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

Free inside this week is Kent Business which looks at the start of the new rapid rail link in the county and meets the Young Dragons, Medway's teenage business people.

Our What's On leisure and TV guide is getting in the festive mood - oh yes it is - by meeting some of the top names appearing in Kent pantos this year. And on that subject, in the main part of the paper, you can find an interview with Star Trek's George Takei who has arrived in Medway ready for his role in Aladdin at The Central Theatre, Chatham.

Also free inside is the Homes & Motors supplement with hundreds of houses, flats and cars for sale. Featured property this week is a family house in Honeysuckle Close, Hempstead.

Children - you could win yourself a bike or vouchers to spend by telling us why you love your mum and drawing a picture of her. The contest is being run with a Rochester businessman who entered a similar competition in our predecessor, the Kent Evening Post, 40 years ago. His mum died earlier this year and he is offering the prizes in her memory.

We have three pages of views and opinions including readers' letters on the Medway City Estate traffic problem and The Codgers Club with David Jones.

So many reasons to pop out and buy a copy of your big value Medway Messenger today.