Martin Coyd, top Medway rugby coach and manager of the England Wheelchair Rugby League Team has been made an OBE in the New Year's honours list.

Start the New Year with a splash by taking part in Medway’s newest sporting event. .

Two young heroin addicts made impassioned apologies when they appeared in court to be sentenced for burglaries.

Three people had to be rescued after their boat suffered engine failure on the River Medway near Grain.

Featherby Infant School choir from Gillingham has been named winners of the 2013 KM Walk to School Song Contest.

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

Couple Jo and David Ward, whose first child was stillborn, have helped design a new bereavement suite at Medway Maritime Hospital.

Five men found themselves behind bars on Boxing Day after they were arrested on suspicion of affray.

Part of the M2 was closed this morning after a serious crash in which a passenger was thrown from a car.

Readers of the Medway Messenger have shown remarkable generosity in their support for our Christmas appeal in aid of Medway Foodbank.

A council tenant who has won awards for her green-fingers has been told she has got to move her pot plants - because they are a fire hazard.

If you've had a stressful time preparing for today, spare a thought for this mum - who has 12 stockings to fill for her large brood.

A little girl is preparing for her first magical Christmas after beating a devastating illness that left her in hospital unable to walk or talk.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after another boy was stabbed in the shoulder during a town centre fight.

Big-hearted star Sharon Osbourne has given £10,000 to a fund for the family of a young man who got married after finding out he has terminal cancer.

A man has been pronounced dead at the scene of a crash in which the car he was driving ploughed into a wall when he suffered a cardiac arrest.

A young man was taken in by his friend's mother when he had nowhere to live - before stealing £7,000 of her jewellery while she was at a funeral.

A mum is hoping to raise the profile of a charity close to her heart after it missed out on a share of Lotto funding.

A 30ft boat erupted into flames and sunk at Strood Yacht Club on Sunday evening.

Motorists are being warned to be careful after a severe weather warning was issued for today and Christmas Eve.