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Latest from the Maidstone Live Newsdesk
- Maidstone Litter Pickers Honoured After 2,000 Bags of Rubbish in a Year 11 November 2026
- Park Wood £20m Pride in Place Plan Delayed to January 2027 9 November 2026
- Maidstone United Sale: Outline Terms Agreed With One Group 9 November 2026
- Real Christmas Trees Near Maidstone: 6 Places to Choose or Order Yours 8 November 2026
- Maidstone Photographer's Japan Exhibition Opens Free at Creative Maidstone 6 November 2026
- Christmas Donation Hub Returns to The Mall Maidstone for Ten Local Charities 6 November 2026
- Christmas Shopping in Maidstone: 16 Places to Fill the Stockings 5 November 2026
- Ice Skating Near Maidstone: 9 Rinks From Gillingham to Somerset House 5 November 2026
- Grange Moor Hotel Maidstone: 42-Room HMO Plan Refused 4 November 2026
- Staplehurst Lodge Road: 81 Homes Win Appeal, None Affordable 4 November 2026
- Maidstone Repair Café: Free Fixes and Christmas Zone, 7 Nov 4 November 2026
- Maidstone Hygiene Ratings October: All 46 So Far Rated 5 2 November 2026
- Christmas Dinner in Maidstone: 11 Tables to Book Before 1 December 2 November 2026
- Granville Road, Maidstone: 40 Council Flats Handed Over 30 October 2026
- New Maidstone SEND School Opens in Brewer Street in January 29 October 2026
- Maidstone Community Grants: 18 Groups Share £48,000 28 October 2026
- Mote Park Art Exhibition: 40 Works Free to 8 November 28 October 2026
- Staplehurst Henhurst Farm: Up to 300 Homes on a 60-Home Site 26 October 2026
- Allington Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Allington 25 October 2026
- Allington Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook 25 October 2026
- Maidstone Claimant Count Tops 4,000, First Time Since 2021 23 October 2026
- Maidstone House Prices Down £4,057 in a Year to £352,878 23 October 2026
- Allington Castle For Sale: Guide Price £5m With 42 Acres 23 October 2026
- Maidstone Petrol Prices: Cheapest Unleaded and Diesel Today 23 October 2026
- Maidstone Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook 23 October 2026
- Maidstone Town Council Election: Early Vote Pilot Approved 21 October 2026
- Cobtree Manor Park Play Area to Nearly Triple in Size 21 October 2026
- Allington House Fire: Six Engines at Kilndown Close 19 October 2026
- Pilgrims Way Care Home Maidstone Put in Special Measures 19 October 2026
- Invicta Grammar 3G Pitch Plan: Six 15m Floodlights 19 October 2026
- Mote Park Glowing Bench Links to Mental Health Help 16 October 2026
- Maidstone Village Hall Solar Fund of £110,000 Approved 16 October 2026
- Maidstone East Health Hub: NHS Rent-Free Lease Approved 14 October 2026
- Maidstone Park Events: Mote Park Keeps 5 Loud Gigs a Year 14 October 2026
- Maidstone Hygiene Ratings September: 34 of 41 Rated 5 12 October 2026
- Staplehurst 62, Sutton Valence 41 Homes: Committee Says Yes 10 October 2026
- Earl Street Maidstone: Pedestrian Zone Design Approved 10 October 2026
- Maidstone Nature Reserves: 12 Sites Approved, 101 Hectares 10 October 2026
- Heart of Kent Hospice Linton: £3.53m In, £12m Still to Raise 9 October 2026
- The Uprising Opens: Maidstone's Real Part in the 1381 Revolt 9 October 2026
- Maidstone Centenarian Joan Roffey's Secret: Live It Fully 7 October 2026
- Grange Moor Hotel HMO Plan: Refused After 331 Comments 7 October 2026
- Maidstone Hotel Car Theft: Funeral Clothes Taken, Appeal 5 October 2026
- New Maidstone Companies: 165 Registered in September 5 October 2026
- Maidstone Halloween 2026 Has Ended: Monster Mash, Pumpkins 3 October 2026
- Park Wood Pride in Place: £20m Plan Now Due January 2027 2 October 2026
- Maidstone Council Housing: HRA Reopens After 22 Years 2 October 2026
- Maidstone Roadworks This Week: Gyratory Nights and M20 J6 2 October 2026
- Kent Festive Gift & Food Show: 20-22 Nov, Adults Now £12 1 October 2026
- Maidstone Christmas Market 2026: Museum Fair Sat 5 Dec 1 October 2026
- Right at Home Maidstone Opens: Homecare Provider Now Taking Clients 30 September 2026
- Fremlin Walk Moped Thefts: 4 Teenagers Arrested, Appeal Open 30 September 2026
- Nettlestead Raid: Police Seek Owner of Seized Chainsaws 30 September 2026
- What's On Maidstone: Fireworks to 8 Nov, Switch-On 19 Nov 29 September 2026
- Maidstone Pocket Parks Open on 3 Town Centre Streets 28 September 2026
- Maidstone Council to Vote on Housebuilding Halt Over Water 27 September 2026
- Maidstone Planning Call-In Ends 31 October: Who Decides Now 27 September 2026
- Maidstone Town Centre: 13 Shops Shut Over Illicit Tobacco 25 September 2026
- InfoZone Maidstone Family Hub Faces Closure: Say by 17 Nov 25 September 2026
- Loose Neighbourhood Plan: 51 Green Spaces, Comment by 23 Oct 25 September 2026