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tescopolis (tĕs-kŏp'ə-lĭs) n. derived from: [Greek akropolis : akron, top; + polis, city.] + [prefix - consisting of the initials of the owner of the firm (Mr. T. E. Stockwell) who supplied Mr. Jack Cohen’s firm with tea, together with the first letters of Jack’s surname – Cohen], alluding to the perceived monopoly of the TESCO supermarkets. A hill-top town with a supermarket in which one might be able to save a few pence on a bag of chicken nuggets. O.E.D.

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The Ruff Guide to Shaftesbury - News and Pictures

	Ruth Kelly Ruins North Dorset		Artists Impression of Shaftingham in years to come.			High Street
	Hooray - the New HGV Diversion signs are finally in place.					Local Architecture
	Historic Shaftesbury -Pictures and Maps.					The Queen Mother’s Memorial Parking Lot.
	Tesco					Shaftesbury Views and Pictures.
	Visions of the Tescopalypse - plans for the new Gold Hill Tesco Metro come up before the planning committee in early April.					Council Tax still rocketing above inflation – 5.6% this year.

Lizzie Lizard’s costumes for Kids – Children’s Fancy Dress Hire in Shaftesbury Dorset

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Ruth Kelly gives go-ahead for Shaftesbury to grow by 25 per cent – 670 new homes.

New Developments - Too big for Shaftesbury.

North Dorset CPRE chairman Stephen Howard said he was unhappy to hear of the Ruth Kelly’s ruling. The branch of the environmental body that works to protect the countryside recognises the need for affordable homes but believes such rapid growth is not suitable for Shaftesbury.

"We are disappointed at the result," said Mr Howard. "We believe the development is too large in relation to the size of Shaftesbury and needs to be put in the context where North Dorset District Council has exceeded its housing targets over the last few years and greatly expanded Gillingham. It is suburbanising. Large areas of Dorset are already suburbanised and this will be more.”

"This is yet another development in an area already experiencing great development."

Mr Howard said he was particularly worried about the extra commuting on the local roads as the new arrivals would not all work in the town.

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The High House Press, Shaftesbury High Street.

Left: The building as it is today (The Body Shop in 2006), and Right: As depicted in the wood engraving by J.R. Biggs on the title page of the book: ‘Shaftesbury – the Shaston of Thomas Hardy’ published at the High House in 1932.

Click here: - For notes and bibliography of the High House Press, Shaftesbury.

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The latest piece of architecture to grace the streets of downtown Shaftesbury. “Another carbuncle on the face of Shaftesbury” – Charles. “On the Run! – North Dorset Planning Committee should be ‘On the Run’ after this atrocity” – Nicklaus Peevsner.

By a strange quirk of fate NASA’s plans for a Moon Base turn up before the North Dorset Planning Committee - they are approved unanimously.

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