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Local MP backs lockdown but asks for exit strategy
Local MP Dr Andrew Murrison, MP for South West Wiltshire, today voted in the House of Commons to allow national lockdown measures, as parliament was recalled from recess for the second time in …
Gillingham Town Council issues plea to residents over new lockdown
Gillingham Town Council has issued a statement asking all residents to follow government regulations as the new lockdown starts. The lockdown, which was announced on Monday by prime minister Boris Johnson, has now …
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 …
Gillingham vicar Tim Heaton publishes book of lockdown reflections
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 …
Dorset barber claims lockdown drove him to smuggle cocaine
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 councillors agree up to £23,000 in aid for RiversMeet
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 …
Gillingham councillors to decide on request for cash by RiversMeet
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 …
Call to ‘shop local’ as Gillingham High Street gets ready to re-open after lockdown
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 urge Dorset public to ‘stay home’ as weather improves
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 …