There are illegal drugs in Gillingham but the town does not have a drugs problem, local councillors were told this week. Police community support officer Nicky Fear also told a meeting of Gillingham …

Pupils in Dorset will be asked to wear face coverings on buses from Monday unless they are exempt, Dorset Council has said. Young people exempt from wearing face coverings include anyone who cannot …

A barber who returned to the UK from Brazil with £300,000 worth of cocaine hidden in suitcases has been jailed. Jhonatan Martins Kirchhoff, 22, from Commercial Road, Bournemouth, told National Crime Agency investigators …

Temporary high street measures introduced because of the Covid epidemic are starting to wind down in most of Dorset but will stay in place in Shaftesbury. The X2 bus service will also start …

Wiltshire Council will launch its new website on Tuesday 25 August. All information from the old website has been moved across to a new platform with improved security, accessibility and reliability making it …

Schools, childcare providers and colleges across Dorset are looking forward to welcoming children back in September, the education authority says. Dorset Council says it has been working with schools, early years providers and …

Local civic and business leaders have welcomed the planned re-opening of many ‘non-essential’ shops in Gillingham on Monday 15 June as lockdown restrictions ease further. And they have urged local people to do …