Shaftesbury town council have failed to support the idea of Dorset becoming a unitary authority after councillors raised objections to the move. Councillors were debating a request for support for the reorganisation of …

The former chairman of Dorset County Council and current Gillingham county councillor Andrew Cattaway says he fears that Dorset’s rural areas, including Gillingham and Shaftesbury, will continue to be Dorset’s ‘poor relations’ under …