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Popular store to expand

Popular store to expand

Work has started at the Dockside Outlet Centre in Chatham which will include the expansion of the home and hobbies store, The Range.

Library protest: "We've been ignored"

Library protest: "We've been ignored"

Banner-waving protesters converged on the council offices to vent their anger against the relocation of Strood library.

Rochester parents of Delce Junior School pupil Rhianna Rawding seek A&E change after she was sent home by University Hospital in Lewisham

Rochester parents of Delce Junior School pupil Rhianna Rawding seek A&E change after she was sent home by University Hospital in Lewisham

The parents of a girl who died hours after being sent home from hospital by a junior doctor are calling for all children to be seen by a senior medic.

Yarny's Army heading for our ski slopes

Yarny's Army heading for our ski slopes

A Kent ski slope has seen a huge surge in interest as Lizzy Yarnold and other Olympics stars inspire us to dust off the snowboards.

Primary school in special measures for third time

Primary school in special measures for third time

New leadership brought in to turn a school around after Ofsted condemned the quality of teaching and achievement and behaviour of pupils.

Huge 50ft tree finally removed from homes after two months of misery

Huge 50ft tree finally removed from homes after two months of misery

After two months of misery, a 50ft tree that toppled onto two houses is being removed by crane today following a series of disputes.

Medway Messenger Cute Kids competition has £2,000 up for grabs

Medway Messenger Cute Kids competition has £2,000 up for grabs

It's week 2 of the Medway Messenger's Cute Kids competition at Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre with a huge cash pot to be won.

Medway Messenger Youth League results

Medway Messenger Youth League results

Just eight fixtures beat the elements this weekend as bad weather continues to play havoc with the sporting calendar.

Devastated as charity closes after 30 years

Devastated as charity closes after 30 years

A disabled children's charity, whose supporters include comedian Joe Pasquale and Dame Vera Lynn, has closed because it has run out of cash.

Elderly man rescued from flat fire

Elderly man rescued from flat fire

An elderly man had to be rescued by firefighters after a blaze broke out in a block of flats in Chatham today.

Inside your Monday Medway Messenger

Inside your Monday Medway Messenger

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

Woman, 20, suffers 'life-changing' injuries as car overturns on M2

Woman, 20, suffers 'life-changing' injuries as car overturns on M2

A young woman has been flown to hospital with "life-changing" injuries after a car she was a passenger in ended up on its roof on the M2.

Mould-ridden flat no place to recover

Mould-ridden flat no place to recover

A mother-of-three wants action as her daughter recovers from a broken leg and jaw - in a flat plagued with damp and mould.

Woman, 25, fights off 'masked sex attacker after dawn assault'

Woman, 25, fights off 'masked sex attacker after dawn assault'

A young woman says she screamed and elbowed a masked sex attacker when she was grabbed in a dawn assault today.

Bomb scare at Royal Mail delivery office

Bomb scare at Royal Mail delivery office

A suspect package at a Royal Mail delivery office sparked a bomb scare this morning - days after explosives were sent to two Kent Army offices.

Parents bid to clear coma son's name

Parents bid to clear coma son's name

A devastated family are trying to piece together how a man arrested on suspicion of burglary ended up unconscious and still in a coma nine weeks on.

Doctor spared jailed after lying to cover up learner driver wife's car crash

Doctor spared jailed after lying to cover up learner driver wife's car crash

A hospital doctor has avoided prison after lying to police that he was driving when his uninsured wife crashed into a parked Jaguar.

Dramatic collapse at old theatre site

Dramatic collapse at old theatre site

A huge gaping hole has been left in the back of a former theatre under renovation after a dramatic collapse last night.

Postponement problems mounting for Chats

Postponement problems mounting for Chats

Chatham secretary Henry Longhurst says the club have already scheduled in games for every midweek between now and the end of the season.

1,000 homes left in the dark

1,000 homes left in the dark

Almost a thousand homes were without power for seven hours yesterday because of a fault with an underground cable.

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