Vaccine centre for Medway Towns confirmed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson during PMQs after question from Gillingham and Rainham MP Rehman Chishti
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Updated: 17:44, 02 February 2021
The Prime Minister has confirmed the government is working on opening a mass Covid vaccination site for the Medway Towns.
Responding to a question from Gillingham and Rainham MP Rehman Chishti at Prime Minister s Questions, Boris Johnson said the government is looking to set up a site near him .
Gillingham and Rainham MP Rehman Chishti questioned the Prime Minister in the Commons
Mr Johnson also said 127,000 vaccinations had now taken place across Kent and Medway.
Mr Chishti, who spoke in person in the House of Commons chamber, asked for an assurance about whether Medway would receive a mass vaccination centre.
Medway expands symptom-free coronavirus testing to all residents
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Symptom-free testing has been opened up to everyone who lives and works in Medway.
With five testing centres now up and running, all residents in Medway can now book a symptom-free test providing they do not have any symptoms of coronavirus.
Testing is taking place at the Chattenden Community Centre, one of five symptom-free testing sites
It is recommended that people leaving home for essential reasons within government guidelines - such as for work, medical trips and shopping for basic necessities - take advantage of the service. It is important to book regular symptom-free tests every two weeks.
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Updated: 14:11, 30 December 2020
Medway is set to receive almost £10 million to help reverse the decline of Chatham town centre.
Minister for High Streets and Rochester MP, Kelly Tolhurst, confirmed the council would receive the grant from the Governmentâs Future High Streets Fund, which will inject £830m into the regeneration of high streets in 72 areas across England.
Chatham High Street. File image/Google Streetview
The local authority s leader Cllr Alan Jarrett welcomed news of the funding, which followed a bidding process. The bid was for more than that but it s another step in the right direction for the regeneration of Medway, he said.
Coronavirus hits half of schools in Medway as government criticised by Labour for chaotic response for next term in January
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Updated: 12:18, 24 December 2020
Half of schools in Medway have been struck down by cases of coronavirus, it s been revealed as critics slammed the government s chaotic response for next term.
More than 250 cases were reported in primary, secondary and special schools with attendance way down and thousands of children learning from home.
Schools in Medway have been hit by more than 250 cases of coronavirus
Heads from 51 schools have reported positive Covid-19 cases and 7,500 pupils were self-isolating at the end of term, latest figures provided to the Messenger show.
Military steps down from Medway community testing programme to find asymptomatic patients
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The armed forces is stepping down from its efforts to support community testing in Medway.
Military personnel were drafted in to help run special symptom-free testing centres across the Towns earlier this month to identify those unknowingly spreading the illness.
The armed forces are stepping down from their role supporting community testing in Medway
Officials supported Medway Council to host the centres where eligible critical workers and residents could take a swab test at targeted venues in Chattenden, Rainham, Chatham and Rochester.
They have also ran pop-up test sites across Medwayâs secondary schools, retail areas and at Gillingham FC s MEMS Priestfield Stadium.