The latest edition of the Medway Messenger is in the shops now with all the weekend news, sport and pictures.

Saturday saw the Pride in Medway gala awards evening, with veteran fundraiser Bill Strong named as the overall winner. He is pictured with deputy mayor Cllr Barry Kemp and TV presenter Geoff Clark. Find out more about the moving awards night inside the paper.

It was also an emotional weekend for the family and friends of Capt Dan Read, killed in Afghanistan in January, who gathered for a memorial service at the Garrison Church in Brompton.

Mother's Day is not far away and you could win a lunch for four people to celebrate at the King Charles Hotel in Gillingham. Our page of competitions and offers also has a £1 coffee offer from the Rochester Coffee Company and a chance to win tickets to see the Solid Silver 60s Show.

Jenni Horn's two page guide to the leisure scene in Medway brings you details of a one-off show in Chatham by The Drifters and a top comedy night. Jenni also interviews comedian Joe Pasquale as he prepares for his role as The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz in Chatham next month.

Columnists Nikki White and kmfm's Vanessa Elms are in action and you can tackle quizzes, a crossword and Sudoku on our Coffee Break page.

In sport, Gills slipped to another defeat on their travels leaving manager Mark Stimson baffled by his players' performances. There are four pages of reports, pictures and news from the Gills.

It's all in the latest edition of the Medway Messengr - pop out and buy a copy today.