On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury firecrew attends open fire as campaigner claims disposable BBQ victory

Court date set following fatal crash near Port Regis

Shaftesbury landowner left with ‘crippling’ costs after Defra orders tree felling

Extra English lessons for Shaftesbury’s Ukrainian residents

Chip shop rejected but charity shop shows interest in new shop unit

View from the Hill - Orkney visitor

Cakes are being baked for Sunday’s Sedgehill fete

Gillingham craft fair extends to Shaftesbury

Write about your special place at book festival workshop

Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show announces new wool-themed feature

North Dorset Nature - Clive Whitbourn on the heat, hares and kestrels

Soundscapes - Grey squirrel in a Pine Walk beech tree