Maidstone News
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Council Updates Maidstone’s new local plan: 183 sites submitted and consultants appointed as borough-wide planning process advances
Maidstone Borough Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee considered an update on the emerging new local plan at its meeting on 20…
21 October 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Wednesday, 21 October 2026 8 stories · 4-minute read 1805: A British fleet under Admiral Lord Nelson defeated the…
21 October 2026 -
Crime & Justice Two Maidstone men jailed for £55,000 roofing scam targeting elderly Canterbury couple
Two Maidstone men jailed for £55,000 roofing scam targeting elderly Canterbury couple Benjamin Kelly and John Cassidy pleaded guilty to…
20 October 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Tuesday, 20 October 2026 4 stories · 3-minute read 2022: Liz Truss resigned as Prime Minister after just 49 days, the…
20 October 2026 -
Fire & Rescue Allington house fire put out and smoke warning lifted
Firefighters put out a house fire in Kilndown Close, Allington, Maidstone, on 19 October 2026 and lifted the smoke warning. No injuries…
19 October 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Friday, 16 October 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Friday, 16 October 2026 11 stories · 4-minute read 1834: Much of the ancient Palace of Westminster in London burned…
16 October 2026 -
Kent Football Preview: Maidstone Utd vs Maidenhead — National League – South, National League South – 12
Maidstone United host Maidenhead on Saturday 17 October. Form, H2H, prediction.
15 October 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone residents asked to share views on Lockmeadow’s future before consultation closes
Maidstone Borough Council is asking residents, visitors and market traders to say what they want from Lockmeadow — but the deadline is…
14 October 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Wednesday, 14 October 2026 8 stories · 4-minute read 1066: The Battle of Hastings was fought on this day, beginning…
14 October 2026 -
Crime & Justice Gravesend man jailed for 18 years and six months for rape, stalking and coercive control
Gravesend man jailed for 18 years and six months for rape, stalking and coercive control Tommy Eastwood, 26, was convicted at Maidstone…
13 October 2026 -
Fire & Rescue Seven fire engines attend recycling centre fire in Allington
Kent Fire and Rescue Service sent seven fire engines and a height vehicle to a fire at a recycling centre in Allington, Maidstone, on…
11 October 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Sunday, 11 October 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Sunday, 11 October 2026 6 stories · 3-minute read 1982: The hull of the Mary Rose was raised from the Solent, more…
11 October 2026