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The row over a new £85m out-of-town shopping centre is hotting up ahead of a decision by planning authorities this week.
Cllr Richard Lusty, a key figure on the Tory benches, has resigned from Maidstone council.
Police are hunting a gang of six youths and three girls after a spate of vandalism in the Loose Valley Conservation Area.
Residents in Wouldham fear a new "greenway" route will bring traffic chaos in its wake.
The Kent Test has been redesigned to make it harder for pupils to be coached to pass, said education cabinet member Roger Gough
The new Conservative leader, Cllr Annabelle Blackmore, has spoken of her determination to forge better relations with KCC and the parish councils.
The Conservatives have turned to the back-benches to appoint a replacement for former leader Chris Garland.
Residents seemed unimpressed by a developer's plans to build on a field bordering the Loose Valley Conservation Area.
Maidstone has followed the national trend in turning to UKIP as the results of the European elections were announced this morning.
A prominent figure in the local Liberal Democrat Party has become the latest convert to UKIP.
Lloyd Porter has joined Tovil Parish Council after being the only candidate to fill a by-election vacancy.
This coming Friday's Kent Messenger contains a unique two-page spread of photographs of the old Len Cabinet Works in Maidstone.
Residents have been given a guided tour of Maidstone's newest nature reserve - at Hayle Park in Tovil.
A new show brings together the music of six rock and roll legends on one stage.
Maidstone has a hung council after UKIP made gains in wards across the borough.
A knife-wielding robber is behind bars after a raid on a hairdressers.
Questions at a KCC meeting revealed that the authority is as far away as ever from agreeing with Maidstone council's Local Plan.
Developers are holding off releasing details of plans to build on a prized greenfield site until after the local elections.
A brand new horse show looks set to become a major event on the equine calender that no-one can say nay to.
An 11-year-old boy was taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Mount Ephraim.
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