Maidstone News
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Local News Maidstone Borough Council website: what services and events are available now
From bin collections and Council Tax to a Hollywood costumes exhibition and a leather-making workshop, Maidstone Borough Council’s website…
18 September 2026 -
Council Updates Heathlands garden community scoping opinion approved with strengthened requirements for water and railway station
Maidstone’s planning committee voted unanimously to issue an environmental scoping opinion for the proposed 5,000-home Heathlands Garden…
18 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police appeal after reported burglary at Maidstone shop
Two men are alleged to have broken into a shop in Mangravet Avenue and stolen tobacco products in the early hours of 7 September 2026. Kent…
17 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone council projects broadly balanced budget for 2026/27 but flags Lockmeadow and planning appeals overspends
A first-quarter finance update presented to Maidstone Borough Council’s cabinet on 16 September 2026 showed an overall underspend of…
17 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Thursday, 17 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Thursday, 17 September 2026 9 stories · 4-minute read 1944: Operation Market Garden launched: Allied airborne troops…
17 September 2026 -
Local News Maidstone rolls out living-roof bus shelters, Cool Zones and Eco Hubs in climate push
Maidstone Borough Council has unveiled a package of environmental measures including biodiversity-boosting bus shelters, heat-relief Cool…
16 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone to reopen housing revenue account in bid to build 1,000 affordable homes
Maidstone Borough Council’s housing committee considered a proposal on 15 September 2026 to reopen its Housing Revenue Account for the…
16 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Tuesday, 15 September 2026 10 stories · 4-minute read 1916: Tanks were used in battle for the first time in history…
15 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone council puts £250,000 into plan to make town safer for women and girls
Maidstone Borough Council has approved a £250,000 action plan to tackle violence against women and girls, with Maidstone town centre…
14 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Chatham man jailed for life after stabbing housemate over £10 phone debt
Mark Jesse, 51, was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years at Maidstone Crown Court for the murder of Charlie Belsham at their shared Castle…
14 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Monday, 14 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Monday, 14 September 2026 7 stories · 3-minute read 2022: Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin was carried in solemn…
14 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Sunday, 13 September 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Sunday, 13 September 2026 9 stories · 4-minute read 1993: Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat shook hands at the White…
13 September 2026