Maidstone News
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Economy Kent Households Face Persistent 3.6% Cost Rises as National Index Shows No Change
Office for National Statistics data reveals UK household costs reached 3.6% annual inflation in December 2025, before reportedly declining…
7 June 2026 -
Crime & Justice Maidstone Mother and Daughter Jailed for Defrauding Vulnerable Woman
A Kent mother and daughter received immediate prison sentences after stealing a vulnerable woman’s bank card and going on a shopping spree…
6 June 2026 -
Crime & Justice Magistrates Grant Three-Month Closure Order for Swanscombe Property
Kent Police secure court order to tackle persistent anti-social behaviour on Keary Road following community complaints. The front door of a…
31 May 2026 -
Council Updates Shed Fire in Weavering Brought Under Control by Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Firefighters tackle garden blaze in residential area near Maidstone with no injuries reported. Smoke billowed over a quiet Weavering street…
30 May 2026 -
Council Updates Kent’s housing targets: the demographic engine
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government does not hold data on how many of the homes that Kent councils are required to…
25 May 2026 -
Council Updates Kent’s statutory officers put on notice over pre-Royal-Assent reorganisation spending
A formal Notice of Post-Royal-Assent Candour and Personal Statutory Liability has placed the Section 151 Officers and Monitoring Officers…
22 May 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone Borough Council presses South East Water to improve emergency bottled water distribution after supply outages
Councillors Jeffery and Harwood meet South East Water to address access problems at bottled water stations during recent Maidstone supply…
21 May 2026 -
Crime & Justice Sex offender from near Maidstone jailed for online contact with underage girl
Sex offender from near Maidstone jailed for online contact with underage girl A registered sex offender from near Maidstone has been given…
20 May 2026 -
Economy ONS Maps Town Visitor Trends Using O2 Mobile Data Across England and Wales
The statistics office launches experimental analysis tracking how footfall changed in towns between 2024 and 2025. The Office for National…
15 May 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone Borough Council Warns Residents of Fake Parking Services Phishing Email
Council alerts residents to delete fraudulent emails impersonating Parking Services and advises password changes for those who may have…
12 May 2026 - Council Updates
Kent’s housing-capacity gap: the documented numbers
South East Water has formally told Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council that of the 19,620 homes the council is mandated to deliver by 2040…
11 May 2026 -
Investigations Kent LGR 14 months of council spending lacked statutory authority
Sean Turner, Heritage Party Councillor, Kent Coordinator for Heritage Party UK, and one of three named co-signatories of February’s Kent…
11 May 2026