Artists, community groups and cultural organisations across Maidstone are being invited to apply for the latest round of Creative Communities Grants, with funding now available for projects taking place anywhere in the borough.
Maidstone Borough Council has secured over £19,000 from the Chewing Gum Task Force for a second consecutive year, following evidence that its gum litter reduction campaign achieved an 86% drop in discarded chewing gum in targeted areas.
Plans to install new biodiversity boosting bus shelters across Maidstone will take a step forward this month, with installation set begin in the town centre.
Maidstone Borough Council has agreed to begin the process of seeking an Article 4 Direction that would give it greater oversight of future proposals affecting some of the town centre's largest office buildings.
