Dorset councillors have rejected an application to build 80 new homes on a site off Common Mead Lane in Gillingham. The vote last month is a major boost for the local residents who …

Dorset Council has turned down controversial plans to build up to 200 new homes in the Bay area of Gillingham. The developers Persimmon had hoped to construct the new houses at Windyridge Farm …

Dorset Council has attempted to play down the controversy over increased county-wide car parking charges it plans to introduce next year after news of the increases began to leak. It announced its proposals …

New electric vehicle chargepoints have been installed in Dorset, one of them in Gillingham. These chargepoints have been installed and are live at Wollaston Field car park, Dorchester; Gas Lane, Gillingham; Old Market …

The elections team at Dorset Council is looking for additional polling station staff in the Gillingham/Shaftesbury area.  If you are interested please take a look at the job descriptions, complete the application form …

After a passionate debate, councillors have voted to increase Gillingham Town Council’s precept by 4.86 percent for the year 2021-2022. The resulting rise will mean that residents living in a band D property …

Dorset Council has unveiled ambitious ideas to transform the St Mary’s school site near Shaftesbury, potentially providing better educational opportunities for Dorset children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). …

Gillingham is set to undergo some traffic disruption with the closure of New Road for resurfacing work at night. The closure of the 190m section of section of New Road from Newbury down …

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 …