NewsA Christmas councilMedway Council is running bus tours to places associated with former Rochester resident and literary great, Charles Dickens, in the weekends running up to Christmas. Chatham school opensA children’s academy has opened in Chatham, Medway, which will eventually provide places for 720 students. Approval for revised Rochester Riverside plansRevised plans for the regeneration of Rochester Riverside have been given the go-ahead. Lodge Hill plans approvedMedway Council has approved plans by developer Land Securities to build 5,000 homes at Lodge Hill, after re-assessing the environmental impact of the development. Developer praises Help to buyThe developer Countryside Maritime has credited the government’s Help to Buy scheme with allowing people in their twenties onto the property ladder. Queens of Hollywood at King’s HillThe Signature development at King's Hill, located half a mile from the River Medway, is using the names of Hollywood stars to demonstrate the “spirit, style and sophistication” of its apartments. Energy costs down for Hoo homesBellway Homes is developing apartments at Hoo St Werburgh in Medway that could save buyers up to £1,400 a year on gas and electricity costs. MHS Homes grows beyond its bordersHeart of Medway housing association, part of the MHS Homes group, is set to expand its operations beyond the area’s borders for the first time in its 25-year history. UTC on course for 2015A £10 million University Technical College (UTC) being built at Chatham Docks is on course to open in September 2015. Estuary airport ruled outThe Airports Commission has concluded after an eighteen-month study that proposals for the Inner Thames Estuary (ITE) airport at the Isle of Grain would not be shortlisted for further consideration. SPONSORS 
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