Maidstone Borough Council, where Liberal Democrats help run the administration, has just put £3.53 million of developer money into a new Heart of Kent Hospice. In the same week, the Conservatives announced plans to scrap the system that paid for it.
NHS Health Checks in Kent fall sharply as Lib Dems warn missed prevention could increase pressure on NHS and other council services. Number of eligible 40–74-year-olds receiving checks drops 28% compared with same point last year.
Maidstone Borough Council's Cabinet unanimously objects to the Hermitage Quarry extension into ancient Oaken Wood, branding KCC's case for it "unsound.
Maidstone Lib Dems say the Labour Government's pause on Kent council reorganisation deepens uncertainty rather than resolving it, wastes months of planning, and leaves council staff facing upheaval with no clear timetable for a final decision.
Maidstone Liberal Democrats send solidarity to our Nepalese community following the devastating flash flood disaster in Nepal — a tragedy felt closely here, given the town's deep ties to the Queen's Gurkha Engineers at Invicta Park Barracks.
KCC's Regulation 19 consultation on the Mineral Sites Plan is now open, it includes plans to quarry in Oaken Wood. This is the last chance to object before the Plan goes to independent examination on 10 Sept 26. Here's what it means, and how to respond.