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'Six-month wait' for school place

16 December 2016
'Six-month wait' for school place

Little Bobby Mackay is smiling once again after being offered a school place six months after moving to Medway.

Historic hospital will be sold

16 December 2016
Historic hospital will be sold

St Bartholomew’s Hospital in Rochester is to be sold for redevelopment after services moved out.

Shoeboxes filled with a little festive cheer

16 December 2016
Shoeboxes filled with a little festive cheer

People have been filling shoeboxes with gifts, food and essentials, to help bring a little festive cheer to those on the streets this Christmas.

Sacked binmen back at work

15 December 2016
Sacked binmen back at work

A team of binmen who were sacked for collecting 'banned rubbish' have been given their jobs back.

Call for more help when it’s freezing

15 December 2016
Call for more help when it’s freezing

Opposition councillors are calling for Medway Council to change its policy to help the homeless this winter.

Candlelit vigil for Ben

15 December 2016
Candlelit vigil for Ben

Friends of missing teenager Ben Savage have held a candlelit vigil and laid flowers at the end of the pier where he was last seen.

Charity's appeal for new tree

15 December 2016
Charity's appeal for new tree

Staff at the NSPCC are appealing for some help to brighten Christmastime for youngsters from across Kent who have been abused.

Video: Touching song played for missing Ben

13 December 2016
Video: Touching song played for missing Ben

A week after Ben Savage went missing, his friends made a poignant show of solidarity at the nightclub where he had been on the night he disappeared.

Blaze at waste plant

13 December 2016
Blaze at waste plant

Firefighters spent more than five hours tackling a blaze at a recycling plant after machinery connected to a 500 litre diesel tank caught alight.

Christmas cheer and snowfall guaranteed

09 December 2016
Christmas cheer and snowfall guaranteed

There is still time to do your festive shopping at this year’s Rochester Christmas Market.

Young stylist has got the X Factor

09 December 2016
Young stylist has got the X Factor

A former Rochester schoolboy will be working backstage at the final of the X Factor, after mingling with the stars behind the scenes of the ITV show.

‘Homeless could die as temperatures plummet’

02 December 2016
‘Homeless could die as temperatures plummet’

People living on the streets of Medway could die as temperatures dive this winter, a volunteer has warned.

Late hedgehog litters face death as winter bites

02 December 2016
Late hedgehog litters face death as winter bites

We might have just endured the first bitterly cold snap but there's a warning this winter could be devastating for hedgehogs.

Anniversary fundraising in memory of Hannah

29 November 2016
Anniversary fundraising in memory of Hannah

Pupils held a fundraising day in memory of a much-loved classmate exactly one year after he sudden death.

Christmas appeal to help the homeless

29 November 2016
Christmas appeal to help the homeless

Up to 250 people could be sleeping rough over the festive season but the Medway Messenger wants to make sure no one goes hungry or cold.

'Last chance saloon' visit by health watchdog

29 November 2016
'Last chance saloon' visit by health watchdog

The health watchdog is visiting troubled Medway hospital for its latest inspection, after warning the trust it must improve or face a takeover.

Splashes bug report 'delayed'

29 November 2016
Splashes bug report 'delayed'

A report into the sickness bug outbreak linked to Splashes swimming pool will not be published until January.

Warning over debts at Christmas

23 November 2016
Warning over debts at Christmas

People in Medway are being warned not to take out a loan to cover Christmas bills and start 2017 in debt.

Shock as binmen are sacked

22 November 2016
Shock as binmen are sacked

A group of binmen have been sacked for collecting “banned” rubbish but they claim they were just doing their job.

Gun haul boat on TV show

22 November 2016
Gun haul boat on TV show

The boat found with £100,000 of guns on board - the UK's largest haul of automatic weapons - has featured on a TV show.

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