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The Air Ambulance was circulating above Rainham and Gillingham this morning
A third of our 10-year-olds are overweight and obese, compared to a fifth in Reception class
A new hotel will create 35 new jobs and is forecast to contribute over £5m to the town’s economy.
A primary school sent a warning out to parents after a stranger reportedly approached two girls outside.
Recently appointed her patron, Admiral Lord West is to pay his first visit to the Medway Queen
A man in his 20s is to appear before the court this week after being charged with assaulting a man and a woman.
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Police are appealing for witnesses as they try and piece together how a woman - who was seen "walking in traffic" - suffered fatal head injuries.
Parents are fuming after 50 children were sent home from school on the first day of term because of “incorrect” uniform.
Medway Foodbank is needed more than ever this year, but the manager is hoping for a day when that is not the case - even if it means finding new job.
Gills players lent their support to two-year-old Ruby who is battling cancer by wearing her t-shirts - and even having a sponsored leg wax.
A woman who developed diabetes when her weight doubled to 20 stone has managed to rid herself of the condition by shedding the pounds.
The extinct giants will soon be popping up from the pages of your Medway Messenger in fully animated 3D with a new free app.
Motorists are stuck in traffic as lights fail for the second day in the row.
A boy who suffers from cerebral palsy is the youngest member of a family who have had no central heating or hot water in their home for five months.
A funeral parlour offered to provide a free ceremony for a mum-of-three who died from a brain tumour just months after she was given years to live.
Festival organisers have defended the sale of "traditional" golly dolls at a family event, as opponents brand them inappropriate.
It was all hands to the tank when a Dutch oil carrier began to spill litres of its load after being punctured by the arms of a forklift.
The air ambulance was called out when a man in his 40s came off his bike.
Unpopular parking restrictions prevented a woman seeing her GP, forcing her to have the consultation over the phone.
