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Children's author Jon Mayhew has backed our Get Medway Reading campaign when he visited the Towns to launch a summer book challenge.

We've got the latest on the Estuary airport debate and the plans for a new Thames Crossing, plus a look ahead at a damning report into death rates at Medway Maritime Hospital due out tomorrow.

The Rochester Castle Concerts begin on Wednesday and will once again be followed by Under Siege - a chance for youngsters to show off their musical talents on the same stage. We've got a full line-up and preview in Going Out.

Also in today's paper is our new Take 5 fashion and lifestyle pages. This week they feature the best of this season's wedding outfits.

We've got five pages of sport including the latest Gills transfer news, the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup final, ice hockey and cricket.

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