The Gravesend Messenger is out today.

In this week's edition:

• The parents of a 14-year-old boy found dead at the home of a drug abuser have told of their desperate efforts to get help as his life spiralled out of control.
• Gravesham council agrees to rise in council tax - full report from the budget meeting.
• Thug who robbed man at knife point in his own home is jailed for six years.
• The aunt of a young girl who died of a rare condition is backing the Stacey Mowle appeal.
• Two-page special on Gravesend's gurdwara.
• Plus lots more and pictures from events throughout the week.