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Plans to build new shop and café at Thorngrove backed despite lack of ‘sustainability’ fears
Councillors in Gillingham have supported plans for the Thorngrove garden centre to build a new shop and café on its popular site. The backing from members of the town council’s planning committee for …
Plans unveiled to develop land next to Colesbrook for ‘Purns Mill Legacy Project’
Developers have met representatives from Gillingham Town Council to discuss a possible development of land between the conservation areas of Colesbrook and Milton-on-Stour for what is called the Purns Mill Legacy Project. The …
A ‘poignant’ Remembrance Day event held in Gillingham despite restrictions
A ‘poignant’ Remembrance Day event took place in Gillingham today despite the national lockdown. The restrictions meant that just six people made up the so-called ‘civic bubble’ to commemorate the memorial event itself …
Stay home and stand on doorstep to respect Remembrance Sunday, Gillingham council urges residents
Gillingham Town Council has asked local residents not to come out and pay their respects at the town’s war memorial as usual for this year’s Remembrance Sunday on 8 November. Instead, because of …
Councillors vote for £3,000 grant for mural of Gillingham’s railway history
Councillors have voted for a £3,000 grant towards a large mural which will depict the history of Gillingham railway station from its opening in 1859 to the present day. An application has also …
Anger in Gillingham over plans to extend car park charging
Councillors in Gillingham have reacted angrily to plans by Dorset Council to extend the number of hours it charges for car parking each day to 8pm and to get motorists to pay on …
Council to debate higher parking charges in Gillingham
Councillors in Gillingham are to debate planned changes to car park charges in Dorset after hearing that the cost for some users could double. Dorset Council says it intends to charge from 8am …
Local author’s honest account of tragedy, loss and love
A local woman has published an honest and frank account of her life, including the shock of discovering that her new-born child was deaf and blind. Sally Pringle, who lives near Shaftesbury, said …
Gillingham councillors criticise plans for ‘carbuncle on Queen Street’ to replace St Martins House
Councillors have attacked the latest plans for a residential block for older people which will replace the now demolished St Martins House on Queen Street, claiming it will not be a development that …