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Jobless and addicted to drink and drugs, a man found his rehab through running - now clean he is running for a mental health charity Mind.
Firefighters were called to a wartime air raid shelter after a fire, believed to have been started by a person sleeping rough.
A politician has vowed to return to campaigning as soon as she recovers from a dog attack which severely damaged two of her fingers
Hundreds of women at the Lordswood Healthy Living Centre have been refused treatment to ease severe menopausal symptoms.
The removal van outside a cathedral's deanery signalled the end of the drawn-out departure of the Dean.
A witness has described watching in horror as ramraiders smashed a 4x4 repeatedly into a newsagents.
Council officials have ordered a bar owner to remove a patio area despite more than 1,600 people signing a petition to keep it.
Michael Gove became the first Tory big hitter to come to Medway on the general election campaign and promises "more to come".
Cllr Paul Harriott first took his seat on Gillingham council before his present leader Vince Maple had been born, but is now stepping down.
The future of a printing company hung in the balance when its boss suddenly died at 50 - but his widow and daughter stepped up to keep it running.
A toddler who was left struggling to breathe after having a tonsils operation cancelled three times has finally undergone surgery.
Two marine businesses in Kent - one of which is 300 years old - have merged in a deal which secures the boatyard industry here for another generation.
The former Dean of Rochester is still living in the luxury five-bedroomed house next to the cathedral 54 days after quitting "with immediate effect".
The legacy of the Cold War has left a guitar-maker blue after the US banned his custom cigar box instruments.
An engineer was not wearing a safety helmet when he was fatally injured by a 20ft telegraph pole, according to an eyewitness.
A woman who is desperate to have a baby has been refused IVF treatment on the NHS - because her partner has a child from a previous relationship.
Scores of keep fit fans have been raising funds for The Stacey Mowle Appeal, the Messenger's charity of the year.
A man suffered injuries to head and neck after an attack close to a kebab shop.
The parents of a girl with a skin condition so rare it affects just one in 20,000 babies have urged adults not to stare at her birthmarks.
The child actor at the heart of one of the biggest soap plots in television history comes from Medway.
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