Gillingham news
Gillingham boss sign new striker
Since taking over the team, Mark Bonner, the new manager of Gillingham, has made his first acquisition.
Elliott Nevitt, a striker, was signed by the Gills from Crewe, a League 2 competitor.
The 27-year-old played for Crewe during their League 2 Play-off Final loss to Crawley at Wembley last weekend.
But instead of moving on to Gillingham, which is to the south, he declined a new contract at Gresty Road.
Nevitt, who led Crewe in goals scored in the previous year with 18, stated: “I am really excited and can’t wait to get started.” We closed a deal as soon as I was certain it could be done.
“I am a player that gives everything, I give my all, I like to score goals and I believe in myself.”
Nevitt, who previously played for Tranmere, scored all three goals as his Warrington Rylands team defeated Binfield in the FA Vase final in 2021, earning him a Wembley hat-trick.
“Elliott has demonstrated his intent to join us so soon after his season concludes and is an excellent start to our summer recruitment,” Bonner stated.
“We have added a striker to our lineup who has just finished an incredibly successful campaign. With his strength, mobility, and work ethic, he has consistently proved that he can pose a threat to opposing defences. He is a fantastic addition to our club and has scored goals in a number of ways.
“I’m eager to collaborate with him. In our short time together, as well as in his decision to join us, I have been struck by his desire and drive.”
The cause of the fire is being looked into.
Gillingham police are looking into a vehicle fire that started, but they are unable to rule out the possibility that the fire was started intentionally or accidentally. The Dorset Police team was alerted to the fire on the road between Milton Abbas and Bourton at about 2:30 pm on Sunday, June 30, and they are now looking for witnesses to the incident.
The event concerned a white Ford van that caught fire in the layby on Fantley Lane, a little distance outside of Silton. Traffic was barred from the road while emergency personnel battled the fire.
The fire department put out the fire and made arrangements for the car to be recovered. An inquiry is in progress to ascertain the origin of the fire.
Officers are now pleading with anyone who knows anything to come forward. “At this time the cause of the fire has not been confirmed and we are unable to say whether it was deliberate or accidental,” North Dorset Police Constable Ed Lewis stated.
“We are in the process of conducting investigations to determine the facts, and I kindly ask anyone who has any information about suspicious activity in the area or dashcam footage to come forwards.”
If you have any information, please get in touch with Dorset Police by phoning 101 and mentioning occurrence number 55220068133, emailing 101@dorset.pnn.police.uk, or visiting www.dorset.police.uk/contact. Alternatively, you can reach the independent charity Crimestoppers by phoning Freephone 0800 555 111 or by making an anonymous online donation at Crimestoppers-uk.org.
The body of a man in his 50s has been found in a town centre.
An elderly man’s body was discovered in Gillingham’s Green Street.
Police were called to concerns for the welfare of a man in Green Street, Gillingham at 1.22pm yesterday (June 26).
Officers and paramedics attended and a man in his 50s was confirmed to be deceased.
His death is being treated as non-suspicious and a report has been completed for the coroner.
The body of a man in his 50s has been found in a town centre.
Police were called to concerns for the welfare of a man in Green Street, Gillingham at 1.22pm yesterday
When police and paramedics arrived, it was determined that the man, who was in his 50s, had died.
His death is being investigated as non-suspicious, and the coroner has received a completed report.
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