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Inside the Medway Messenger

Inside the Medway Messenger

Start your week with a copy of the Monday edition of the Medway Messenger - find out what's inside.

Attacker walks free after assault caught on camera

Attacker walks free after assault caught on camera

A man who was filmed smashing his head down on a woman's face in a nasty street attack has avoided being charged. WARNING: graphic video

Families bid to trace cemetery vandals

Families bid to trace cemetery vandals

Relatives and firms have united to track down the vandals who trashed graves at a cemetery.

Man, 21, on bank robbery charges

Man, 21, on bank robbery charges

A young man has been charged with a bank robbery and over a failed raid on a different branch.

Two rescued from stricken yacht

Two rescued from stricken yacht

Rescue crews saved two people when a sailing yacht ran aground off the Isle of Grain.

Holiday park... or building site?

Holiday park... or building site?

Holidaymakers are angry after the bulldozers moved in to a leisure park at the height of the summer.

Student Molly tackles a hairy issue

Student Molly tackles a hairy issue

A Kent student is set to challenge one of the last taboos... growing her armpit hair for charity.

Woman rescued as car flips onto roof

Woman rescued as car flips onto roof

A woman has a lucky escape when she walked away from her overturned car with only minor injuries.

Three rescued after boat breaks down on River Medway

Three rescued after boat breaks down on River Medway

Three people had to be rescued after their boat broke down on the River Medway yesterday.

Oyez, oyez - we're not crap!

Oyez, oyez - we're not crap!

Medway has been named as one of Britain's worst areas in a new book.

Bells silenced after Dickens church hits hard times

Bells silenced after Dickens church hits hard times

The bells of a church which inspired author Charles Dickens will be silenced after 115 years.

Man arrested following attempted bank robbery in Gillingham

Man arrested following attempted bank robbery in Gillingham

A 21-year-old man has been arrested following reports of an attempted robbery at a bank in Gillingham.

Firefighters issue warning after blaze threatens homes in Medway

Firefighters issue warning after blaze threatens homes in Medway

Firefighters are reminding residents to take care when lighting bonfires and to dispose of rubbish carefully following a large blaze.

Drivers won 93% of appeals at bus station

Drivers won 93% of appeals at bus station

Medway Council handed out more than 4,000 fines at Chatham's bus station at a time when they were allowing almost every appeal.

Submarine snap wins amateur photographer first place in Medway photo competition

Submarine snap wins amateur photographer first place in Medway photo competition

Amateur photographers took part in a competition run by the Medway Queen Preservation Society, in conjunction with the Parkwood Camera Club.

Chats boss to make changes

Chats boss to make changes

Manager Kevin Watson says he will make changes to his Chatham side for the visit of newly-promoted Barkingside.

Mos land goalscorer

Mos land goalscorer

Invicta Dynamos head coach Kevin Parrish believes new signing Jakub Klima will give his side an extra edge in front of goal.

Car loaded with war memorabilia worth £1,500 stolen

Car loaded with war memorabilia worth £1,500 stolen

A mum has spoken of her anger after her car, which was full of her son's war memorabilia, was stolen from outside her home.

Jury clears man of killing a father of five

Jury clears man of killing a father of five

A man accused of killing a dad has been found not guilty of murder and an alternative charge of manslaughter.

Up the junction?

Up the junction?

Music star Jools Holland could be forced to pull down a huge medieval-style wall in his garden - because he failed to get planning permission.

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