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9 Jul 2026
St Mary's Island
Your local community champion
John Castle
John is originally from Banbury in Oxfordshire. He realised at a young age that he had an aptitude for computers and went to college in Oxford to gain a BTEC, then Coventry University to complete studies for a degree.
John has held various jobs in the computing industry including publishing and finance, before moving to Chatham to work for Pitney Bowes at the Compass Centre. The product he develops is used primarily by local authorities to record, inspect and maintain assets such as roads, bridges, parks, street lights and many more.
He moved to Chatham in 2005 and loves that Medway has urban areas, green spaces and is close to the sea.
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St Mary's Island
It’s time to end the Great Sewage Cover-Up
For years, water bosses have pocketed massive bonuses and hiked up bills while dumping filthy sewage into our rivers, lakes, and seas, damaging the environment, destroying wildlife, and making swimmers sick.
30 Mar 2026
St Mary's Island
Medway Liberal Democrats have been campaigning on 'Dirty Business' for years
Since the water companies were privatised in the 1980s, they’ve paid out billions in dividends and bonuses for CEOs, all while...
6 Mar 2026
St Mary's Island
'A stitch-up' - say Medway Liberal Democrats responding to job losses at Chatham Docks
John Castle, spokesperson for Rochester and Strood, issued the following statement: "Labour must answer for their stitch‑up with...
JC
5 Dec 2025
Chatham
Medway Liberal Democrats Demand a Budget for Community Policing - Small Business Saturday 2025
Years of Conservative mismanagement left frontline policing overstretched and under-resourced. The Budget announcement failed to...
5 Dec 2025
St Mary's Island
John Castle taking action to keep our river clean
Come take action with John Castle at St Mary's Island!
29 Nov 2025