Currently the COVID Alert level for Maidstone is Medium and Maidstone Borough Council is asking everyone to continue to socially distance, washing hands and wearing a face covering to stop the borough moving to a higher level.
In light of current government restrictions and social distancing guidelines a small but respectful Remembrance Service will be held at the Cenotaph in Brenchley Gardens, Maidstone, on the morning of Sunday 8 November 2020.
Otham Parish Council has prepared a Neighbourhood Development Plan which is now open for consultation and will run until 27 November 2020, anyone with an interest in the area is being encouraged to have their say.
A brand new ‘Maidstone Task Force’, made up of Police Officers working alongside Maidstone Borough Council’s Community Protection Team and other partners to tackle crime, social deprivation and health inequality issues within Maidstone has been set up.
On the Tuesday 13 October 2020, the Waste Crime Team headed out with Kent Police’s Rural Task Force to seize ‘fly tippers’ vehicles.