In your Gravesend Messenger this week:

Don't miss our popular First Class supplement, with pictures galore capturing youngsters' first days at school

In news, the family of a teenager found dead from a suspected drugs overdose three years ago may finally get some answers

Gravesend comes to a standstill for the funeral of a Highways Agency worker

A mum battles to bring her son home after he falls from a balcony in Turkey

The latest on the £2bn plans for Paramount park

You can win Halloween family fun tickets in our free leisure guide, What's On. We also have some tickets to give away for the Ideal Home Show at Christmas.

In sport, we've the latest news on Olympic sprint star Adam Gemili and we talk to Ebbsfleet boss Liam Daish about his fears that England could damage his team's FA Cup hopes.

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