In thanking Planet Shaftesbury for the reminder to respond to Dorset Council's latest four-year plan, can I suggest activists also copy in Shaftesbury's two Dorset councillors with any comments they send in.

That's Tim Cook, the current mayor of Shaftesbury, and Derek Beer. Its their job to make sure local people's views are heard at county hall and to push for them.

Tim Cook can be emailed at: tim@enjoyyourfuture.net and Derek Beer at: derekbeer@icloud.com.