Great News for Shaftesbury Eastern Development!
There are two good pieces of news for the Shaftesbury Eastern development (video). The first is that the large piece of land ear-marked for public use is due to be handed over to the town…
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Shaftesbury Hovis Loaf is Back!
The famous Shaftesbury Hovis Loaf has been refurbished and looks glorious at the top of Gold Hill!
Westminster Memorial Hospital Celebrating 70 Years of the NHS
The Matron of the Westminster Memorial Hospital, Helen Lawes, tells us how the hospital will be celebrating the 70th birthday of our wonderful NHS and asks you to help her by sending her your memories…
Sale of Shaftesbury Cattle Market – Meeting and Drop-in Sessions
This is my personal take on the Cattle Market situation (please watch the video below). As you may or may not be aware, the Shaftesbury Cattle Market land is in the process of being sold…
Shaftesbury Twinning Guests Arrive From Lindlar, Germany
Yesterday evening, along with fellow town councillors Piers Brown, Tim Cook and John Lewer as well as district councillor Simon Pritchard, I had the pleasure of being at the Bell Street car park to welcome…
2018 North Dorset Cycle Ride
Please watch the video of the day’s events below! Last Sunday, the 20 May 2018, I moseyed along to Park Walk in my home town of Shaftesbury in North Dorset at about 8 o’clock in…
Salisbury Street Open Space in Shaftesbury
PLEASE SEE VIDEO BELOW As you enter the town of Shaftesbury along Salisbury Street there is a small patch of open space that takes you into St Martin’s Lane. Although not a large area of…
Shaftesbury Oasis Swimming Pool Opening 26th May 2018
Now the good weather has arrived, a cooling dip in an open air swimming pool comes as a welcome thought. So it’s great news that the covers are coming off of the Shaftesbury Oasis open…
The Fovant Badges Society Annual Drumhead Service 2017
I had the honour today (2nd July 2017) to represent the Shaftesbury Town Council at the 2017 Fovant Badges Society Annual Drumhead Service.
The 2017 Shaftesbury Rotary Club Cycle Race
The morning of the 21st of May 2017 started off quietly enough (video).
Petition to save Melbury Abbas and Dinah’s Hollow
Please sign the petition below to save Melbury Abbas and Dinah’s Hollow from the slow but sure destruction that HGVs bring with them when driving through narrow winding roads!
Where do these ‘Open Borders’ types want everyone to live?
We’ve all met them, haven’t we? Those that want to open the borders of the UK to all without a thought as to where they’ll all live.
Tory Manifesto Response: It’s official… Theresa’s Tories have become THE Labour Party
Responding to today’s Conservative manifesto launch, UKIP leader Paul Nuttall said: “It is official. The Tory Party has become almost identical to the Labour Party.
Rumours of a Dorset Super-Council
Attending our Town Council Annual Meeting tonight one of the speakers, a Dorset District Councillor, said that talk had now moved on from two unitary authorities
‘Village of the Jammed’ Demo
Today I joined a group of people on Christy’s Lane in Shaftesbury demonstrating against the recent and persistent moves by Dorset County Council and the Highway Authority