As you are busy planning your New Year’s Eve celebrations, don’t forget to buy your copy of the Medway Messenger.

Veteran charity runner Jack Denness, who has raised thousands for good causes, has been made an MBE. We were the first to speak to him after the list was revealed.

Also in news, a shopkeeper has spoken off his shock after he was robbed at gunpoint for less that £200.

We find out if the tills have been ringing for Medway shops in the sales and take a look at the most popular baby names of 2012.

We’ve got a picture special from the Oliver Fisher Special Care Baby Unit's annual party and a chance to test your knowledge on the past 12 months in our Quiz of the Year.

In sport we’ve got a guide to what’s coming up in 2013 and an interview with Gills chairman Paul Scally.

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