HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE WAY COUNCILS IN KENT AND MEDWAY ARE ORGANISED
Government ministers have today (Thursday 5 February) launched a consultation on the future number of councils in Kent and Medway and the areas they should cover.
Residents invited to take “Swift” action to bolster declining bird populations
Maidstone Borough Council has teamed up with the charity High Weald Swifts to launch a new community initiative, Swift Streets, aimed at protecting one of the county town’s last remaining swift colonies.
Rare native sheep help boost biodiversity in conservation grazing trial
Maidstone Borough Council has teamed up with Sutton Valence Parish Council and a local shepherd to introduce the council’s first ever conservation grazing trial aimed at enhancing biodiversity and supporting nature recovery.
Maidstone Borough Council to light up Town Hall for Holocaust Memorial Day
Maidstone Borough Council will join organisations and landmarks across the UK tomorrow, Tuesday 27 January, in marking Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) by lighting the Maidstone Town Hall in purple at 8pm as part of the national Light the Darkness moment.
Council trials nature-based methods to improve soil health
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) has begun a two year soil health trial at a council owned green space close to Sandling Road Allotments, testing simple, nature based techniques to improve ground conditions, support hedgerow establishment and enhance local biodiversity.