Chatham Docks News Today

ArcelorMittal warns it will be forced to shut Kent facility supplying 30% of UK rebar

Peel Water's controversial plans to redevelop the Chatham Docks industrial estate in Gillingham, Kent, have been approved by Medway Council's planning committee.

Quoting a letter from ArcelorMittal addressed to Michael Gove, the Secretary for Levelling Up, Financial Times reported that the steel producer has warned that allowing the closure and redevelopment of part of Chatham Docks would harm the British economy and key industries.

ArcelorMittal has told Michael Gove it may be forced to "cease operations in Britain" unless he blocks the redevelopment of Chatham Docks in a letter obtained by Sky News.

Hundreds of thousands of pounds is needed to help historians save an iconic First World War warship from the scrapyard.

Three fire crews were called to a blaze which started inside a warehouse.

Can you spot yourself or someone you know in these amazing photographs taken across the county during the 1980s?

The new leader of Medway Council has set out his stall – naming his cabinet and outlining what’s to come for the Towns.

By David Rudlin2021-08-03T06:00:00+01:00 Unesco can keep its pickling jars, writes David Rudlin The defenestration of Liverpool by Unesco reminded me of the story of Manchester being the only city to campaign against World Heritage Site status. Usually cities mount expensive campaigns to be recognised as World Heritage Sites. They are attracted by the kudos and tourism that comes from being ranked alongside sites like the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal and the Pyramids. Indeed one of the ...