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Covid-19
Walking to make tomorrow a better day
Rosie Thompson, one of Gillingham’s health champions, walked 100 laps of Peacemarsh Surgery car park on Saturday, May 1 to raise funds for the Captain Tom Foundation on his 100th birthday anniversary weekend, …
Local MP mobilised for vaccine quick reaction force
South West Wiltshire MP and Royal Navy Reservist Dr Andrew Murrison has been called up as part of the Armed Forces’ Operation RESCRIPT to support the national Covid-9 vaccination programme. This will be …
Fifth of all Gillingham patients vaccinated as over 70s urged to get in touch about jab
More than 20 percent of all adults registered at Gillingham Medical Practice have now had their first vaccinations against Covid-19, the latest figures show. The news that 2,559 residents from the town have …
Gillingham and rest of Dorset to stay under Tier 2 Covid restrictions
Gillingham is to stay under Tier 2 Covid-19 restrictions along with the rest of Dorset, the government has announced. Wiltshire, too, will stay as a Tier 2 area though neighbouring Somerset will enter …
Covid disrupts Gillingham to London rail service
A shortage of train crew, either because they have tested positive for Covid 19 or have had to self-isolate, has caused severe disruption to train services on the Exeter to London Waterloo line. …
Dorset to remain in tier two for Covid restrictions
Today the government in London has announced that the Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council areas will be remaining in tier two for Covid restrictions. Several factors are considered when looking …
Gillingham placed under Tier 2 Covid restrictions
Gillingham, along with the rest of Dorset, is to be placed under Tier 2 Covid restrictions that will come into force from December 2 when the national lockdown ends. This is despite the …
Individuals test positive for Covid at North Dorset rugby club and Gillingham School
Gillingham-based North Dorset rugby club and Gillingham School have both had cases of people testing positive for Covid-19. In all, the latest figures show that there were five positive tests in the Gillingham …
Mayor praises ‘amazing’ effort by Gillingham during Covid-19 crisis
Mayor Barry Von Clemens has praised the ‘absolutely fabulous’ way that Gillingham has responded as a community to the coronavirus crisis. Speaking at a meeting of the full council on Monday 22 June, …