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Shaftesbury Freetime Round-Up: Coffee Companions, Live Music, And Pub Quizzes

Compton Abbas Airfield Gets Green Light For Storage Containers And Seasonal Canopy For Outdoor Dining

Dorset Council Warns Funding Settlement Leaves Services Leaning On Council Tax Rises

Community Groups Urged To Pitch Projects For Dorset Council Cash By The 15th Of January

Shaftesbury Swimmers Pair Icy Water With Sauna As Pop-Up Trial Draws Crowds

Shaftesbury Web Expert Warning For Businesses After Google Says Salt Cellar Is Shut, When It's Open

Tess Of The Vale Guides A Five-Mile Winter Loop Around Marnhull And The Stour

Christmas Lunch Trip Turns Into Shaftesbury Stop-Off As Visitors Soak Up Gold Hill

Why Karen Wimhurst Calls Shaftesbury Home After 21 Years In The Town

Meet My Pet: Fontmell Magna Dachshund Poppy, A "Very Famous" Villager

Shaftesbury Pub Quiz Answers: Paul Merefield Reveals

Karen Cole's Dark Festive Pick: The Christmas Tree Killer By Chris Frost

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WHAT'S ONS Festive Music, Quizzes And New Year Events Fill Shaftesbury Venues

Rockies Expect Huge Home Crowd As Frome Visit Cochrams, Saturday

Fontmell Church Repairs Complete After £85,000 Appeal Success

Coffee Companions Offer Company And Conversation At Royal Chase On Monday

Shaftesbury's Jake Binns – A Role Model For Living Independently With Down's Syndrome

Kathy Morgan's Seasonal Reflections – Changing Ground And Winter Skies

Weekend Comedy Show Line Up Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury

Motcombe Explorer John Blashford-Snell Rebuilds Jungle Bridge Using Recycled Plastic

Surrey Visitors Praise Gold Hill And Shaftesbury Views

Semley Community Shop Celebrates Award-Winning Year And £400k Turnover

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ZigZag Decs Display Dec Owner, Christmas Decorations Professional Piers Brown Suggests Style For Next Xmas

Swan's Yard Shaftesbury Retail Unit Offered To Ethical Start-Ups And Social Enterprises

Motcombe Village Shop Hits Peak December Rush As New Manager Settles In

Motcombe Methodist Church Joins Christmas Art Collaboration With A Graffiti Wall Design

Thai Takeaway And Restaurant On Wincombe Lane Shaftesbury Goes On The Market

Half Moon Quiz Raises £814 For Shaftesbury Breast Cancer Charity Boobs

Councillors Warn Of Stress As Dorset Council Tracks Sick Days In The Red Zone

Pantomime Guide Lists Shows Within An Hour's Drive Of Shaftesbury

Kathy Morgan Spots Red Kites And Winter Water Returning On The Slopes Of Shaftesbury

Weymouth Visitors Praise Shaftesbury Shops And Views During A Sunny December Visit

Shaftesbury Cookery School Chef Lesley Waters Talks Food, Courses And Local Food Favourites Including Coppice Street Chippy

No Fixed Abode's Tony Dean – Christmas Favourites And A More Relaxed 2026

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Festive Music And Family Events Fill Shaftesbury On Christmas Eve

Windows Damaged In Overnight Air Weapon Incident In Shaftesbury

Council Told No Movement Detected In Historic Gold Hill Wall

Town Council Confirms Sharp Rise In Allotment Charges

New Arrival Makes This A First Christmas As Parents For Shaftesbury Deli Owners

New High Street Store Little Map Company Reflects On Its First Christmas

Pop-Up Book Shop Owner Republishes Out-Of-Print Quirky Folklore Titles

From Western Australia To Dorset A Christmas Visit With A Difference

Christmas Miracle As Missing Cat Milo Comes Home

Semley School Pupils Sing Once In Royal David's City

From Beijing To Shaftesbury David Grierson Reflects On Christmas Song

Why It Came Upon The Midnight Clear Is A Favourite Carol

Shaftesbury Resident Sandy Roberts Facing Christmas After Bereavement

Inside The Peak Christmas Rush At Major Shaftesbury Employer Virginia Hayward

Christmas Eve Events Across Dorset And Wiltshire

Willow's Wildlife – Mini Murmurations And A Surprise Plant In Shaftesbury Garden

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Shaftesbury Carnival Illuminated Tractor Rally Draws Big Sunday Crowds

Motcombe Publican Rupert Scott: From London's Number One Restaurant To His Copple Ridge Christmas

Cann Resident Says A350 Driveway Ban Leaves Him Without Safe Access

South Western Railway Apologises After Stour Row Passenger Says Overcrowding Is Dangerous

Groundwater Flooding Risk Remains Across Cranborne Chase

Shaftesbury Tech Expert Graham Lord Answers On Macs Landlines And Batteries

Tuesday Events Within One Hour Of Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury Oxfam Shares Last-Minute Book And Gift Ideas

Dorset Blind Association Shop In Shaftesbury Shares Last-Minute Gift Finds And Opening Times

Shaftesbury Town Silver Band Plays Christmas Music For Tesco Shoppers

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Dorset Council Warns Batteries In Bins Are Causing Fires And Damage

First Blank Of The Season For Shaftesbury In Winchester Loss

Foreboding Skies And Craggy Peaks As Dan Croft Returns With Shaftesbury Photo Exhibition

Shaftesbury's Calm Draws Winter Solstice Visitors From The North West

Sea Shanty Group Hands £200 To Shaftesbury Mental Health Charity

From Christmas Markets To 31,000 Followers Connor Smith's Busy Year

Shaftesbury Postbox Toppers To End As Elizabeth Hazelwood Retires Her Needles

Sunday Story Kathy Morgan Reads "Being Alone At Christmas"

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Fontmell Road Safety Campaigner Says Dinah's Hollow Should Be Widened And C13 Made North-South Route

Perilous Pothole Warning After Flooding Opens Craters On Hunger Hill

East Knoyle Community Shop's New Approach Boosts Revenue By Seven Per Cent

Margaret Marsh Singer Samantha Shares Her Christmas Set And 2026 Plans

Businessman John Morgan Tells Why He Loves Living In Shaftesbury

Meet My Pet: Cavapoo Ralph Turns Christmas Tree Toppler In Shaftesbury

Walk Of The Week: Five-Mile Fovant Circuit With Badges And War Graves

Paul Merefield's Festive Pub Quiz Answers

Karen Cole Reviews Murder At Christmas By G B Rubin

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Shaftesbury Weekend What's Ons:

Shaftesbury Town Council Presses Dorset Police For A Review Of North Dorset Policing

Compton Abbas Airfield's New Manager Ben Perkins Says Winning Back Locals Comes First

Shaftesbury Break-In And Stolen Car Chase Ends In 18-Month Sentence For Samuel Cooper

East Sussex Visitors Gary And Jay Say Shaftesbury Views Are "Soothing" And Unchanged

Shaftesbury's Tom Clements On Gigs, Christmas Songs, And A Fontmell Magna Christmas Eve Set

Shaftesbury Car Park Owner Phil Proctor Says Unfair Penalty Notices Have Been Withdrawn

Flooding Update: River Nadder Alert Lifted As Levels Fall Across The Shaftesbury Area

Christmas Tree Collections Set For 3rd And 4th January In Shaftesbury, Gillingham, And Villages

Events Within 1 Hour's Drive Of Shaftesbury

Anthony Claydon's Nature Of Knoyle Records East Knoyle Crime, Industry, And Ghost Stories

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