St John Fisher RC Comprehensive given go-ahead for new school in Rochester
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The relocation of a secondary school has been given the go-ahead.
St John Fisher RC Comprehensive will move to the playing fields off City Way, Rochester, after councillors agreed plans for pupils to move out of two outdated facilities.
Birds eye view of the new development of St John Fisher RC Comprehensive in City Way, Rochester. Picture: Wates Construction Ltd
Students currently learn at two sites in Maidstone Road and Ordnance Street in Chatham which developers say are costly to maintain due to their age.
During a virtual meeting of Medway Council s planning committee yesterday (Wednesday), ward councillors said whilst they approved the relocation of the school, they were worried about the impact the development would have on residents living in City Way, Elmhurst Gardens and Boundary Road.
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Medway Council u-turn over funeral charges at Medway Crematorium, Blue Bell Hill, Chatham
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Updated: 17:25, 29 January 2021
Medway Council is making changes to its crematorium services. Photo: Google
It had announced that from March 1, all services would run for a maximum of 30 minutes plus 10 minutes prep, but the charge would remain at the higher price of £710.
The move faced a backlash from angry residents, and an undertaker in the Towns spoke out against the changes earlier this week.
This morning, it announced that from March 1, services times will be temporarily reduced to 40 minutes - a 30 minute service and 10 minutes for staff to prepare for the next service which includes sanitising - but the price will be £482.50.