Maidstone News
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Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Sunday, 23 August 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Sunday, 23 August 2026 9 stories · 4-minute read Maidstone Council moves to block automatic office-to-flat…
23 August 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone Council moves to block automatic office-to-flat conversions in town centre
Maidstone Borough Council has begun the formal process to require full planning permission for office-to-residential conversions at named…
22 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Chatham strangler jailed for nearly three years after petrol station escape
Charlie Stefano, 33, of Dagenham, was sentenced to 2 years and 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to intentional strangulation and…
21 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police netball camp teaches personal safety to 19 Maidstone girls
A four-day programme led by the Kent Police netball team combined sport with sessions on mental health, crime reporting, sexual health and…
19 August 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone Council puts £250,000 behind resident-led plan to tackle violence against women and girls
Maidstone Borough Council has approved a £250,000 action plan shaped by 36 local residents, targeting safer streets, youth support, and…
19 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Two teenagers missing from Maidstone found safe and well
Two teenagers missing from Maidstone found safe and well Kent Police have confirmed that two teenagers reported missing from Maidstone…
19 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Tunbridge Wells man jailed for 10 years and nine months for rape of teenager
Rocco Minafra, 47, of Tonbridge, was convicted at Maidstone Crown Court of rape, three counts of sexual assault and threats to kill…
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Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Wednesday, 19 August 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Wednesday, 19 August 2026 6 stories · 3-minute read Voter photo ID: what Dartford’s 2023 election figures show The…
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Crime & Justice Gillingham sex offender jailed for three years after hiding tablet behind bed
Jack Stevens, 23, of Grange Road, Gillingham, was sentenced to three years and two months at Maidstone Crown Court after a police dog found…
18 August 2026 - Crime & Justice
Three men arrested after alleged stabbing in Rochester High Street
Three men arrested after alleged stabbing in Rochester High Street View tweet from @kent_police Kent Police arrested three men in Maidstone…
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Council Updates Oakwood Park Grammar School in Maidstone to get 30 extra places in £7.3m expansion
Kent County Council has given final approval for a £7.3 million expansion of the Maidstone boys’ grammar school, adding 30 Year 7 places a…
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Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Monday, 17 August 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Monday, 17 August 2026 9 stories · 3-minute read Gravesham residents have days left to comment on the borough’s…
17 August 2026