MP celebrates cash boost for museum
Maidstone Museum welcomed MP Helen Grant to learn more about how the museum will use its recent £75,000 award from the Museum Renewal Fund.
Councils send proposals for new councils to ministers
Proposals for the preferred number of new councils needed for Kent and Medway, and the geographical areas they should cover, have been submitted to the government today (Friday 28 November).
Groundbreaking Violence Against Women and Girls ‘Community Deliberation’ project launched
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) has launched a pioneering campaign inviting residents to take part in a Community Deliberation on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) – thought to be one of the first of its kind.
Leaf it out! MBC’s plea to residents to put down the leaf blowers
Residents are being asked to avoid blowing leaves from private property onto the street and keep them for compost instead.
Maidstone Borough Council cracks down on knife sales as part of Operation Sceptre
On Friday 21 November, Maidstone Borough Council’s Community Protection Team carried out knife sale compliance checks at retailers across the borough as part of Operation Sceptre, a national initiative to tackle knife crime and keep communities safe.