A Shaftesbury man has helped to make a video that he hopes will give the public a better understanding of autism.

The first of three qi-jong sessions was held on Castle Hill on Saturday.

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week this week, and Dorset Health Care’s Step2 Wellbeing service is keen to address the increasing problem of loneliness.

The Shaftesbury Hospital Friends have bought a second house on Abbey Walk. It will be rented to the NHS for use by the Adult Mental Health Services team.

Dorset Healthcare, the NHS provider that operates Shaftesbury’s Westminster Memorial Hospital, could hear within days whether a funding bid to improve area hospital facilities has been successful.