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Living in Chatham takes its toll – five years on average

 Living in Chatham takes its toll – five years on average

People living in Rainham will live five years longer than people who live just a few miles away in the centre of Chatham, according to new data.

Hospital bosses in double departure

Hospital bosses in double departure

The chairman and chief executive of Kent's biggest hospital - placed in special measures last year - are both to leave, it has been announced.

Inside your Medway Messenger

Inside your Medway Messenger

Pick up a copy of your award-winning Medway Messenger for the very best news and sport.

Smart app by clever Medway pupils

Smart app by clever Medway pupils

Pupils are developing their own smart phone app after Dragon’s Den star Theo Paphitis invested £1,000 in their idea.

A sleep over with a message

 A sleep over with a message

Sleepers braves biting winds to raise almost £7,000 for two good causes at Medway's annual sleep-out.

Club mourns one of its greats

Club mourns one of its greats

Gillingham FC has paid tribute to Brian Gibbs, the second highest goalscorer in the club's Football League history, who has died aged 77.

Fire in a roof

Fire in a roof

Three people treated for smoke inhalation and burns after a fire broke out in a Chatham home.

Protesters lose fight over Costa cafe in historic high street

Protesters lose fight over Costa cafe in historic high street

Coffee giant Costa can open a shop in historic Rochester High Street after councillors granted planning permission, despite hundreds of objections.

Man walks free after jury clears him of alleyway rape

Man walks free after jury clears him of alleyway rape

A jury has acquitted a man accused of a brutal rape in an alleyway late at night.

Flasher 'exposes himself to dog walker'

Flasher 'exposes himself to dog walker'

Women are being urged to be vigilant after a woman claims she was flashed at by a man while walking a dog.

Murder suspect remanded after death crash

Murder suspect remanded after death crash

A man accused of murdering a father in a hit-and-run crash has been remanded in custody.

£5m revamp of emergency department

£5m revamp of emergency department

A hospital's A&E department is to undergo a major overhaul - after it was branded "totally unsuitable" last year in an NHS report.

Mourners gather to remember tragic hospital groom after cancer death

Mourners gather to remember tragic hospital groom after cancer death

Hundreds of mourners have turned out to say goodbye to hospital groom Ryan "Felix" Glenny at his funeral today.

Bring your smart phone and a flask - 'citizen journalists' get their own bench at Medway Council meetings

Bring your smart phone and a flask - 'citizen journalists' get their own bench at Medway Council meetings

So-called citizen journalists are to get official recognition at council meetings.

Drivers 'risking everything' by getting behind the wheel over the limit

Drivers 'risking everything' by getting behind the wheel over the limit

More people were caught drink-driving in Medway over Christmas than any other area of Kent, it has been revealed.

Hit-and-run victim had been jailed for attack on disabled shopper

Hit-and-run victim had been jailed for attack on disabled shopper

A father who died after a hit-and-run had previously been jailed for driving a stolen car at a disabled woman, it has emerged.

'I didn't get to say goodbye': Tears of shooting victim's wife at murder trial

'I didn't get to say goodbye': Tears of shooting victim's wife at murder trial

The widow of a father-of-two who died after a street shooting has broken down in tears at the trial of a man accused of his murder.

Your Monday Medway Messenger is out now

Your Monday Medway Messenger is out now

The Monday edition of the Medway Messenger is on sale now with the latest news and sport from around the Towns.

Mayor leaves hostile Rochester Airport debate TWICE but £4m masterplan approved

Mayor leaves hostile Rochester Airport debate TWICE but £4m masterplan approved

The Mayor of Medway left a debate on the controversial £4.4m plan for Rochester Airport amid protests and slow hand-clapping.

Crime-cutting CCTV camera hacked down on estate... after just two days

Crime-cutting CCTV camera hacked down on estate... after just two days

Vandals hacked down a CCTV camera with an angle grinder just two days after it was installed on an estate in a bid to reduce crime.

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