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Medway
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any ME postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Medway
- 0planning applications this week
- 173.9pcheapest unleaded, most around 175.9p
- 38hygiene scores this month
- 6,383local businesses listed
- 69food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Road closed: Church Street (Openreach)
10 Oct. Work on pipes or cables on the pavement. The road will be closed.
Church Street, Medway, Rochester -
Road closed: Gas House Road (Network Rail)
8 Oct to 9 Oct. Railway work in the road and on the pavement. The road will be closed.
Gas House Road, Rochester -
Approved: Change of use at The Joiners Shop Main Gate Road Historic Dockyard Chatham Medway
Change of use of the Engineers Workshop from educational accommodation (Class F1) to commercial office accommodation (Class E(g)(i)) with associated external and internal alterations
The Joiners Shop Main Gate Road Historic Dockyard Chatham Medway ME4 4TZ -
Approved: Rear extension at 19 Cooling Road Cliffe Rochester Medway
Neighbourhood consultation application for the construction of a single storey extension to rear The details submitted are as follows: The extension will extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 6m The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 3.6m The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 3.3m
19 Cooling Road Cliffe Rochester Medway ME3 7RY
Medway in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
8,191crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£305kmiddle price, 862 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
62applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
38hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
99roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
173.9pcheapest unleadedat 4 Elms North and 4 more · most around 175.9p · dearest 199.9p · 28 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
Street reports
1street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Charities
547charities based in MedwayEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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30 areas · darker means more happened there this weekFind a local business
The full directory6,383 shops, trades and services across Medway, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
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What is MeBabber?
A free site that shows what’s changing near any ME postcode in Medway, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
No. MeBabber is free, needs no account, and the Sunday email is free too, with a one-tap way to stop it.
Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Medway too.