Medway Local Information
Practical local information for Medway: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Chatham Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Chatham
Chatham roadworks: no temporary traffic orders in force within 3 km of Chatham right now. Checked every morning from the council's notices.
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Rainham
Rainham Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Rainham
Rainham roadworks: Spade Lane, Hartlip (from 13 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
Chatham
Chatham Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Chatham weather today: heavy drizzle, 12°C by day and 8°C overnight, with a 79% chance of rain and winds up to 13 mph.
Cliffe
Cliffe Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Cliffe weather today: light rain, 11°C by day and 8°C overnight, with a 79% chance of rain and winds up to 14 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
Gillingham
Gillingham Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Gillingham weather today: heavy drizzle, 12°C by day and 8°C overnight, with a 79% chance of rain and winds up to 14 mph.
Hoo
Hoo Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Hoo weather today: heavy drizzle, 12°C by day and 8°C overnight, with a 79% chance of rain and winds up to 14 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
Rainham
Rainham Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Rainham weather today: drizzle, 12°C by day and 9°C overnight, with a 100% chance of rain and winds up to 16 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
Rochester
Rochester Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Rochester weather today: light rain, 11°C by day and 8°C overnight, with a 79% chance of rain and winds up to 12 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
Strood
Strood Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Strood weather today: rain, 11°C by day and 8°C overnight, with a 79% chance of rain and winds up to 12 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
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Medway Petrol Prices: Cheapest Unleaded and Diesel Today
Cheapest petrol in Medway today: unleaded from 157.9p and diesel from 189.9p a litre, across 15 forecourts within 8 miles. Updated every morning from the...
Weather
Medway Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Medway weather today: heavy drizzle, 12°C by day and 8°C overnight, with a 79% chance of rain and winds up to 13 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
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Medway House Prices 2026: The £296,000 Average Explained
What homes sell for in Medway in 2026 by type and town, from Land Registry: why Rochester costs more than Chatham, and where to check a house's sale price.
Frindsbury
Medway Roadworks This Week: Frindsbury, Lower Rainham Road
Frindsbury Roundabout is resurfaced at night this week; Cornwallis Avenue stays shut to 20 November. Lower Rainham Road closes for gas works from 16 November.
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Medway Planning News: Local Plan Phase 2 Hearings Open 17 November
Medway Local Plan examination phase 2 hearings run 17 to 27 November 2026 at Priestfield Stadium, livestreamed. Where the 24,540-home plan stands after phase 1.
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Things to Do in Medway in 2026: Prices & Opening Times
Medway's historic attractions and family days out with 2026 prices checked: the Historic Dockyard, Rochester Castle, Fort Amherst, Diggerland and free parks.
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Medway to London Trains: Javelin Times & 2026 Fares
St Pancras in 33 to 49 minutes by Javelin from Medway's five stations. Times for every route, the £5,408 vs £6,824 season ticket choice and last trains home.
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Medway Bin Collection Days: What Goes Where in 2026
Find your Medway bin day in Chatham, Gillingham or Rochester, what goes in the blue bag, white bag and brown bin, and the Christmas collection changes.
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Parking in Medway: Car Parks and 2026 Charges by Town
Medway Council car parks in Chatham, Rochester, Strood and Gillingham with spaces and RingGo codes, plus where parking is free, season tickets and PCN fines.
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Medway Council Tax Bands 2026/27: What Every Band Pays
What Medway council tax Band B, C, D and every other band costs in 2026/27, the 5.1% rise, the 11 parishes that add more, and the discounts that cut a bill.
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Medway planning portal: search and comment within 21 days
Search Medway Council planning applications free on Public Access by address or ward, and comment within 21 days. Who decides changed on 31 October 2026.
Recycling
Medway Tip Opening Times: 8am to 4.15pm, Book First
Every visit to Capstone, Cuxton or Hoath Way tip must be booked: how to book, opening times, proof of address, van rules and what Hoath Way turns away.
Half Term
Medway October Half Term 2026: Dates and What's On
Council schools in Medway break 26 to 30 October 2026; the grammars start a week earlier. Twenty-two things on, with dates, times and prices from organisers.
Trains
Medway Christmas Trains 2026: Last Trains, No-Train Days
No Southeastern trains on 25 and 26 December. Last Christmas Eve 2025 trains to Medway left St Pancras at 9.20pm. What is set for 2026, and the works before it.
Bins
Medway Christmas Bin Collections 2026: What to Expect
Medway Council has not published its Christmas 2026 bin dates. Last year every round after Christmas Day ran a day late until 10 January. What to expect.
Schools
Medway School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Terms and INSET
Medway half term is 26 to 30 October 2026 for council schools, but grammars break a week earlier. Christmas, February half term and INSET days for 2026/27.