On The Alfred Daily Today:

Meet Thursday’s Shaftesbury East Ward election candidates

Dorset Council ends Shaftesbury hotel’s parking permits – Chamber steps in

Sore feet and extreme heat after Shaftesbury gran’s cross-desert fundraiser

Shaftesbury what’s on

Melbury - No longer ‘village of the jammed’

Nick Andrew of The Potting Shed on Chelsea Flower Show

Soundscapes – A tawny owl and ducks at dusk in Ludwell