The sun has been shining on Medway all weekend - and our photographers have been out and about to capture a picture special on our Indian summer.

We always like to receive reader pictures, so email yours to medwaymessenger@thekmgroup.co.uk.

It is the must-have gadget of the moment so don't miss your chance to win a smart phone. We've teamed up with mobile phone company 3 to offer the great prize in today's paper.

In news, we report on the pensioner spared jail for killing an off-duty police sergeant when he ran a red light, the big clear-up after six homes are affected by a burst pipe flood and the heartless beggar who hounded a good samaritan out of £35,000.

McGuinness on Monday begins today - our reporter Alan McGuinness' take on all the local council and political news. This week, he compares Cllr Les Wicks to Where's Wally!

Rebecca Hughes brings you Going Out, all the latest news on the local entertainment scene including how cellist Julian Lloyd Webber is coming to Chatham to celebrate his 60th birthday.

The week's TV highlights are in Box Clever, there are quizzes, crossword and Sudoku on our Coffee Break page and columnists Nikki White and kmfm DJ Andy Walker are both in action.

Sport has all the latest Gills news after a disappointing 3-1 loss to AFC Wimbledon on Saturday.

All this and lots more in the latest edition of the Medway Messenger - pop out and pick up your copy today.