On today’s Alfred Daily: Covid cases remain above England average | Shaftesbury police investigate suspected arson | Shaftesbury shopkeeper raises funds for lung conditions | Fringe Saturday highlights and Sunday previews | More events will forge connection between Shaftesbury Abbey and community | Kate and Karren chat ‘over the garden fence’ | Barkley Johnson’s short story – 'Dotty Wyndham’ | Soundscapes – a pied wagtail in Fontmell