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15/01/2026

We now provide an iPhone Repair service alongside our shoe repairs and keycutting in our Shaftesbury shop, call or pop in for any enquiries or bookings!

13/01/2026

We are pleased to announce we are now able to offer Iphone repairs in our Shaftesbury shop. Please call or send us a PM for more information or to get booked in

29/10/2025

Its not just residential properties we provide services for but also commercial, gaining entry and securing this commercial property this morning.

Breaking news from Alfred - 8am Wednesday

It's game over for Shaftesbury's Jhoots Pharmacy branch. At 7am locksmiths changed the locks, and a specialist appointed by the High Court, who'd driven down from Hertfordshire this morning, posted a notice on the pharmacy door. It says that the Blackmore Vale GP practice, who own the building, have re-entered the premises, forfeiting the lease and securing the property, and it means that nobody can lawfully enter unless authorised to do so. Any attempts to enter would be a criminal offence. The notice says anybody with a claim on secured products or goods inside have until the 12th of November to come forward, otherwise the items could be sold. It's not come as any surprise.

Jhoots has experienced well-publicised financial issues, with key drug suppliers withdrawing their medicines because of non-payments. In Parliament last week, the case of Shaftesbury workers Lana Gulston and Blake Horwood, who haven't been paid by the company since July, was highlighted. They only received half their expected salary that month and the amount didn't tally with the expected sum on their payslips. MP Simon H***e raised the issue in The Commons last week, and on Alfred on Monday Simon explained that the problem of contracted pharmacies failing to deliver services was being taken seriously by Government and the Health Minister Stephen Kinnock. It seems nobody anticipated a contractor being unable to fulfil obligations because they didn't have a pharmacist available for extended periods. The Shaftesbury branch has not dispensed medicines for months. That's because Jhoots has, understandably, struggled to recruit locum pharmacists because of its reputation for slow or non-payment.

On Monday, Simon H***e said he was meeting with the Blackmore Vale GP practice to discuss options, whether the practice might become a pharmacy operator themselves, or if another provider could step in to relieve the pressure on Shaftesbury's Boots branch. We've contacted the Blackmore Vale GP practice and Simon H***e for comment this morning.

24/10/2025

10/10/2025

Shaftesbury branch is closed 11th October due to staff holiday, many thanks

27/06/2025

Recently we completed a job for a customer where we installed deadlocks with euro cylinders on both her front and back doors. The customer opted for thumb turn locks for conveninence. Should you wish to discuss any proposed works you may have please either PM or give us a call on 01258 480207.

27/06/2025

We absolutely love getting feedback like this! 💙
One of our wonderful customers shared this with us yesterday:

“Thanks Hannah, and please pass my thanks on to Chris for coming out today! He was great.”

13/03/2025

Shaftesbury shop will be closed on the 14th & 15th March due to annual leave.

We will still be open for locksmiths service from the van as normal.

Give us a call on 01258480207
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