Rochester and Strood Conservatives are pleased to welcome back into the local Conservative Party, Strood South Cllr Mark Joy who has been sitting as an Independent. Rochester and Strood Chairman Cllr Trevor Clarke said: Following the historic decision to vote to leave the European Union in June’s Referendum and the determination of Conservative Prime Minister […]

Dear Beresford Avenue residents, We receive occasional email notifications from the Medway Neighbourhood Watch Association (“MNWA”) advising us of burglaries / crimes within the ward and forward these to residents of the road concerned for whom we have the relevant email contact details. If anything is known about the incident in question, please respond to […]

As part of the ward councillors regular walkabouts and visiting across the ward they are always on the lookout out for any minor carriageway and footpath remedial works that need to be dealt with. The road markings on the Cloisterham Park estate had faded and in some case worn away and Highways were requested to […]

Dear Warren Wood Road residents, The ward councillors (through our own personal work with Medway Neighbourhood Watch Association) receive occasional email notifications (see below) from the Medway Neighbourhood Watch Association (“MNWA”) advising us of burglaries / crimes within the ward. We take the opportunity to forward these to residents of the road concerned for whom […]

Rochester and Strood MP Kelly Tolhurst joined her Conservative councillor colleagues Josie and Steve Iles and the Deputy Mayor of Medway Cllr Gloria Opara at the official opening of the refurbished McDonald’s on Medway Valley Leisure Park. Enhancements to the restaurant include table service with customers able to order from the new digital kiosks as […]

After a short campaign, Josie Iles was elected as Councillor for Strood South. The Medway Messenger reported on the low turnout and the impact it had on UKIP. 

Josie Iles was declared the winner of the Strood South by-election with a 203 majority over Labour. The Conservatives overturned a 238 UKIP majority from May 2015 to take back the seat. Josie said: I am delighted to be back. I should like to thank the residents of Strood South who kept faith with me […]

Cllr Phil Filmer organised a £200 donation from Medway Norse so that the volunteers from the Hoo Clean Up Team were able to purchase £200 worth of plants for a neglected area of Hoo Village Square. Although the Council maintain the Square, the land is not owned by them.

Local Councillors, in conjunction with the MP., received hundreds of objections from Cliffe Woods residents, to a proposed planning application for 227 new houses to be built locally. A public meeting on the 7th October was held to ensure that the views of residents was heard first hand. The meeting was attended by both Parish […]

Darnley Road experiences heavy traffic flows and being a major bus route through the ward it is important to make sure repairs and improvements are made to the road surface. Other highway improvement works carried out by Conservative-run Medway Council in Strood South included the resurfacing of Parkfields, the whole of Lancelot Avenue and works […]