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A tense stand-off between a grass snake and a moorhen was caught on camera in spectacular fashion - while one woman warns of venomous adders.
Unsafe equipment and incompetence by colleagues caused the death of a 26-year-old who was hit in the face by a manhole cover, an inquest ruled.
As Medway faces the reality of its debt problems, a church charity is marking two years of helping people escape crippling credit card problems.
A brave toddler fighting an aggressive form of cancer has lost a kidney during a major operation - as 1D star Louis Tomlinson tweets his support.
Two former Army sergeants scarred by their experience in the military are helping unemployed people back into work through horticulture.
A man has been taken to hospital with minor injuries after crashing into the central reservation and closing off two lanes of the M2.
TV Presenter and singer Cheryl Baker won £25,000 on a television quiz show – and donated the money to the Medway Messenger’s Charity of The Year.
A depraved former Army officer banned from using the internet managed to access a computer at the Medway campus of Kent university, a court heard.
A unique scheme to tackle problem gambling has seen more than 20 people exclude themselves from all betting shops.
Kent Police appealed for information on the whereabouts of a woman reported missing from Rochester.
Medway’s new Australian health boss is on mission: to transform the hospital from a constant cause for concern to a centre of excellence
Police have now found a pensioner with dementia who went missing from his home in Rainham.
It may not be everyone's choice of destination, but this Kent man makes his living from guiding tourists in search of a different type of holiday.
A man who was filmed being taken down with a taser by police has been charged with threatening a person with a blade.
An artist is putting smiles on strangers faces by leaving his artwork around town for people to enjoy and take home.
A popular young activist who campaigned against racism has died suddenly at home aged just 18.
The mother of a man who died after taking so-called legal highs has welcomed a new law banning them - even though it came too late for her son.
A hectare of woodland was alight in Wainscott and fire crews battledthe flames.
A kebab shop owner has been fined hundreds of pounds after breaching strict laws about disposing business waste.
A burglar has been caught on CCTV stealing £4,000 from two separate safes in a charity which helps homeless people get into work.
