People in Medway have a greater chance of dying early from cancer than most other places in England, it's been revealed.

Medway has among the worst early deaths from cancer in the country and higher than average rates for stroke, heart disease, lung and liver disease.

Kent Police have revealed the identities of convicted or suspected child abusers to worried parents 21 times under Sarah's Law, it has emerged.

Gillingham North councillors Pat Cooper and Andy Stamp have joined Labour, the party has announced.

A woman who wasted more 250 hours of police time when she falsely claimed she had been raped has been ordered to pay the force £500.

There has been two cases of measles in Medway in the last two months and doctors are urging parents to get their children vaccinated.

There has been a rise in the number of Medway mums having elective caesareans, as midwives warn of the dangers.

A family outing almost ended in tragedy when a two-year-old boy nearly fell into a monkey enclosure after a wooden barrier gave way.

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A pensioner has been awarded thousands in compensation after he contracted nasal cancer from his 25 years of exposure to wood dust.

The team looking into the idea of an airport in Medway will visit the Towns on Thursday.

A father jumped from the top of a multi-storey car park, leaving a note that read "you're better off without me", an inquest heard.

A seven-year-old boy has been taken to Medway hospital after being hit by a van in Walderslade

Singer Joseph Apostol has made it through to the semi-finals of the BBC talent show The Voice.

Fifteen firefighters tackled a suspicious fire that broke out in the former Black Lion pub in Gillingham soon after midnight.

A woman in her sixties had to be cut free from a car by firefighters after it crashed on the M2.

The wife of a man who died in a crash in Rainham has paid tribute to her ‘lovely and talented’ husband.

Talented student Joseph Apostol is hoping people in Medway will support him as he competes in the quarter-final of The Voice tonight.

Armed Forces Day will play an important part in forging strong links between the Army and the public, according to one Sapper.

Firefighters were called to a house in Gillingham when a fire broke out in the roof.