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Your Monday Medway Messenger is out today, with all the latest news, sport and entertainment.

We reveal the rising costs of thefts from Medway’s largest library, as thousands of pounds of DVDs and games go missing.

We’ve got the latest on a campaign to save Marlowe medical centre in Strood and find out why a nightclub in Chatham has been banned from playing music.

We’ve got reaction to the news that Kingsnorth Power Station near Hoo will close two years earlier than planned, putting more than 120 jobs at risk. The closure has been welcomed by green campaigners but trade union GMB said it will be “devastating” for the local economy.

A theatre experience to celebrate the 200 anniversary of Charles Dickens’ birth will take to the stage at Dickens World in Chatham Maritime later this month. You can find out more in our two-page Going Out guide.

Entertainment reporter Rebecca Hughes has also got news of a sold-out London play, which received five-star reviews, coming to Medway on tour.

We’ve also got your guide to the TV highlights in Box Clever.

In sport, Gills boss Andy Hessenthaler said he won’t let his players sulk after Saturday’s defeat at Priestfield. And chairman Paul Scally has appealed for help after centre-back Garry Richards broke his leg in the game against Barnet last Tuesday. He has asked fans who saw the tackle by Barnet’s Izale McLeod to get in touch.

We’ve also got a chance to win tickets to the latest feel good movie, We Bought a Zoo starring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson. Find out how to enter on p19. The closing date is Thursday, March 14.

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