Shaftesbury Town Council has been reviewing its neighbourhood plan and has now submitted a revised version for examination. This comes four and a half years after the original Shaftesbury Neighbourhood Plan was adopted. The plan…
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Gin, jam and foraging News story by Joe Hashman – December 2025 “Pass me that jar,” my wife said. “Time to turn it.” I handed her the Kilner full of clear spirit and embalmed Victoria…
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Results of the Shaftesbury Town Council – Shaftesbury East Ward – election View the result of the Shaftesbury Town Council – Shaftesbury East Ward – election on 4 December 2025. Number of votes received per candidate…
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Public Budget Meeting – Join the Conversation Residents are invited to attend our annual Public Budget Meeting on Tuesday 16th December, from 6pm to 7pm at Shaftesbury Town Hall. This session is an opportunity to…
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NATIONAL TREE WEEK 22 – 30 NOVEMBER 2025 Initiated by the Tree Council, National Tree Week gives us a chance to focus on the wonderful array of trees around us and to ensure we have…
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Mapping Shaftesbury’s Orchard Town: Help Us Record Local Fruit & Nut Trees The Shaftesbury Tree Group is mapping all existing fruit and nut trees across the area. If you grow apples, pears, plums, figs, or…
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Election for shaftesbury east ward An election for one councillor for Shaftesbury Town Council – Shaftesbury East Ward will take place on Thursday 4th December 2025. For further information, please visit Dorset Council.
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Shaftesbury climate action in the spotlight Shaftesbury volunteers scored a big hit with their presentation on how the town is meeting the climate and nature emergency at the third Dorset COP, held at The Exchange…
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The Mayor of Shaftesbury invites residents to wear family war medals for Remembrance Sunday Parade Shaftesbury’s Mayor, Cllr Virginia Edwyn-Jones, is inviting residents to take part in this year’s Remembrance Sunday by wearing their families’…
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Your latest news from the Shaftesbury Orchard Town initiative The Shaftesbury Orchard Town initiative is delighted to let you know that, come December, we’ll have twelve top quality, nursery-grown apple trees available for planting in…
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Shaftesbury will showcase it’s green vision at dorset cop 2025 Shaftesbury is taking centre stage at this year’s Dorset COP 2025 — a day of climate action, creativity and community connection happening on Saturday 1st…
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Dorset Council’s Local and Transport Plans Dorset Council is entering the final stage of its public consultations on the Dorset Local Plan and the Dorset Local Transport Plan. These two long-term strategies will shape how…
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Shaftesbury’s free summer harvest you didn’t already know, Shaftesbury is now an Orchard Town. It’s fruit and nut harvesting time, and Shaftesbury Town Council, supported by Shaftesbury Tree Group and the Sustainable Shaftesbury Advisory Committee, want…
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Shaftesbury Town Council invites experienced café operators to express interest in running a new café within the planned Mampitts Community Hub in Shaftesbury. This is an early information-gathering exercise to explore potential café operations that…
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Shaftesbury’s free summer harvest If you didn’t already know, Shaftesbury is now an Orchard Town. It’s fruit and nut harvesting time, and Shaftesbury Town Council, supported by Shaftesbury Tree Group and the Sustainable Shaftesbury Advisory…
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Shaftesbury Town Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Phil Elsworth as Shaftesbury’s new Town Crier, following an open recruitment process in July. The appointment marks the continuation of a proud tradition…
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