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Bank manager’s poignant reason for 'Decembeard'

Bank manager’s poignant reason for 'Decembeard'

Men have been growing beards this month to raise awareness of bowel cancer but Nigel Sheepwash has a particularly poignant reason for joining in.

Drivers can check traffic jams with view from spycam

Drivers can check traffic jams with view from spycam

People facing the daily frustration of traffic jams on a trading estate can now use a spy-cam to check how busy the roads are.

Robbery suspect remanded in custody after raid on security van

Robbery suspect remanded in custody after raid on security van

Staff delivering money to a bank were allegedly robbed by two men who fled with a cash box.

Lifeboat crewman launches more than 1,000 times

Lifeboat crewman launches more than 1,000 times

A helmsman has become one of a few people in the RNLI's history to reach the landmark 1,000 launch figure.

No 11-plus? No problem!

No 11-plus? No problem!

A grammar school could start allowing children in, even if they have not passed the Medway or Kent tests.

Police wrestle suspected drug-dealer to ground

Police wrestle suspected drug-dealer to ground

A man was wrestled to the ground by police and arrested, along with a second man, on suspicion of supplying drugs.

Gillingham v Colchester United - in pictures

Gillingham v Colchester United - in pictures

Pictures as Dominic Samuel's strike makes it two Gills wins from two over Christmas.

Family flee home as dishwasher bursts into flames

Family flee home as dishwasher bursts into flames

A family including three children had to flee their home after a dishwasher burst into flames.

Chelsea youngster set for Gills exit

Chelsea youngster set for Gills exit

Gillingham’s loan midfielder Jordan Houghton looks set to return to Premier League Chelsea.

Team-player Max happy to help

Team-player Max happy to help

Max Ehmer was glad to be back in action for the Gills and insisted he had no problems over his recent omission.

Edinburgh: We got away with it

Edinburgh: We got away with it

Justin Edinburgh admitted his team got away with it on Monday after narrowly beating bottom club Colchester.

Samuel strike clinches Gills win

Samuel strike clinches Gills win

Dominic Samuel scored the winning goal for the Gills to see off basement boys Colchester.

Churches to offer beds as homeless face cold nights

Churches to offer beds as homeless face cold nights

Churches across Medway are to open their doors to offer the homeless a safe and warm place during the coldest nights of the year.

Three assaulted in Boxing Day street attack after gig

Three assaulted in Boxing Day street attack after gig

Two women and a man were assaulted in the village of Halling and police investigating the incident are appealing for witnesses.

Edinburgh wary of strugglers

Edinburgh wary of strugglers

Gills boss Justin Edinburgh knows basement boys Colchester won’t give his team an easy ride.

First-class List deserved chance, says boss

First-class List deserved chance, says boss

The hard work paid off for Elliott List after making his debut on Boxing Day.

Match-winning keeper plays through the pain

Match-winning keeper plays through the pain

Gillingham’s match-winning keeper Stuart Nelson almost missed Monday’s game through injury.

Rochester's two-week-old £26m station hit by power cut

Rochester's two-week-old £26m station hit by power cut

Rochester's new £26m railway station was hit by a power cut this afternoon with trains unable to stop.

Shoppers stuck in lifts freed by firefighters

Shoppers stuck in lifts freed by firefighters

Shoppers got more than they bargained for when they had to be rescued after getting stuck in lifts at TWO shopping centres.

Swindon v Gills in pictures

Swindon v Gills in pictures

Picture action from the County Ground as Gillingham beat Swindon 3-1.

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