Maidstone News
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Crime & Justice Gravesend drug dealer jailed for three years and four months after cocaine find and fake ID
Vilson Rexhep, 29, was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on 26 August 2026 after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of class…
8 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Man dies after stabbing at Maidstone home as two arrested
Kent Police have launched a murder investigation after a man in his 40s died at a property in Knightrider Street, Maidstone, on the evening…
8 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Tuesday, 8 September 2026 6 stories · 3-minute read 2022: Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle after a 70-year…
8 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone Council asks residents and landowners to put forward sites for its new borough plan
Maidstone Borough Council has opened a formal process asking anyone with an interest in land across the borough to suggest sites for…
7 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone residents asked to have their say on future of Lockmeadow market and riverside site
Maidstone Borough Council is consulting residents on how Lockmeadow — the riverside entertainment, market and community site on Barker Road…
7 September 2026 -
Local News Anti-mass-immigration protesters shut the roads into the Port of Dover for the whole of Saturday morning.
Kent Police called it a spontaneous protest. Protesters say they wore face coverings to protect their identity. The protest passed off…
6 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Sunday, 6 September 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Sunday, 6 September 2026 9 stories · 4-minute read 1997: Diana, Princess of Wales was farewelled in London; over a…
6 September 2026 -
Kent Football Maidstone United 1-0 Weston-super-Mare: National League – South match report
Maidstone United won 1-0 at home to Weston-super-Mare in the National League – South.
5 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Puppies’ remains found in field near Maidstone, Kent Police appeal for witnesses
Kent Police are investigating after a member of the public discovered the remains of a number of deceased puppies in a field in Detling on…
5 September 2026 -
Local News Maidstone holds candlelight vigil for victims of Nepal floods
Maidstone’s Nepalese community gathered in Jubilee Square on Friday evening to remember those killed in Nepal’s worst disaster since the…
5 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Friday, 4 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Friday, 4 September 2026 10 stories · 3-minute read 1944: British 11th Armoured Division liberates Antwerp, a pivotal…
4 September 2026 -
Council Updates Kent County Council asks for views on plan that could open new quarry site near Aylesford
Kent County Council has opened a Regulation 19 consultation on its Pre-Submission Draft Kent Mineral Sites Plan 2026, proposing one new…
3 September 2026