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

It might have been a wet weekend, but spirits were high at the Medieval Merriment festival in Rochester Castle Gardens.

A professional portrait is a keepsake everyone can enjoy - so don't miss our amazing reader offer. We've got together with Starlight Studios and Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre to offer every reader a 10x8in professional portrait worth £20 - absolutely FREE, no purhcase necessary.

In news, we talk to a mum whose son was taken into care when she was falsely accused of being drunk, report on a major u-turn on a controversial school merger and print tributes to the Strood death crash biker.

See if you can spot your child in our picture special from a holiday workshop at Hempstead Valley and check out some stunning sunset images of Medway taken by a teenage photographer. We are always happy to receive reader pictures - email them to medwaymessenger@thekmgroup.co.uk.

Rebecca Hughes brings you Going Out, all the latest news on the local entertainment scene including ghostly goings on at a Rainham theatre.

The week's TV highlights are in Box Clever, there are quizzes, crossword and Sudoku on our Coffee Break page and columnists Nikki White and kmfm DJ Andy Walker are both in action.

Sport has all the latest Gills news after a disappointing 1-0 loss at home to Shrewsbury.

All this and lots more in the latest edition of the Medway Messenger - pop out and pick up your copy today.