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Thu 24th Apr 2008
The Conservatives are claiming that the Liberal Democrats wilfully refused to support a fully costed scheme which would have preserved tokens for the disabled and vulnerable.
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Sun 9th Mar 2008
Lib Dems in Maidstone have delivered the lowest Council tax rise in Kent while maintaining front line services, thanks to responsible investment alongside tough financial management.
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Thu 15th May 2008
Maidstone Lib Dems have enthusiastically welcomed the decision by the last remaining Councillor on Maidstone Council to leave Labour and join the Lib Dems. Cllr Daniel Moriarty said, 'Labour has lost its core values of looking after the working class, pensioners and the underprivileged. Following many recent decisions by the Labour government, not least the scrapping of the 10p starter rate of income tax in the last budget, I have resigned from the Labour Party. I tendered my resignation on 29 April, prior to the election results, and joined the Liberal Democrats. In Maidstone, the Liberal Democrats have demonstrated their commitment to residents by delivering the lowest council tax increase in Kent, more affordable housing and a quality recycling scheme - alongside retained weekly bin collections'.
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Tue 22nd Apr 2008
Following the intervention of Cllr. Fran Wilson, Lib Dem Leader of Maidstone Borough Council, the Government's Highways Agency has now set a date for the introduction of an innovative Controlled Motorway initiative on the M20 between junctions 4 and 7. The Controlled Motorway, which allows speed limits to be set in response to prevailing road conditions to improve traffic flows and safety, was piloted on the M25 near Heathrow with great success.
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Sun 20th Apr 2008
This shocking picture shows Councillor Nick Schnell and Lib Dem Environment Chief Tony Harwood with just a few of the hundreds of used hypodermic syringes discovered on the River Medway tow-path in Fant ward during a Spring Clean led by local Liberal Democrat Councillors.
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Sun 20th Apr 2008
From the outset, the Liberal Democrats opposed the 500,000 tonne per annum incinerator that in now operating in Allington Quarry. They always thought it was too big and that there were better solutions for waste disposal. However, it is here now. The best use possible must be made of it to recover energy and to use the associated recycling facility to recover materials for re-use. Councillor Malcolm Robertson and others will keep the operation under the very tightest scrutiny to make sure that it is posing little or no risk to our community.
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Sun 20th Apr 2008
This year will see the 360th anniversary of the 1648 Battle of Maidstone. Lib Dem Councillor David Pickett has worked hard to instigate a very special festival weekend which will take place between 30 May and 1 June. The event will include a unique exhibition at Maidstone Museum and there will be a food fair and craft market in the town centre.
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Thu 10th Apr 2008
A group of Lib Dem councillors taking part in a regular weekend work-party in a town centre nature reserve discovered large quantities of fly-tipped asbestos. The illegally dumped asbestos boards, the remains of a demolished out-building, is now being removed from the River Len Nature Reserve by a specialist cleansing team from Maidstone Borough Council. The asbestos rubble was found between the river and the rear gardens of properties in Square Hill Road, Maidstone.
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Thu 10th Apr 2008
Maidstone town centre visitors no longer have to throw away their drinks cans, plastic bottles, plastic sandwich wrappers or newspapers. Maidstone Borough Council has installed ten special recycling bins in the town centre and a further two at Coxheath Parade so that shoppers can throw away their litter with a clear conscience that they will be recycled.
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Sun 9th Mar 2008
Under the Lib Dems, Maidstone Borough Council's car parks are safe, secure and reasonably priced. They will now also remain free to use on Sundays. In contrast, town centre car parks operated by Conservative controlled Kent County Council charge on Sundays, as do the Town's commercially operated car parks such as Fremlins, Chequers Mall and Sainsbury's.
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