Medway Council has been awarded almost £40k lottery cash to mark the 800th anniversary of the siege of Rochester Castle.

An experienced GP has been suspended after a hearing found his professional performance was “unacceptable”.

The NHS has revealed a list of some of the minor reasons why people have gone to A&E, as it urges people to think twice before heading to hospital.

A 20-year-old man and 17-year-old boy have been charged with attempted murder after a man was stabbed in broad daylight

The Messenger’s Cute Kids 2015 competition continues today with a prize pot of £2,000 to be shared among the winners.

A husband has given his beloved her first ever Valentine's Day card - despite being married to her for 65 years.

Immigration officers raided an Indian restaurant earlier this evening.

The government has decided to call in plans for 5,000 homes at a former army camp and have launched a public inquiry.

An alleged rape victim was discussed 'like a piece of meat' to be shared between footballers, a court has heard - as the jury is sent out.

An overgrown cemetery and neglected piece of land is to become a special haven for families to remember babies who never got the chance to live.

Family and friends of a very sick little girl reached the £150,000 milestone this week as fundraising continues.

The Medway Mini Youth Games continued its record-breaking season with 43 schools taking part in the basketball competition.

Medway Council has cut nearly 140 jobs as it attempts to close a £12 million funding gap.

Medway MP has stepped in to help former employees of a sports and social club, which shut suddenly last year, in a bid to get them wages owed.

Women surveyed ahead of the release of the Fifty Shades of Grey film, said they were more likely to have sex if the sheets were clean.

A coach company in Kent is driving itself into the online world by launching a ticketing service on its website.

A firm which supplies staff to the construction and property sectors is moving to a new base in the county.

A former Gillingham football player has told a jury he had sex with a girl he met at a club - shortly after she slept with a fellow player.

The trial of a Gillingham woman accused of murdering a father-of-three has been postponed.

A government minister is "holding a pistol to the heads" of a school's governing body when they vote on the proposed academy sponsor today.