In this week's Gravesend Messenger:

People living near a school who are fed up with parents parking illegally outside their homes, and verbally abusing them, are preparing to blockade their road - in their deckchairs.

Meet the five-year-old who knew exactly what to do when a woman needed rescuing from the River Thames.

Time is running out to have your say on where the next Thames Crossing should go - the favourite at the moment is east of Gravesend.

In What's On, we've plenty of prizes up for grabs including a Galaxy Tab 2, tickets to Thorpe Park and a trip on Eurostar.

Plus don't miss our Fun Club summer special packed full of ideas of things to do.

And in Sport, we look ahead to Ebbsfleet's first game under their new boss.

Pick up your copy today.