The latest edition of the Medway Messenger is in the shops now with all the latest news, pictures and sport.

Gills chairman Paul Scally hits back at angry fans who scrawled graffiti on the team's stadium. He told the Messenger real fans would not have daubed messages calling for him and manager Andy Hessenthaler to go. The Gills - who have only won one game in their last seven - are hoping to turn around their fortunes with a crunch FA Cup first-round match tomorrow against Dover.

We've got the latest in the Treeby family murder trial and reveal exactly what happened when a vice girl got into former Tory councillor Nick Brice's car in Chatham's red light district.

Medway's SOS Bus, which has been the salvation of stricken revellers for more than a year, is itself in need of rescuing as the Medway Council budget squeeze looks set to hit its funding.

See if you can spot your child in our halloween picture special.

It's the final countdown to the Medway Culture and Design Awards. You've got until Monday to vote in the People's Choice category. A catwalk show featuring works by students at Rochester's University for the Creative Arts will form part of the gala presentation night on Thursday.

And there is just one week to go until Medway's biggest charity wine and wisdom event. Teams of eight can still book their place in the KM Big Quiz at the Stirling Centre, Rochester, next Friday.

There's a full page of your letters and in The Codgers' Club, Alan Watkins argues that we should bring back the quill.

What's On brings you a round-up of the hottest events around the county to make your fireworks night go off with a bang, there's an interview with rock legend Brian May and a chance to get your hands on fantastic his-and-hers Christmas goody bags worth more than £20.

All this and lots more in the Medway Messenger - pop out and pick up a copy today.