Maidstone News
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Council Updates Maidstone cabinet declines scrutiny recommendations and approves Lockmeadow improvements
Cabinet noted but did not agree the scrutiny committee’s call to keep the Tuesday and Saturday market trading separately from the market…
19 September 2026 -
Council Updates Appeal dismissed for 87-apartment conversion of Maidstone office block over fire safety and amenity failings
A planning inspector rejected proposals to convert Medvale House on Mote Road, Maidstone into 87 apartments, citing inadequate outdoor…
19 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Saturday, 19 September 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Saturday, 19 September 2026 10 stories · 4-minute read 2022: The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II was held at…
19 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone Council Objects to Quarry Plan That Could Destroy Ancient Woodland
Maidstone Borough Council has formally objected to Kent County Council’s draft mineral extraction plan, warning that proposed quarrying…
18 September 2026 -
Local News Maidstone Borough Council website: what services and events are available now
From bin collections and Council Tax to a Hollywood costumes exhibition and a leather-making workshop, Maidstone Borough Council’s website…
18 September 2026 -
Council Updates Heathlands garden community scoping opinion approved with strengthened requirements for water and railway station
Maidstone’s planning committee voted unanimously to issue an environmental scoping opinion for the proposed 5,000-home Heathlands Garden…
18 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police appeal after reported burglary at Maidstone shop
Two men are alleged to have broken into a shop in Mangravet Avenue and stolen tobacco products in the early hours of 7 September 2026. Kent…
17 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone council projects broadly balanced budget for 2026/27 but flags Lockmeadow and planning appeals overspends
A first-quarter finance update presented to Maidstone Borough Council’s cabinet on 16 September 2026 showed an overall underspend of…
17 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Thursday, 17 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Thursday, 17 September 2026 9 stories · 4-minute read 1944: Operation Market Garden launched: Allied airborne troops…
17 September 2026 -
Local News Maidstone rolls out living-roof bus shelters, Cool Zones and Eco Hubs in climate push
Maidstone Borough Council has unveiled a package of environmental measures including biodiversity-boosting bus shelters, heat-relief Cool…
16 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone to reopen housing revenue account in bid to build 1,000 affordable homes
Maidstone Borough Council’s housing committee considered a proposal on 15 September 2026 to reopen its Housing Revenue Account for the…
16 September 2026 -
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