YOUNG people across the county have been encouraged to take up lorry driver jobs amid recent fuel supply shortages across the country, writes Ciaran Duggan. Queues have formed outside petrol ...
A decade-long roadmap to cut carbon emissions on Kent County Council’s (KCC) estate has been unveiled, writes Ciaran Duggan. Maidstone County Hall has ambitiously committed to reach carbon ...
MORE youth services are needed in Kent to cope with a growing mental health crisis among young people caused by the pandemic, says a councillor, writes Ciaran Duggan. Kent County Council’s ...
THE Liberal Democrats will tonight attempt to swap a controversial housing scheme at Lidsing for the revival of another at Marden. At this evening's full council meeting to decide on ...
THE newly-elected Conservatives at Maidstone Borough Council face defeat over controversial plans for housing numbers in the borough. The Local Plan Review (LPR) was due before full council with ...
PROTESTORS from two groups opposed to housing developments are to join forces tonight to demonstrate outside the town hall. Maidstone borough councillors meet tonight to discuss the Local Plan ...
A RADICAL change in the way Maidstone elects its borough councillors, with a £240,000 saving to the tax-payer, has failed. Maidstone Borough Council currently has an election three years in ...
MOTORISTS have been 'panic-buying' petrol and diesel amid fears of shortages. Queues have formed outside the Shell garage in Bearsted while the Tesco/Esso garage across the road has ...
COUNCILLORS have considered fencing and shutting a public park at night due to its high level of crime, writes Ciaran Duggan. Brenchley Gardens in Maidstone hasbecome a crime hotspot in ...
THE booking system brought in during the COVID-19 pandemic for people wanting to use the tip at Tovil could be set to stay for good. Kent County imposed an online slot-selection process last year ...