Community
Owner dismisses Dorset Council proposal for ‘allocated’ Gypsy and Travellers site in Milton-on-Stour
The owner of PlantWorld garden centre in Milton-on-Stour has stated that his site is ‘not for sale’ after the draft Local Plan for Dorset proposed it as an ‘allocated’ site for up to …
Gillingham protest group forms to fight ‘threat’ of planned 85 homes off Common Mead Lane
Worried residents have set up a protest group to fight the ‘threat’ posed by plans to build 85 new homes in a field off Common Mead Lane in Gillingham. The ‘Save Our Fields’ …
Gillingham Town Council hopes for new street to be named after David and Brenda Wathen
Councillors in Gillingham are hoping that a new street can be named after one of the town’s best-known couples, the late David and Brenda Wathen. Dave Wathen was the town crier for many …
Gillingham Town Council issues plea to residents over new lockdown
Gillingham Town Council has issued a statement asking all residents to follow government regulations as the new lockdown starts. The lockdown, which was announced on Monday by prime minister Boris Johnson, has now …
GPs hope to switch vaccines to Gillingham when Oxford vaccination arrives
GPs in Gillingham hope that the local vaccination campaign could be switched to a location in the town once the new Oxford University/AstraZeneca arrives for use in the area. Currently the vaccination campaign, …
Can you help? Gillingham GPs call for volunteers to help with vaccine campaign
The Gillingham Medical Practice says it needs an ‘army of volunteers’ to help with the local vaccination campaign which begins on Saturday locally. ‘We will need help with marshalling and queue management over …
Gillingham High Street set to be revitalised
Gillingham High Street is set for a significant face-lift in the New Year. Funding secured by Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership through the Government’s Local Growth Fund is being invested in Gillingham town centre …
The story of an American couple’s love affair with Gillingham and Shaftesbury
American couple Betty and Bob Jones loved the Gillingham and Shaftesbury area so much from their regular visits to England that when they retired in 1981 they moved here. The couple from the …
Life in Gillingham during the Covid pandemic – young people’s views
The way in which young people view and have coped with the Covid pandemic in Gillingham has been captured in a short film. ‘Covid & Me – Rendezvous Gillingham, Dorset’ is a moving …
