Gillingham Town Council has agreed in principle to buy a four-acre site in the town as a new cemetery to replace the existing one, which is now full. The current cemetery closed for …

The town council has agreed ‘in principle’ to become the owners of a field next to the development of 80 homes off Common Mead Lane in Gillingham. Ownership by the council of the …

Initial plans for 139 homes scheduled as part of Gillingham’s massive Southern Expansion development have been described as ‘disappointing’ and ‘cramped’ by the town’s planning committee. Committee member and Gillingham town mayor Councillor …

Councillors on Gillingham Town Council have signed up for a pledge on showing respect and civility, making it one of the first authorities in Dorset to do so. Town clerk Julie Hawkins said …

Gillingham’s town council is working with local voluntary groups to help people, who are in self-isolation in the town. The announcement came as the town council said its offices would be closed to …

Gillingham residents living in a band D property are likely to see their council tax go up by around £87 for the year 2020-2021. That is based on analysis by Gillingham News after …

Revised plans to build 50 new homes east of Barnaby Mead in the middle of Gillingham have been formally and unanimously opposed by town councillors. The new plans, which include a small block …

Gillingham’s town council has agreed to provide a £10,000 grant to help keep the local Citizens Advice branch running after an extraordinary intervention by other groups and associations in the town who said …

Dorset councillors and Dorset Council officers are to meet with staff from Gillingham Town Council and other local councils who want to reduce their carbon footprint after declaring a state of ‘climate emergency’. …