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Your chance to quiz hospital chiefs

Your chance to quiz hospital chiefs

Patients will get the chance to quiz bosses at Medway Maritime Hospital, which has been placed in special measures, at an annual meeting tomorrow.

Garage fire treated as suspicious

Garage fire treated as suspicious

A garage went up in flames a few feet from homes last night.

Grammar becomes second in Britain to be classed as failing

Grammar becomes second in Britain to be classed as failing

A Kent grammar school has become only the second ever in Britain to be put in special measures.

Gillingham cyclist hit by lorry named

Gillingham cyclist hit by lorry named

A cyclist who was killed in a collision with a lorry has been named as 58-year-old Stephen Barton from Gillingham.

Pay for parking by phone

Pay for parking by phone

Shoppers and commuters will be able to use their mobile phone to pay for their parking as part of a trial scheme in Medway.

Family's desperate appeal

Family's desperate appeal

A week after a grandmother went missing near her home, her family have made a desperate plea for information.

Car ploughs into hedge

Car ploughs into hedge

Police have closed a slip road after a car ended up in a hedge.

Lost stock at libraries

Lost stock at libraries

More than 1,000 items have gone missing from Medway’s libraries in the past financial year.

Size doesn't matter, insists Hollands

Size doesn't matter, insists Hollands

Size doesn’t matter, insists new Gillingham loan signing Danny Hollands.

Inside the Medway Messenger

Inside the Medway Messenger

Start the week with the Monday Medway Messenger – with all the latest news and all the sporting action from the weekend.

Six police officers to complete marathon bike ride

Six police officers to complete marathon bike ride

Six Medway police officers will complete a marathon bike ride for Demelza Children's Hospice today (Sunday).

Man held after bar staff attacked

Man held after bar staff attacked

A Chatham man has been arrested after two separate attacks on bar staff.

Rich pickings for hedgerow harvesters

Rich pickings for hedgerow harvesters

A bumper crop of fruit spells good news for wildlife in Medway – as well as for foragers and jam makers.

Sculptors don't need to cast about for inspiration

Sculptors don't need to cast about for inspiration

Artists CJ Munn and Andre Masters are creating a name for their sculptures... so guess which body part singer Labrinth wanted cast?

Hospital staff cancel holidays to help Sheppey Crossing crash injured

Hospital staff cancel holidays to help Sheppey Crossing crash injured

Staff at Medway Hospital cancelled their holidays so they could help those injured in one of Britain’s biggest ever road accidents.

Staff assaulted at pub

Staff assaulted at pub

A man has been arrested after two members of staff at a pub were assaulted on Thursday evening.

Students attacked by drive-by racists

Students attacked by drive-by racists

Three students have been subjected to a vile racist attack by thugs who threatened to kill them as they walked home.

Twins jailed for beating dog to death

Twins jailed for beating dog to death

Homeless twin brothers have been locked up after beating a dog to death while high on drink and drugs. WARNING: Contains distressing image.

Drug addict steals grandfather's medals

Drug addict steals grandfather's medals

A man has admitted stealing his own grandfather’s war medals and a bank card from the family home.

Chats face league leaders

Chats face league leaders

Chatham take on top-of-the-table Witham but manager Kevin Watson says his side won't approach the game any differently.

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