Maidstone News
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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…
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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 -
Kent Football Maidstone United 1-2 Braintree: National League – South match report
Maidstone United lost 1-2 away to Braintree in the National League – South.
12 September 2026 -
Council Updates Ashford parking charges to rise across all council car parks as free parking offers are withdrawn
Ashford Borough Council’s cabinet considered proposals on 10 September 2026 to increase off-street and on-street parking tariffs, introduce…
12 September 2026 -
Council Updates Kent’s 14 councils, scored: Kent Local News publishes its first full Council Scorecard
Bins, complaints, money, openness and planning, scored from the councils’ own published data and the regulators’ reports. Every council was…
12 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone refuse truck catches fire after battery speaker put in recycling bin
A battery-powered speaker thrown into a Maidstone recycling bin started a fire in a refuse truck, prompting the borough council to warn…
12 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Saturday, 12 September 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Saturday, 12 September 2026 10 stories · 5-minute read 1933: Leó Szilárd, waiting at a red light on Southampton Row…
12 September 2026 -
Local News The full list: 121 finalist places at the 2026 Kent hair and beauty awards
Every finalist in the 2026 Kent Health, Hair & Beauty Awards, ahead of the ceremony in Ashford on 16 October
11 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Man charged with murder after fatal stabbing in Maidstone
Bradley Patton, 26, has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a man in his 40s who was found with stab wounds at a…
11 September 2026