On today’s Alfred Daily: Dorset Council's Public Health Director on our area's COVID R rating | Shaftesbury councillor considering safety of Guy’s Marsh road | Dorset Police have been overstretched | Shaftesbury author Brigit selected for top writing awards | Semley family raising £100,000 with tractor | Paul Merefield’s pub quiz | Sad news for chicken owner Kate | Shaftesbury’s first socially-distanced garden tour | Karen Cole reviews The Curator by MW Craven | Breach Lane blue tits recorded by N