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

We exclusively reveal how police failed to spot a dead pensioner had been murdered until undertakers found a knife in his back.

Gillingham residents tell how a man staged a five-hour wrecking rampage on their roofs and we have the latest from the Treeby murder trial.

A health chief at Medway Maritime Hospital tells mums-te-be they have nothing to fear as its maternity unit prepares to welcome hundreds more patients in an NHS shake-up.

In the latest on Medway's bid for city status, Kent County Council leader Cllr Paul Carter backs the aspiration for the five Towns to become one city.

And readers have until Friday to vote for little dribbler Chloe Pilbeam, the two-year-old who is hoping to become Gillingham FC's unlikely new hero in a football competition.

We're offering every reader £1 off entry to the Medway Beer Festival, which runs from November 4 to 6 in Chatham, with a voucher in today's paper.

And there is the chance to win tickets to see classical band Blake in concert as well as CDs and signed posters.

Jenni Horn brings you Going Out, two pages on the local entertainment scene including an interview with Britain's Got Talent star Paul Burling, who will appear in Jack and the Beanstalk at Chatham's Central Theatre.

Our new TV preview page shows you the best on the box. There are quizzes, crossword and Sudoku on our Coffee Break page and columnists Nikki White and kmfm's Andy Walker are both in action.

Sport tells how Gills are back on track after a 2-1 win against Stockport on Saturday.

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