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Autistic teenager Jamie Brooker, 17, of Belmont Road, Gillingham, has been found after going missing.

"It's freedom of choice" claims Aaron Stone, whose bid to run a second strip club in Rochester will be decided this week.

Childhood sweethearts who posed as bride and groom at a carnival aged four have celebrated their platinum wedding anniversary 87 years on.

Medway's Joseph Apostol has been knocked out of the BBC talent show The Voice.

Police have arrested a man wanted in connection with the killing of dad-of-two Xhem Krasniqi.

A schoolboy shot himself dead just hours after being spoken to by police about text messages with a girl, an inquest heard.

A two car crash, which trapped two people, has closed Capstone Road, Gillingham.

A couple have been forced to set up home in the back of their 13-year-old car... showering at a service station and cooking on a small stove.

A passenger who hit out with a tyre lever after a near miss on a foggy night has been jailed for the 'disgraceful' attack.

A bird reserve in Kent played host to the group which could make or break plans for the world's biggest airport in the Thames estuary.

A woman stole washing detergent after her mother-in-law took almost all of her money, a court heard.

Britain’s Got Talent finalist Steve Hewlett will be on stage in Chatham with sidekick Arthur Lager - and Simon Cowell.

Police have called for anyone with information about an apparent arson attack on an empty pub to come forward.

The team tasked with solving the thorny issue of the UK's airport capacity is visiting Medway today.

Police are continuing to investigate after a cyclist stumbled across a lethal cache of weapons and bullets in a rucksack dumped in a quiet village.

Murderer Michael Stone has had another bid for his convictions to be quashed thrown out by a top judge, who says his victims' family deserve finality.

Hundreds of cannabis plants have been uncovered in a disused fish and chip shop in Luton.

Shopkeepers have allegedly been caught hiding illegal cigarettes in cereal boxes and secret compartments.

Developers are lining up to press the case for controversial housing developments across Medway.