Dana Halliwell has launched The Confetti Club CIC and been awarded £15,000 to support disabled and neurodivergent young people through free creative workshops. The 28-year-old from Shaftesbury has built an online community by sharing …

Police officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following an assault in Shaftesbury. At around 7.40pm on Thursday 26 March 2026 a teenage boy was assaulted by another …

Long-heralded and controversial plans for a booking system at Shaftesbury recycling centre are to come into effect from Monday 23 March. The idea was first mooted last summer by Dorset Council but were …

Police officers investigating reports of damage being caused to a property in Shaftesbury are appealing for witnesses and anyone with CCTV footage or information to come forward. Dorset Police were called at 1.37am …

A man who broke into a shop in Shaftesbury and was seen driving a stolen vehicle has been jailed following quick work by local officers. Between 12.18am and 1.37am on Sunday 26 October …

UPDATE: A man has come forward following an image appeal in relation to a racially aggravated incident in Shaftesbury (see below). It is reported that at around 12.50am on Sunday 16 November 2025, …

Police officers investigating a reported assault in Shaftesbury are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. At around 6.55pm on Tuesday 15 July 2025, a report was received that a …

Former mayor of Gillingham Barry Von Clemens has claimed that local residents are being used as ‘guinea pigs’ over controversial plans by Dorset Council to introduce a booking system for rubbish tips. His …

The family of a woman who died in a collision while cycling home near Shaftesbury have paid tribute to her. Mary Emerson-Reed, 63, from Shaftesbury, sadly died after being knocked off her bike …