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Do you visit A&E over 50 times a year. .? Many are

16 January 2014
Do you visit A&E over 50 times a year. .? Many are

Some patients are going to Medway A&E more than 50 times a year, figures have revealed.

United call against closure of mental health unit

16 January 2014
United call against closure of mental health unit

Councillors are calling on the NHS to reverse the decision to shut Medway’s mental health ward.

Council dispute claim it is one of the worst for food checks

15 January 2014
Council dispute claim it is one of the worst for food checks

Medway's food hygiene bosses said they have turned the service around since a damning report placed the authority among the worst in the country.

In the tiniest whisper he said "hello mum"

11 January 2014
In the tiniest whisper he said "hello mum"

After weeks of being at her son’s bedside watching him fight for his life, a mum from Strood was finally able to hear her little boy whisper hello.

Popular actress to play murder victim in TV drama

10 January 2014
Popular actress to play murder victim in TV drama

Actress Sheridan Smith is to play a Kent woman murdered by her husband in an upcoming ITV drama about her killer.

Pony loses eye after being hit by branch

07 January 2014
Pony loses eye after being hit by branch

An animal sanctuary is appealing for donations after an elderly Shetland pony was injured in the recent storms.

'We never got to say goodbye'

03 January 2014
'We never got to say goodbye'

A grieving daughter has formally complained after her father suddenly died on a hospital ward shortly after a fall.

Still waiting for answers over dad’s hospital death

03 January 2014
Still waiting for answers over dad’s hospital death

A daughter says she never got to say a proper goodbye to her terminally ill father who died after falling from his hospital bed.

BAE to recruit record number of apprentices

31 December 2013
BAE to recruit record number of apprentices

Fifteen jobs for young people will be created at BAE Systems in Rochester as the company recruits a record number of apprentices.

Mother's bedside vigil as son fights for life

28 December 2013
Mother's bedside vigil as son fights for life

Little Oakley Orange has been fighting for his life after an allergic reaction to medication he was prescribed by a doctor. Warning: Graphic picture

What a soup-er lot you are

27 December 2013
What a soup-er lot you are

Readers of the Medway Messenger have shown remarkable generosity in their support for our Christmas appeal in aid of Medway Foodbank.

Tenant told pot plants are a fire hazard

26 December 2013
Tenant told pot plants are a fire hazard

A council tenant who has won awards for her green-fingers has been told she has got to move her pot plants - because they are a fire hazard.

Dickens novel commemorated with postmark

17 December 2013
Dickens novel commemorated with postmark

Letters and parcels will feature a special postmark over the festive season to commemorate the 170th anniversary of A Christmas Carol.

Cash injection to help improve maternity unit

16 December 2013
Cash injection to help improve maternity unit

Care for new mums at Medway Maritime Hospital is being improved thanks to a £250,000 grant.

Firefighters stage second walkout in 24 hours

14 December 2013
Firefighters stage second walkout in 24 hours

Families are being urged to take extra care with cooking tonight as firefighters walk out for four hours.

Husband's letter of condolence... for his own death

14 December 2013
Husband's letter of condolence... for his own death

A council has apologised after sending a letter to a man's wife - who died weeks earlier - offering condolences on HIS death.

Girl, nine, sent home from hospital to die

12 December 2013
Girl, nine, sent home from hospital to die

A young girl who collapsed and died on Christmas Day had been sent home from A&E by a junior doctor just hours before, an inquest heard.

Kent firefighters due to strike again

11 December 2013
Kent firefighters due to strike again

Firefighters plan to stage two strikes in just over 24 hours this weekend as the row over pensions continues.

Anxious night over after flood warning

05 December 2013
Anxious night over after flood warning

People who were evacuated overnight have now been able to return to their homes, although flood defences were breached at Strood.

Mother's fears as boy, 14, goes missing

03 December 2013
Mother's fears as boy, 14, goes missing

A worried mother has made a desperate appeal for help in tracing her missing 14-year-old son, who she has not seen for four days.

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