On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury Town Council secures funding for free under-16s swimming

Shaftesbury phone network switch to fibre will bring fast, robust broadband

Shaftesbury British Heart Foundation store to close permanently

Meet my Pet – Percy Lizzard’s ducks

Arts village pops up outside Town Hall for Fringe

Shaftesbury Fringe Friday highlights

Walk of the Week - Tom Perrett strolls in the Stourhead area

Kate Scott’s chicken keeping diary - warning, cougar alert!

Karen Cole’s book review - The Daves Next Door by Will Carver

Soundscapes - Young magpies on Castle Hill