Maidstone News
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Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Wednesday, 28 October 2026 6 stories · 4-minute read 1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis ended as Soviet Premier…
28 October 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone councillors asked to approve early voting hub and polling-day hub trial for May 2027 town council elections
Maidstone Borough Council’s Democracy and General Purposes Committee considered a proposal on 26 October 2026 to run a flexible voting…
27 October 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone councillors lose power to call in planning applications as national rules start on 31 October
Maidstone Borough Council says new national planning rules take away councillors’ and parish councils’ power to call applications in to…
27 October 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone councillors consider whether to introduce voluntary DBS checks for elected members
A report considered by Maidstone Borough Council’s Democracy and General Purposes Committee on 26 October 2026 set out two options on…
27 October 2026 -
Kent Football Kent derby: Maidstone Utd vs Ebbsfleet United — National League – South, National League South – 14
Maidstone United host Ebbsfleet United on Tuesday 27 October. Form, H2H, prediction.
25 October 2026 -
Council Updates Ponds and hedgerows proposed for Cobtree Manor Park in £116,000 biodiversity scheme
The Cobtree Manor Estate Charity Committee considered a proposal at its October 2026 meeting to fund biodiversity improvements at Cobtree…
23 October 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Friday, 23 October 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Friday, 23 October 2026 10 stories · 4-minute read 1942: Allied forces launched the Second Battle of El Alamein, the…
23 October 2026 -
Kent Football Preview: Torquay vs Maidstone Utd — National League – South, National League South – 13
Maidstone United travel to Torquay on Saturday 24 October. Form, H2H, prediction.
22 October 2026 - Council Updates
Kent Life visitor numbers down 20% as Cobtree Manor Park car park hits post-Covid high
Figures presented to the Cobtree Manor Estate Charity Committee on 21 October 2026 showed sharply contrasting fortunes across the Maidstone…
22 October 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone cabinet reopens housing revenue account and transfers 56 homes to it
Maidstone Borough Council’s cabinet voted in September 2026 to reopen its Housing Revenue Account, transfer £500,000 of reserves into it…
22 October 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Thursday, 22 October 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Thursday, 22 October 2026 8 stories · 4-minute read 1884: The International Meridian Conference designated the Royal…
22 October 2026 -
Council Updates First residents move in as Fielding Park completes the first phase of the Shepway regeneration
The first 119 homes and four commercial units at Fielding Park, the Golding Homes regeneration of the Cambridge Crescent area of Shepway in…
21 October 2026