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African trip for building apprentice

African trip for building apprentice

A young worker on a housing estate in Kent was sent to Malawi to help with a charity house building initiative.

Gills sign midfielder Smith

Gills sign midfielder Smith

Gillingham have signed attacking midfielder Connor Smith on loan from Championship club Watford until the end of the season.

Inquest into drummer's death fails to find answers

Inquest into drummer's death fails to find answers

An inquest has failed to fully explain how a much-loved musician died after a fire broke out at his flat in Gillingham.

New head for new term at school with 'colourful' past

New head for new term at school with 'colourful' past

Pupils at the Bishop of Rochester Academy will return to school today for their first full term under a new head.

Pony loses eye after being hit by branch

Pony loses eye after being hit by branch

An animal sanctuary is appealing for donations after an elderly Shetland pony was injured in the recent storms.

Update: Crews called to boat blaze

Update: Crews called to boat blaze

Firefighters battled to save a house boat from being totally destroyed in a fire earlier today.

Charity boss facing jail over fake accounts

Charity boss facing jail over fake accounts

A former charity manager is facing prison after admitting she falsified documents relating to money belonging to two vulnerable adults.

Singer Lee is Big Brother early favourite

Singer Lee is Big Brother early favourite

Kent-born star Lee Ryan has entered the Celebrity Big Brother house - and is already an early favourite to win the contest.

Inside your Monday Medway Messenger

Inside your Monday Medway Messenger

Start your week with your new look Medway Messenger with all the latest news, sport and entertainment.

Wards closed after outbreak of superbug

Wards closed after outbreak of superbug

Two wards at Medway Maritime Hospital have been closed after suspected cases of the potentially life-threatening Norovirus.

Family's battle after girl falls victim to rare brain disease

Family's battle after girl falls victim to rare brain disease

A family have spoken of their vigil after their daughter, four, was struck by a brain disease so rare it only affects four in a million people.

Oscars stars bring Hollywood to Kent

 Oscars stars bring Hollywood to Kent

Charles Dickens' stillborn baby and true grit in a Second World War jail... how Kent is shaping the blockbusters of 2014.

Search and rescue

Search and rescue

A rescue mission was launched after a distress beacon was set off on the River Medway.

Bare-faced cheek as burglar discards clothes to flee police dog

Bare-faced cheek as burglar discards clothes to flee police dog

A burglar was left as red-faced as his shorts as he ditched nearly all his clothes in a bid to flee a chasing police dog.

Mother beaten by five men bravely speaks out

Mother beaten by five men bravely speaks out

A woman brutally beaten by five different men has pledged to help others as she builds her life back up.

'Forever in our hearts, prayers and dreams'

'Forever in our hearts, prayers and dreams'

A family have paid an emotion-charged tribute to the 'charismatic' 17-year-old schoolboy tragically killed in a crash on New Year's Day.

Scally 'could scrap' controversial season ticket charge

Scally 'could scrap' controversial season ticket charge

A controversial charge if Gills fans want family or friends to use their tickets could be scrapped, chairman Paul Scally has hinted.

'We never got to say goodbye'

'We never got to say goodbye'

A grieving daughter has formally complained after her father suddenly died on a hospital ward shortly after a fall.

Bike track under threat as council considers plot

Bike track under threat as council considers plot

A popular off-road bike track used by hundreds of youngsters across Medway and the South East could close.

Still waiting for answers over dad’s hospital death

Still waiting for answers over dad’s hospital death

A daughter says she never got to say a proper goodbye to her terminally ill father who died after falling from his hospital bed.

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