On The Alfred Daily Today:

Solar farm and battery companies will give £220k to Motcombe village projects

Balaclava-clad men ram couple's car during attempted robbery in Gillingham

Tony Morgan on Shaftesbury Rotary Club's 60 years of success and progress

Residents share observations of seasonal changes in Shaftesbury countryside

View from the hill - Louise from Brighton hopes to find charity shop bargains

Shaftesbury shopkeeper to teach most in-demand craft skills in weekly workshops

What's new on Shaftesbury charity shop shelves

What's on: Road closures this week

UFO seen from Zig Zag Hill

Why the huge crane has been working high above Shaftesbury

Antonia Eastman meets Coppleridge Manager Mike Gallagher