A mother has criticised a school for banning her autistic five-year-old son from playtimes because he jumped over the fence three times.

Vandals have caused thousands of pounds of damage at Medway schools - smashing up toys and even setting fire to a dressing up box.

Former newspaper tycoon Eddie Shah has been cleared of using a Kent prostitute to lure a teenage girl into a rape trap.

A grammar school where 100% of pupils met GCSE targets is contesting what is said to be a critical Ofsted report.

A former altar boy abused by a Catholic priest has claimed a bishop told him not to continue "his silly talk" when he first complained.

A police officer has appeared in court charged with fraud and a driving offence.

An air ambulance landed on a busy recreation ground after a 17-year-old boy suffered a cardiac arrest.

The latest edition of the Medway Messenger is in the shops now with all the latest news, sport, competitions and a special fish and chips offer.

A man extradited from Italy has been remanded in custody accused of murdering a father-of-two from Strood.

The weapon used to penetrate the thigh of a father-of-two severed an artery that led to his death, a pathologist has told a murder trial.

A dancer from Medway is making her West End debut as the hit show Dirty Dancing returns to London.

A man who was arrested after a 16-year-old girl claimed she was sexually assaulted in woodland has been released on bail.

A squaddie walked free from court after being cleared of sexually assaulting a woman who had been thrown out of a nighclub.

Haywards Motor Group is offering car and van purchasers tickets to meet top boy band JLS

A man has been charged with murdering a father-of-two gunned down in the street after being extradited last night.

More than 200 artists across 32 venues around Higham, Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham will be opening their doors to the public

The wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery remains in a stable condition, according to the latest survey of the explosives-laden vessel.

Police are hoping this computer-generated image will help catch robbers who stole a phone and iPod from teenagers.

A man knocked his mum to the ground and stole £18 after she refused to give him more cash.

A Chatham man who commited 22 break-ins across the county has been jailed for five years.