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Car and bike engulfed in flame after crash

Car and bike engulfed in flame after crash

A car and a motorbike burst into flames following a collision this evening.

Memorial service for tragic Safiya

Memorial service for tragic Safiya

A memorial service will be held to mark the first anniversary of Safiya Stewart's death.

Delays after crash on busy road

Delays after crash on busy road

Traffic delays built up after a crash on a main route.

Becket relic dating back eight centuries 'returns home'

Becket relic dating back eight centuries 'returns home'

A bone - thought to be from Thomas Becket's arm - is returning to the place where the "troublesome priest" was murdered 800 years ago.

Alzheimer’s sufferer shares her story

Alzheimer’s sufferer shares her story

A woman who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s after her colleagues noticed something was wrong has shared her story.

Can you offer a home to Lucy?

Can you offer a home to Lucy?

For about eight months Lucy lived in a cardboard box alongside a busy railway line.

Pensioner rescued from home after fire

Pensioner rescued from home after fire

An elderly woman had to be treated for the effects of smoke inhalation and had to rescued by firefighters after a small fire broke out in her home

Shoelace row in double murder case

Shoelace row in double murder case

A key piece of evidence which supporters of a convicted killer claim could prove his innocence is at the centre of a legal dispute.

Ultrafast broadband coming to Gillingham

Ultrafast broadband coming to Gillingham

BT has announced Gillingham will be one of the first communities in the country to get the latest ultrafast broadband.

Scally open to league reform

Scally open to league reform

The Football League’s radical new proposal to overhaul the national game structure “has legs” according to Gills chairman Paul Scally.

'Drug gave us precious time'

'Drug gave us precious time'

A widow will be running Race for Life today, to help fund research into the type of drugs which gave her more time with her husband.

Missing woman found safe and well

Missing woman found safe and well

A woman with mental health issues who has not been seen since Thursday has been found.

Off to Monte Carlo in a £300 banger

Off to Monte Carlo in a £300 banger

Six countries, three days and 1,000 miles in a car that cost £300 - a Gillingham couple are taking part in the Monte Carlo or Bust Banger Rally.

Man dies after fall from bridge

Man dies after fall from bridge

A man has died after falling from a motorway bridge into a river this morning, it has been confirmed.

Fine after worker's foot run over by forklift

Fine after worker's foot run over by forklift

The Royal Mail has been fined £50,000 after a worker’s foot was left broken and bruised when it was run over by a forklift in a Kent warehouse.

FA Cup thrill for Halling schoolgirl

FA Cup thrill for Halling schoolgirl

Taryn Wallis is going to her first football match – the FA Cup final today

Midnight rescue after two hours in 'extremely cold' water

Midnight rescue after two hours in 'extremely cold' water

A man, who clung to a buoy for two hours in the dark after his dinghy capsized, was saved by a good Samaritan and a lifeboat crew.

Man arrested after gang confronts paedophile suspect

Man arrested after gang confronts paedophile suspect

Police have warned against vigilante behaviour after a man was confronted amid claims he was a child groomer.

Witness appeal after teen hit by bus

Witness appeal after teen hit by bus

Officers are appealing for people who witnessed an accident in which a teenage boy was hit by a bus.

Local Newspaper Week: how we raised £300k to help our community

Local Newspaper Week: how we raised £300k to help our community

The Medway Messenger has raised nearly £300,000 for good causes we reveal in Local Newspaper Week.

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