On today’s Alfred Daily: ‘Serious’ situation within Dorset NHS | Hike in COVID-19 cases around Shaftesbury | No major events in 2021 says Shaftesbury Chamber of Commerce | Fire closes A350 near Semley | Shaftesbury chicken keeper Kate Scott | Paul Merefield’s pub quiz | A walk around Ludwell | Karen Cole recommends ‘Midnight at Malabar House’ | Icicles alongside a North Dorset lake