Motorists have reported being held up by two unlikely Christmas shoppers on the road - heading towards the Running Horse roundabout!

Most children put the latest games console, a Barbie or a bike on their Christmas list. But Paige Stewart has written to Santa to ask if she can walk.

Troubled Medway hospital has been given £13.4 million to tackle its overcrowded and under-performing emergency department by the Department of Health.

Gills players lent their support to two-year-old Ruby who is battling cancer by wearing her t-shirts - and even having a sponsored leg wax.

Medway Council face another tough year with a shortfall of £12 million after the government announced a 1.8% cut in funding for local authorities.

As a chuckling baby, Jess Smith was one of the most familiar faces on British television in the 1990s.

Generous shoppers helped put smiles on children’s faces this Christmas by giving them extra toys.

A thug who punched a teeanger three times before robbing him of his phone has been sentenced to two years’ youth custody.

A woman from Chatham became the 100th person in the county to be arrested on suspicion of drink-driving this month.

A robber who stabbed a brave fish and chip shop owner after he refused to hand over the day’s takings has been jailed for seven years.

A woman who fell onto railway tracks as a train approached is back at work – using the same station where her horrific accident took place.

A woman who fell onto railway tracks as a train approached is back at work – using the same station where her horrific accident took place.

Two men have been taken to hospital with stab wounds after a late night attack.

Parking in a disabled bay has got a police officer in hot water with his superiors after a picture was shared on social media.

Police release e-fit in hunt for men who robbed the Post Office in Cuxton of a large quantity of cash.

A woman who developed diabetes when her weight doubled to 20 stone has managed to rid herself of the condition by shedding the pounds.

The extinct giants will soon be popping up from the pages of your Medway Messenger in fully animated 3D with a new free app.

Motorists are stuck in traffic as lights fail for the second day in the row.

The awards bash of the year, the KEiBAs, returns for its seventh outing to give the top companies and entrepreneurs in Kent a chance to shine.

A doctor who casually said “yeah, she’s dead” about a woman without examining her should be permanently struck off, her angry family have said.