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Shopkeepers have allegedly been caught hiding illegal cigarettes in cereal boxes and secret compartments.
Medway has among the worst early deaths from cancer in the country and higher than average rates for stroke, heart disease, lung and liver disease.
There has been two cases of measles in Medway in the last two months and doctors are urging parents to get their children vaccinated.
There has been a rise in the number of Medway mums having elective caesareans, as midwives warn of the dangers.
A pensioner has been awarded thousands in compensation after he contracted nasal cancer from his 25 years of exposure to wood dust.
Dedicated doctors and nurses who help save the lives of hundreds of premature and sick newborn babies every year have made a plea for help.
Floral tributes have been left at the scene of a crash which killed a 46-year-old motorcyclist - named locally as Mobi King.
A new fire station is to be built in Rochester and the existing station in Chatham will be rebuilt.
Police have appealed for witnesses to a crash in Rainham, in which a 46-year-old man died.
A mysterious donor has left £100,000 in his will to help restore the Medway Queen.
Vandals threw a table through a shop window, causing hundreds of pounds of damage.
Inspectors have uncovered a catalogue of failings at a Kent prison - including a Fight Club culture, drug use... and a mouse infestation.
Kent Police has released an image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with a mobile phone theft in Strood.
Firefighters tackled a blaze at garages in Rainham this afternoon.
The Kings Ferry will take fans to Wembley for the UEFA Champions League Final.
Eurovision winner Cheryl Baker is supporting an appeal to raise £1m to help vulnerable children in Kent.
Two men have been caught working illegally at a fish and chip shop in Strood.
A policeman is under investigation after blocking the exit to a petrol station on double yellow lines - so he could buy food at McDonald's.
Concerned parents have contacted the Medway Messenger after dangerous dolls were found on sale on Gillingham.
Medway's three MPs were among 116 Tories who backed an amendment to the Queen's Speech on an EU referendum.
