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Disney dream inspiring fightback for brave Oakley

11 February 2014
Disney dream inspiring fightback for brave Oakley

Family, friends and even strangers are raising funds to help send a little boy to Disney World after he battled a life-threatening illness.

Turn up with your best smiles

11 February 2014
Turn up with your best smiles

It’s time to enter your little ones into this year’s Medway Messenger Cute Kids competition, with a chance of winning a share of £2,000.

Hospital boss set to earn £700 a day

10 February 2014
Hospital boss set to earn £700 a day

Nigel Beverley, the new stand-in boss at Medway Maritime, is expected to earn more than £700 a day as he takes over the troubled NHS trust this week.

Living in Chatham takes its toll – five years on average

31 January 2014
 Living in Chatham takes its toll – five years on average

People living in Rainham will live five years longer than people who live just a few miles away in the centre of Chatham, according to new data.

Hospital bosses in double departure

30 January 2014
Hospital bosses in double departure

The chairman and chief executive of Kent's biggest hospital - placed in special measures last year - are both to leave, it has been announced.

Smart app by clever Medway pupils

30 January 2014
Smart app by clever Medway pupils

Pupils are developing their own smart phone app after Dragon’s Den star Theo Paphitis invested £1,000 in their idea.

A sleep over with a message

30 January 2014
 A sleep over with a message

Sleepers braves biting winds to raise almost £7,000 for two good causes at Medway's annual sleep-out.

£5m revamp of emergency department

29 January 2014
£5m revamp of emergency department

A hospital's A&E department is to undergo a major overhaul - after it was branded "totally unsuitable" last year in an NHS report.

Messenger readers donate a mountain of food for needy

24 January 2014
 Messenger readers donate a mountain of food for needy

Medway Foodbank received almost four tonnes of food as a result of the Medway Messenger’s Christmas appeal.

Mum's heartache at losing stillborn baby

19 January 2014
Mum's heartache at losing stillborn baby

A mother is taking legal action against a hospital after her daughter was born stillborn.

Do you visit A&E over 50 times a year. .? Many are

16 January 2014
Do you visit A&E over 50 times a year. .? Many are

Some patients are going to Medway A&E more than 50 times a year, figures have revealed.

United call against closure of mental health unit

16 January 2014
United call against closure of mental health unit

Councillors are calling on the NHS to reverse the decision to shut Medway’s mental health ward.

Council dispute claim it is one of the worst for food checks

15 January 2014
Council dispute claim it is one of the worst for food checks

Medway's food hygiene bosses said they have turned the service around since a damning report placed the authority among the worst in the country.

In the tiniest whisper he said "hello mum"

11 January 2014
In the tiniest whisper he said "hello mum"

After weeks of being at her son’s bedside watching him fight for his life, a mum from Strood was finally able to hear her little boy whisper hello.

Popular actress to play murder victim in TV drama

10 January 2014
Popular actress to play murder victim in TV drama

Actress Sheridan Smith is to play a Kent woman murdered by her husband in an upcoming ITV drama about her killer.

Pony loses eye after being hit by branch

07 January 2014
Pony loses eye after being hit by branch

An animal sanctuary is appealing for donations after an elderly Shetland pony was injured in the recent storms.

'We never got to say goodbye'

03 January 2014
'We never got to say goodbye'

A grieving daughter has formally complained after her father suddenly died on a hospital ward shortly after a fall.

Still waiting for answers over dad’s hospital death

03 January 2014
Still waiting for answers over dad’s hospital death

A daughter says she never got to say a proper goodbye to her terminally ill father who died after falling from his hospital bed.

BAE to recruit record number of apprentices

31 December 2013
BAE to recruit record number of apprentices

Fifteen jobs for young people will be created at BAE Systems in Rochester as the company recruits a record number of apprentices.

Mother's bedside vigil as son fights for life

28 December 2013
Mother's bedside vigil as son fights for life

Little Oakley Orange has been fighting for his life after an allergic reaction to medication he was prescribed by a doctor. Warning: Graphic picture

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