Maidstone council has agreed its budget for the financial year 2026/27, set around an increase by the maximum 3% rise permitted under government legislation. That equates to an extra £9 a year for an ...

A growing problem with dumped waste is being tackled using airborne technology that can scan large spaces in minutes. The equipment helps council officers find fly-tipped rubbish far more quickly, ...

Free use of Mote Hall at the Maidstone Leisure Centre is being offered to two community groups or charities A council in Kent is offering two community groups or charities the chance to use a ...

A public consultation launched on plans to form a new town council has reached its second stage. Maidstone Borough Council consulted residents in this summer, with 57% of respondents supporting a new ...

More money in people’s pockets and multi-million-pound plans to reveal a hidden waterway and develop a historic palace are just some of the things people living in Maidstone can look forward to. It’s ...

A Kent council leader who called for a pardon for witches is facing a no confidence vote. Conservatives on Maidstone Borough Council have tabled a motion citing several "concerns" about councillor ...

A council is calling on the government for a mass pardon of hundreds of women, who were executed after being accused of witchcraft. The leader of Maidstone Borough Council, Cllr Stuart Jeffery, has ...

A council in Kent is offering two community groups or charities the chance to use a 1,200-seater sports hall for free. Mote Hall at the Maidstone Leisure Centre is being offered to two organisations ...

Maidstone Borough Council is consulting residents on plans for a new town council [Getty Images] A public consultation launched on plans to form a new town council has reached its second stage.