The disruption caused by heavy goods vehicles getting stuck on Shaftesbury’s St John’s Hill could soon be at an end.

Dorset Council has agreed to start the process for introducing a 7.5-tonne weight limit on this steep stretch of the B3091. This follows fifteen years of campaigning by resident Peter Shouler, and Shaftesbury Town Council’s formal request for a weight restriction last summer.

We speak with Mr Shouler and town councillor John Lewer to hear their reaction.

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