way ▁and ▁G illing ham ▁were ▁abol ished ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁unit ary ▁authority ▁of ▁Med way . ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁Environment , ▁Transport ▁and ▁the ▁Reg ions ▁informed ▁the ▁city ▁council ▁that ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁local ▁government ▁district ▁that ▁officially ▁held ▁City ▁status ▁under ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Let ters ▁Pat ent , ▁the ▁council ▁would ▁need ▁to ▁appoint ▁char ter ▁trust ees ▁to ▁preserve ▁its ▁city ▁status , ▁but ▁the ▁out going ▁Labour - run ▁council ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁appoint ▁" Ch arter ▁Trust ees ", ▁so ▁the ▁city ▁status ▁was ▁lost ▁when ▁Ro chester - up on - Med way ▁was ▁abol ished ▁as ▁a ▁local ▁government ▁district . ▁The ▁other ▁local ▁government ▁districts ▁with ▁City ▁status ▁that ▁were ▁abol ished ▁around ▁this ▁time , ▁Bath ▁and ▁Here ford , ▁decided ▁to ▁appoint ▁Char ter ▁Trust ees ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁cities ▁and ▁the ▁mayor alt ies . ▁The ▁incoming ▁Med way ▁Council ▁apparently ▁only ▁became ▁aware ▁of ▁this ▁when , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁ad vised ▁that ▁Ro chester ▁was ▁not ▁on ▁the ▁Lord ▁Chan cell or ' s ▁Office ' s ▁list ▁of ▁cities . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Med way ▁Council ▁started ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁" City ▁of ▁Med way " ▁in ▁prom ot ional ▁material , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁re bu ked ▁and ▁instruct ed ▁not ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁in ▁future ▁by ▁the ▁Ad vert ising ▁Stand ards ▁Author