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Hundreds call on council to reconsider Rochester Airport plans

Hundreds call on council to reconsider Rochester Airport plans

More than 700 people want Medway Council to reconsider plans to redevelop Rochester airport.

Prayers after shock at murder charge

Prayers after shock at murder charge

A vicar has led a prayer walk for shocked parishioners around the area where a missing pensioner was found dead.

Bravery of young woman beaten to a pulp by her boyfriend in street

Bravery of young woman beaten to a pulp by her boyfriend in street

A young woman has told of the moment she decided to press charges against the boyfriend who viciously attacked her in an unprovoked onslaught.

Couple sky high after proposal

Couple sky high after proposal

A man asked his girlfriend to marry him with a little help... from a banner-trailing aeroplane and an owl to deliver the ring!

Theatre night to help baby unit

Theatre night to help baby unit

Do you want to enjoy a great evening's entertainment to help a good cause? Come along to Medway Little Theatre's charity night for Oliver Fisher.

Estuary airport 'fanciful and extreme'

Estuary airport 'fanciful and extreme'

The leader of Essex council has joined colleagues in Kent and Medway in opposing plans for a new four-runway hub airport in the Thames Estuary.

Rush-hour traffic mayhem in Medway as tunnel shuts

Rush-hour traffic mayhem in Medway as tunnel shuts

Thousands of road commuters were stranded on the Medway City Estate this evening after two crashes shut the Medway tunnel.

Dingsdale takes Masters title

Dingsdale takes Masters title

Kent boxers were in title action on Friday night, with Adam Dingsdale claiming a Masters belt and Dan Woodgate narrowly missing out on a Southern Area

Chalet destroyed in arson attack

Chalet destroyed in arson attack

A fire which engulfed a disused holiday chalet at Allhallows Leisure Park is being treated as arson.

Medway Messenger Youth League results

Medway Messenger Youth League results

All the weekend's results from the Medway Messenger Youth League.

Legal threats over alcohol sales

Legal threats over alcohol sales

More than 400 litres of booze has been seized from off-licences in a crackdown on alcohol sales in the Towns.

Inside the Medway Messenger

Inside the Medway Messenger

Start your week with the Medway Messenger –with all the latest news and sport, plus Going Out, TV, quizzes and more.

Candle fire destroys home

Candle fire destroys home

An unwatched candle is thought to have caused a blaze which gutted a village home today.

Plant killer's confession... in note to neighbours

Plant killer's confession... in note to neighbours

A teen who killed plants with weedkiller - including a memorial to a dead child - confessed everything in a note to his victims.

When Downton met the Dockyard

When Downton met the Dockyard

Kent's film credits have been boosted... after the cast and crew of Downton Abbey descended on the tourist attraction.

'I thought I was losing my little girl'

'I thought I was losing my little girl'

A father's warned others after a 12-year-old schoolgirl ended up in hospital after being given a pill by a friend.

Mum gives birth in a Toyota Prius

Mum gives birth in a Toyota Prius

A baby has an unusual place of birth - after her mum delivered her in the footwell of a Toyota Prius before she could get to hospital.

Teen inmate hanged himself in cell after affair with counsellor

Teen inmate hanged himself in cell after affair with counsellor

A teenager who had a volatile affair with a mother-of-two volunteering as a prison counsellor took his own life in his cell.

Vandals in bizarre damage spree to lampposts

Vandals in bizarre damage spree to lampposts

Police have been left in the dark after vandals waged a five-day lamppost wrecking spree.

Chats players have extra motivation

Chats players have extra motivation

There will be extra motivation for Chatham’s players when they face Ryman League Division 1 North high-fliers Heybridge Swifts.

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