Sometimes when all else fails, you just have to do the job yourself. Four Lib Dem councillors – three from Maidstone council and one from Kent County Council – have rolled up their sleeves and set to work to clear up a prominent former millpond in the centre of Maidstone. The pond alongside Palace Avenue and adjacent to the old Rootes building, which is currently being redeveloped, was littered with discarded fishing tackle, syringes, ‘sharps’ boxes for discarded needles, traffic cones, fast food waste, soiled underwear and hundreds of drink bottles and cans. The councillors collected 15 refus…
