This morning was a chilly one with temperatures hovering around freezing point. We didn’t expect that after a mild November for the most part and a tropical October. Now is the time to think about preparing for the winter.
It's cold in the Medway towns
Have you thought about getting kitted up with a big winter coat, gloves and hat to keep warm this winter? It’s also worth checking out your car to make sure the tyre pressure, battery and headlights are OK. I went to Halfords the other week to have a front light replaced and found the pricing and service very reasonable.
Christmas Lights
Most of the Christmas lights in Medway are on now with Chatham Chritmas lights starting the trend followed by Strood Christmas lights, Gillingham Christmas lights and I opened Hempstead Valley’s Christmas Grotto over the weekend. Still to come the fantastic Rochester Christmas lights and Dickens Christmas Market and Rainham Christmas lights this Friday.
Fire in Chatham
Fire fighters were alerted to a fire in a derelict church between Church Lane and the A2 Brook at around 5:40am. As a result the A231 Dock Road has been closed off all morning.
Chatham fire on the A231 Dock Road
Traffic has been diverting along the A2 between Chatham and Gillingham and around Canterbury Street as a result. Over 30 fire fighters attended from the early hours to tackle the Medway blaze.
What does the Average Woman do for 5 Hours a Day?
A new survey suggests that women natter for around 298 minutes every day – the equivalent of more than one third of waking hours!
According to the survey these are the top 5 gossip topics:
- Shopping
- Diet
- Exercise
- Holidays
- What to do with a lottery win
Sorry men… you didn’t make it into the top 5!
London Riots become Kent Riots
Kent police have made ten arrests following incidents of malicious criminal behaviour in the Medway towns of Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham.
Damage to bank during Medway riots
Car fires, criminal damage and unrest at High Street Gillingham, New Street Chatham, Wickes car park Maidstone Road Chatham, Tesco multi-story Eldon Street Chatham and Rainham High Street.
During the disturbances you were able to hear real time updates on kmfm and read them online at Kent Online.
