Cllr Williams and I drive all around Strood Rural ward on a frequent basis and any flytipping we discover we report immediately to get it cleared. Only yesterday I reported a dumped fridge freezer in Dillywood Lane which will be picked up today. So I wondered if you saw the news today regarding the fly […]

Only a quick update today – more to follow soon on other topics! Medway Community Safety Van This will be in attendance on Thursday 18th October in Rochester High St 10am to 3pm. They will have their large van and will park on the corner opposite the Eagle Tavern if you wanted to pop along. […]

Excellent response on the door step this morning as members of the Peninsula Action Team visited residents in Hoo. The team then went on to attend the open door meeting held in Hoo St. Werburgh Parish Church.

Residents across North Kent are being invited to send in their views on the Lower Thames Crossing between Gravesend and Strood, and Essex. Below is an email from Tim Jones, the Project Director at Highways England on 10th October 2018. We would encourage all residents of Rochester and Strood to have their say on this […]

Ann and Derek triumphed in this year’s Medway’s Blossom Garden Competition and were declared the proud winners of this year’s Competition. Ann and Derek Holden from Wainscott, revealed, that their approach of ‘teamwork at its best, was behind their success. Cllr. John Williams said, This year there was an extremely high standard of entries and […]

When Cllrs. Gary Etheridge and John Williams were contacted by residents of Ladyclose Avenue, they immediately arranged to meet to see and understand the problem for themselves. It transpired for those residents who required access to the footpath on the far side of Town Road who were using prams, push chairs or wheel chairs, had […]

We threaten litter louts with fines and demand councils install extra bins and clean the streets more often. But what if, instead, every person who saw a discarded crisp bag, can or cigarette packet just picked it up? Would that be the end of the world? Ward Representative Elizabeth Turpin, said, If somebody else starts […]

Cllrs. Gary Etheridge and John Williams felt extremely proud and privileged to have the honor to represent residents of Strood Rural at Medway’s Armed Forces Day, which was presented by Medway Council in conjunction with the Royal School of Military Engineering.

Parking central Rochester As you know, I have been anxious to get additional parking for central Rochester to cater for growth, and the new road area for coach parking is not ideal. A feasibility study is now under way, and two possibilities in the mix are increasing the height of the multi-storey or additional level(s) […]

With the weather causing serious disruption to all waste services, the Council has provided the following update as of 10.00 am Thursday 1 March Household Waste Recycling Centres – located at Cuxton, Capstone and Hoath Way are all closed until further notice. Street Cleaning – All street cleaning services have been suspended, our Contractor Veolia […]