Photographs from the archives of the Kent Messenger Group, publishers of Kent and Medway Today, feature in a new exhibition on the life of Sir Winston Churchill. Called The Churchill Connection, the exhibition was opened by Sir Winston’s grandson Winston
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Preparing for the play-offs
Play-off fever is gripping the regional press in the run-up to the weekend’s crunch games which will decide the future for football fans. Two of the papers caught up in the excitement are the East Anglian Daily Times – which
News In Brief from around the regions
NUDE FOOTIE: Police were called to playing fields at Cheltenham at 4am after a caller reported six men playing football in the nude, the Gloucestershire Echo told its readers. There was no sign of anyone by the time officers arrived,
News In Brief – from around the regions
HOT OVERALLS WRECK TAKEAWAY: A blaze which wrecked a Chinese takeaway had an unsual cause, the Wolverhampton Express and Star reported. Fire officers told the paper it was caused by spontaneous combustion in a pair of grease-stained overalls. The overalls
News In Brief – from around the regions
SURF-INN THE NET: One of England’s oldest pubs – Nottingham’s famous Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem – has set up its own website. The Nottingham Evening Post reported on the ancient inn’s step into the 21st century and told how
Back to class
Medway Today found a new angle on the grammar school debate – by sending two of its reporters back to the classroom. Dressed in school uniform, the duo attended lessons and mingled with pupils at a local grammar school and
Medway salutes community heroes
Dozens of public-spirited groups and individuals have been saluted by Medway Today in a scheme to honour ordinary folk for extraordinary achievements. The paper devoted three pages to reports and pictures of recipients of the first Pride in Medway Awards.
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UNITED ON BABY’S NAME: A West Midlands husband who wanted to name his son after the entire Manchester United team has been persuaded by his wife to settle instead for a simple Ryan Matthews – in honour of United’s Ryan
News NIBs from around the regions
POSTMAN’S NIGHTMARE: A Rottweiler chased unlucky postman Paul Elliott into a telephone kiosk after stealing a full mail bag out of his hand. The Shields Gazette reported that Paul rang the assistant manager at the South Shields sorting office who
Team effort scores an FA Cup victory
Gillingham may have lost 5-0 to Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter finals, but the Gills’ historic match meant a great victory for another local team. Editorial staff at Medway Today produced a 16-page FA Cup special to wrap-round Monday’s
"I'm co dotty now I can use e-mail"
I’m co dotty nowI can use e-mail Nikki White, a journalist on Medway Today, was brave enough to admit in print that she’d only just caught up with the miracle that is e-mail – and we know she’s not alone.
Drink drivers named, shamed – and pictured
A name and shame campaign is running in Medway Today and Medway Messenger this month in a joint bid with local police to crack down on drunk drivers. Last year more than 70 local drivers were convicted of festive season