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An inquest has opened into the death of a musician described as a "funny, quirky character" who died after a fire broke out in a block of flats.
Lorraine Gilling, who once tipped the scales at 21 stone, is now half the woman she was after suffering the humiliation of getting stuck in turnstiles
A fundraiser is taking place to repair graves that were damaged by yobs during a wrecking spree at Chatham Cemetery.
A teen who killed plants with weedkiller - including a memorial to a dead child - confessed everything in a note to his victims.
Half of all cigarettes smoked in one town are illegal, a shock investigation has revealed.
More than 1,000 items have gone missing from Medway’s libraries in the past financial year.
A cyclist who died in a crash with a van on Saturday has been named locally.
A former policeman accused of having inappropriate relationships with two girls has told jurors how the youngsters became “infatuated” with him.
The head teacher of a Medway grammar school has stepped down - ahead of an expected critical Ofsted report.
A heavily pregnant woman and her son were left stranded on a day out at a farm park when the organisers headed home without them.
A woman claims she has been set up by a rival business after her off licence was closed when hygiene inspectors found a decomposing mouse on a shelf.
A young man has appeared in court charged with causing grievous bodily harm after a taxi driver was hit over the head during a row with a passenger.
A courageous chip shop boss has relived the moment he told a knife-wielding robber who stabbed him to "come and get it" when he demanded money.
Demand from eager housebuyers is outstripping the supply of homes for sale, as Medway’s property market booms, pushing up prices.
A hospital in Kent has been ranked among the worst in England for the food it serves up to its patients.
The Voice star Joseph Apostol showed off his singing skills at a kmfm roadshow.
A water company has been blasted as being ‘hypocritical’ by residents after it failed to fix a leak for over 30 hours.
The widow of a man who died days after being savagely beaten claims justice has not been done after a thug was cleared of his murder and manslaughter.
After Prince Charles was presented with a swing for his first grandchild on a visit to Kent, royal fans have been snapping up their own.
Around 50 firefighters battled to control a huge fire that swept across three cornfields near a school and houses on Sunday.