Your bumper Friday edition of the Medway Messenger is in the shops now – with all the latest news, views, entertainment and sport.

In our front page report, Gills chairman Paul Scally has warned more of the club’s games could be in danger of being called off or played in front of an empty stadium after a row with over policing costs for this Saturday’s game with Swindon.

We have got a special report on the shooting in Gillingham last Friday which left two men seriously injured.

It is the last chance for schools hoping to win £8,000 of play equipment in our Safe Play competition to send in their tokens and this week the voucher is once again worth a bonus five points.

This week we also launch the Medway Business Awards 2012 – find out all the details and how to enter on page 15.

In sport, Gills boss Andy Hessenthaler is demanding his side turn in a performance to make fans proud this Saturday and in What’s On there’s plenty of ideas for things to do with the family this weekend.