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  • Free school for Medway gets the go-ahead

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    22 May 2013 | 3:57 pm
    A new free school in Medway has today (Wednesday, 22 May) been given the green light to open by the Government. It will be The Inspire special free school based on the current site of The Oaks in Walderslade and will initially serve 40 children, with the capacity to take 80 pupils eventually. The school will officially open in September 2014 and will provide education for children with emotional and behavioural concerns. Three Medway headteachers – Dr Gary Holden, headteacher of the Sir Joseph Williamson Mathematical School, Kim Johnson, headteacher at Bradfields, and Andy Reese,…

  • 10 million Galaxy S4s sold in under a month

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    24 May 2013 | 4:10 am
    Samsung Electronics has announced that global channel sales of its Galaxy S4 have surpassed 10 million units sold in less than one month after its commercial debut. 

  • Swim coach sentenced to 7 years in prison for sexual abuse

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    24 May 2013 | 12:00 am
    A Virginia man who was once one of the most well known swimming coaches in the U.S. has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing one of the girls he coached. Richard Curl, who pleaded guilty to the crime back in February, apologized to the victim on Thursday in Montgomery County Circuit Court. Judge Marielsa Bernard handed down the sentence. USA Swimming imposed a lifetime swimming ban on Curl over allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a teen swimmer in the ’80s. He was charged in 2012 after a woman told authorities that he sexually abused her between the…
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  • Free school for Medway gets the go-ahead

    22 May 2013 | 3:57 pm
    A new free school in Medway has today (Wednesday, 22 May) been given the green light to open by the Government. It will be The Inspire special free school based on the current site of The Oaks in Walderslade and will initially serve 40 children, with the capacity to take 80 pupils eventually. The school will officially open in September 2014 and will provide education for children with emotional and behavioural concerns. Three Medway headteachers – Dr Gary Holden, headteacher of the Sir Joseph Williamson Mathematical School, Kim Johnson, headteacher at Bradfields, and Andy Reese,…

  • New Road residents go full frontal

    22 May 2013 | 3:33 pm
    Residents of New Road went full frontal this past weekend to bring a lot more colour to the community.  They were the latest community to take part in the Full Frontal gardens project, which brings neighbours together to enhance their homes, creating a green corridor for wildlife and to make the whole area more attractive for all.The project, which was organised in conjunction with Gibraltar Terrace Residents Association, was a great success with dozens of plants and flowers being placed along the conservation area of New Road. The Chatham Central Ward Councillors - Vince Maple, Paul Godwin…

  • Dougie Dunlop|Dave Ward and Jonny Kats head to Rochester Comedy Club

    21 May 2013 | 3:56 pm
    This month we have three great acts at the Billabong Comedy Club, Victoria Street, Rochester ME1 1XJ on Thursday 30th May 2013 which will be a great way to start the weekend. The venue has a licensed bar open till late. Dougie Dunlop returns to headline at the Billabong. He hails from Edinburgh and is a highly talented observational comic.

  • Sea of pink shows women care about cancer

    19 May 2013 | 3:30 pm
    On Sunday a formidable army of women took a stand against cancer at Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Rochester. 2,000 women - including cancer survivors and people taking part in memory or celebration or their loved ones – united at Rochester Castle for a 5k route which included the High Street and many residential streets in the town. First past the finish line was 9 year old Billie Rouse from St Mary’s island in her first ever race, Billie proved her younger legs were stronger than her competitors crossing the line in just 23:57, she was rightly proud of her achievement as were…

  • Heritage Lottery Fund support to develop a Huguenot Heritage Centre in Rochester

    16 May 2013 | 3:24 pm
    The French Hospital has received initial support* from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the Huguenot Heritage Centre in Rochester, Kent. The project aims to display the rich material heritage of the Huguenots, a group of some 100,000 French Protestants who fled from religious persecution predominantly from France during the 16th and 17th centuries.  Development funding of £90,900 has been awarded to help The French Hospital progress their plans to apply for a full grant at a later date.  This will hopefully lead to the Huguenot Heritage Centre opening in 2015 above the Visitor…
 
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  • Swim coach sentenced to 7 years in prison for sexual abuse

    chris
    24 May 2013 | 12:00 am
    A Virginia man who was once one of the most well known swimming coaches in the U.S. has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing one of the girls he coached. Richard Curl, who pleaded guilty to the crime back in February, apologized to the victim on Thursday in Montgomery County Circuit Court. Judge Marielsa Bernard handed down the sentence. USA Swimming imposed a lifetime swimming ban on Curl over allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a teen swimmer in the ’80s. He was charged in 2012 after a woman told authorities that he sexually abused her between the…

  • Carroll County firefighter claims she was fired due to maternity leave

    chris
    23 May 2013 | 5:00 pm
    Did a firefighter in Carroll County lose her job because she went out on maternity leave? A former Sykesville firefighter says gender discrimination led to her firing after she gave birth to her son. Robin Lancaster filed the complaint against the Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department in April, and the matter was moved to U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Tuesday. Lancaster says her dismissal was a violation of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as the Family and Medical Leave Act. She says she was let go with no explanation after she told supervisors she planned to…

  • Pedestrian struck and killed by DC Metro Bus

    chris
    23 May 2013 | 1:56 pm
    A Washington D.C.Metro Bus struck and killed a pedestrian on Georgia Avenue on Wednesday night. The accident took place at about 11 p.m. ET when a male pedestrian fell underneath the bus as it was pulling away from a stop. Ronald Maurice Johnson, 50, of Brookeville, was taken to Suburban Hospital with what were considered to be non-life threatening injuries at the time. His condition worsened overnight, however, according to officials. The driver of the Metro Bus has been identified as 54-year-old Anthony Whitaker, of Silver Spring. Investigators are asking anyone with information on the…

  • Ray Lewis to climb Mount Kilimanjaro

    chris
    23 May 2013 | 1:40 pm
    Now that Ray Lewis has retired from professional football, he’s finding other ways to occupy his time. Oh, you won’t find the Ravens’ superstar playing shuffleboard in a retirement home. No, Ray Lewis has announced that he plans to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Lewis tweeted on Thursday that he would try to tackle the mountain. In one month, he’ll leave for Tanzania, and he’ll be doing so to money for clean water projects in East Africa. “I am so FIRED UP for this adventure, but until then, I need your help to bring clean water wells to thousands of children and…

  • Obama prom picture surfaces

    chris
    23 May 2013 | 1:23 pm
    Have you ever wondered what President Barack Obama must have looked like as a young, high school lad? Wonder no more. President Obama’s senior prom pictures from three decades ago have surfaced online, featuring the Commander-in-Chief when he was a mere 17 years of age, donning a white sport coat and a lei. The photos were published by TIME magazine and show Obama when he was a student at Punahou School in Hawaii. Also in the photo are his date Megan Hughes, his friend Greg Orme, and Orme’s date Kelli Allman (then McCormack). “It was a really fun, happy time. We were all…
 
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