Hedley Street Play Area Renovated
After being contacted by Lib Dem councillors Golding Homes have completed the renovation of Hedley Street Play Area
14 Feb 2023
News
Council and health bosses apologise for continued failure to meet the needs of SEND children in Kent
The Leader of Kent County Council (KCC) and the Chief Nurse of the NHS in Kent and Medway have issued a heartfelt apology after a critical report into how the local area – KCC, NHS Kent and Medway and local schools and other settings – provide support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the county.
10 Nov 2022
Concerns grow that the Maidstone Local Plan may hit the Rocks as Government Inspector adjourns hearing
Maidstone’s Local Plan Update has been thrown into turmoil after the council attempted to submit volumes of previously unseen documentation mid way through the government inspector’s hearing at the town hall last week. The inspector was caught off guard commenting, "As I sit here now I’m slightly in the dark..”, and noting “..I’m starting to feel compromised”.
22 Sep 2022
Death Of The Queen
Leader of Maidstone Borough Liberal Democrat Councillors Clive English has paid tribute on behalf of the Group to her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Clive said: "For 70 years the Queen has unstintingly and diligently served the public of this Country and the Commonwealth through decades of tremendous change and often great difficulty in the life of our Nation and the World. We thank her for that great record of devoted and selfless service and think at this time of her family and wish them strength and courage."
13 Sep 2022
Where Is The Political Leadership As Kent Drowns In A Tide Of Stinking Sewage?
Last October Maidstone's hapless MPs Helen Grant and Helen Whately voted down an amendment to the Environment Bill that would have stopped the dumping of sewage into rivers and coastal waters. Many of the Parliamentary supporters of continued sewage dumping by the water companies cited cost as their justification for putting profit before the health of our environment.
28 Aug 2022
Water
It will not be news to anyone that Maidstone Borough is suffering major problems in many areas of the Borough with failing water supply infrastructure, inadequate sewage disposal, collapsing drains and sewers, and grossly polluted watercourses. Whilst the Liberal Democrats do not control Maidstone Council, we are using every lever we have at our disposal to address this issue, including supporting a water-cycle policy motion to the Full council meeting of 20th July and successfully proposing a more technical motion at Planning Committee on 21st July.
7 Jul 2022