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 …

When the Archbishop of Canterbury announced the suspension of public worship on 18 March because of the Covid-19 epidemic, local vicar Tim Heaton had been due to preside over the mid-week Holy Communion …

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 …

Gillingham Town Council agreed on Monday night to provide the RiversMeet leisure centre with up to £23,000 to help it cope with a financial shortfall caused by the Coronavirus lockdown. Councillors voted unanimously …

Councillors in Gillingham will meet this Monday, 24 August, to decide how to respond to a request for financial help by the RiversMeet Community and Leisure Centre. The popular leisure centre has asked …

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 …

Public sector staff across Dorset have urged the public to stay home despite the temptation of a warmer, sunnier weekend. Officials are worried that with the rising temperatures forecast this weekend and into …