In your bumper Medway Messenger this week you can have a day trip to France with P&O Ferries for £2 per person.

We also have the latest on the fatal road crash in Strood, which killed Elsie Blades, 84, and her daughter Marilyn Herlihy, 60.

We talk to the budding football star whose big chance could have been lost after he was attacked by a dog. Kobie Ambrose, 14, almost lost a finger in the attack and had to cancel try-outs with Tottenham Hotspur and Leyton Orient.

There are four pages of pictures from the Medway Mile, which attracted about 1,700 to do a lap of Rochester Castle and High Street on Monday, and you can meet the stars of this year's pantomime at the Central Theatre, in Chatham.

We also have the latest on how swine flu is affecting Medway, and get a glimpse of FIDO - the hi-tech machine which promises to keep our parks clear of dog mess.

Don't miss your Medway Messenger, out now.