&nbsp;turnto10.com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/woonsocket-man-charged-in-medway-child-abuse-case-turnto10com/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/woonsocket-man-charged-in-medway-child-abuse-case-turnto10com/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two teachers charged with child abuse at Medway day care center - boston25news.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two teachers charged with child abuse at Medway day care center&nbsp;&nbsp;boston25news.com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-teachers-charged-with-child-abuse-at-medway-day-care-center-boston25newscom/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-teachers-charged-with-child-abuse-at-medway-day-care-center-boston25newscom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two teachers charged with child abuse at Medway day care center - Boston 25 News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two teachers charged with child abuse at Medway day care center&nbsp;&nbsp;Boston 25 News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-teachers-charged-with-child-abuse-at-medway-day-care-center-boston-25-news/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/two-teachers-charged-with-child-abuse-at-medway-day-care-center-boston-25-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman faces prison after stabbing neighbour in head in noise row]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 42-year-old woman has been found guilty of wounding with intent after a row with her neighbour ended in a stabbing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/woman-faces-prison-after-stabbing-neighbour-in-head-in-noise-row/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/woman-faces-prison-after-stabbing-neighbour-in-head-in-noise-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multiple ambulances called to prison after inmates ‘taken ill’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Multiple ambulances were called to a prison after several inmates were taken ill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/multiple-ambulances-called-to-prison-after-inmates-taken-ill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/multiple-ambulances-called-to-prison-after-inmates-taken-ill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kent aqua park to ‘double in size’ after major upgrade]]></title><description><![CDATA[The aqua park at one of Kent&rsquo;s most popular waterside leisure venues is set to undergo a major upgrade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-aqua-park-to-double-in-size-after-major-upgrade/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/kent-aqua-park-to-double-in-size-after-major-upgrade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delays to rail services due to ‘track defect’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trains were at a standstill this morning due to reports of a track defect.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/delays-to-rail-services-due-to-track-defect/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/delays-to-rail-services-due-to-track-defect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trains at a standstill due to ‘track defect’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trains are at a stand this morning due to reports of a track defect.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/trains-at-a-standstill-due-to-track-defect/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/trains-at-a-standstill-due-to-track-defect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheers! 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Murray - franklinobserver.town.news]]></title><description><![CDATA[MEDWAY: June W. 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kentonline.co.uk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flood alert issued for parts of the county&nbsp;&nbsp;kentonline.co.uk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/flood-alert-issued-for-parts-of-the-county-kentonlinecouk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/flood-alert-issued-for-parts-of-the-county-kentonlinecouk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency works on ‘very busy route’ after reports of gas leak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drivers may face delays on a stretch of the A2 following reports of a gas leak.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/emergency-works-on-very-busy-route-after-reports-of-gas-leak/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/emergency-works-on-very-busy-route-after-reports-of-gas-leak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major IT outage hits Kent and Medway doctors' surgeries in UK - 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