The Alfred Daily

 (Episode 1380)

On The Alfred Daily Today:

a 60-minute radio programme for Shaftesbury and the surrounding area, being broadcast 7 days-a-week. On today's Alfred Daily: 

50 Vintage Tractors Tour Shaftesbury Area In Salisbury Hospice Fundraiser

Shaftesbury New Year Events

Swans Trust Fund First Defibrillator In East Of Town - And Want To Add More

Kate And Karren's New Year's Eve Chat

Festive Short Story - The Christmas Goose - By Sarah English

BadCo Plan Second Ball For '24 And Hope Clothing Sales Pick Up

Gillingham And Shaftesbury Young Farmers Offer To Collect Christmas Tree

Libby Dineley On Donhead Coaching Inns And Toll Roads

View From The Hill - London New Year Visitors

Shaston Seasonal Reflections - Snowdrops

On The Alfred Daily Today:

MBE Honour for Long-Serving Former Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show Boss

24 Hours to Choose Name for New Blockbuster-Screening Shaftesbury Cinema

New Sound as Shaftesbury’s Cabin Band Rocks Shaston Club into 2024

Paul Merefield’s Pub Quiz

View from the Hill: Visitor from Lymington

Shaftesbury What’s On

Shaston Seasonal Reflections – Joe Hashman

Meet My Pet - Benson, the Cockapoo

A Wintry Walk of the Week Around Ashmore with Dave Hardiman

Sunday Fitness Fun for Kids as Mini Athletics Launches at Shaftesbury Primary

Shaftesbury Arts Centre Invites Artists to Enter New Spring Exhibition

Karen Cole Recommends 'The Last Passenger' by Will Dean

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury What’s Ons
After 18 Years, Shaftesbury Unique Teddy Bear Store Will Close
Shaftesbury Rotary Launch Annual Easter 5k And 10k Runs
Motcombe Renewable Energy Co Asked For Church Walk Lighting Solution
My Favourite Tree- Stour Row Arboriculturist Nick Baxter
View From The Hill- Greenwich Couple Love Shaftesbury Timelessness

Christmas Window Winners ‘The Kitchen Table’ On Making The Mayor Out Of Lego
1,000 Gig Veteran To Rock ‘Two Brewers’ Into 2024
Short Story – Bah Humbug - Elaine Cadogan
Adrian Ryder’s Bell Street Bookshelf - Father Jeanneau’s Stone Crosses Of Shaftesbury
Best Christmas Window Winner On Making Shaftesbury’s Mayor From Lego

On The Alfred Daily Today:

On The Alfred Daily Today:

On The Alfred Daily Today:

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Motcombe Businessman Bounces Back Following Devastating Blaze
Mayoral Address - Cllr Virginia Edwyn-Jones
Christmas Message – Fontmell Parish Chair: Hannah Lister
Donhead St Mary Chair: John Feltham
Compton Parish Chair: Trevor Clements

Belle Street Drama As Van Knocks Over Bollard During Gig
Coping With Christmas Alone – Bill Sheriff, Jackie Demorris
Christmas As A Carer - Ben from The Blackmore Vale
50 Years Of Working Christmas Day – David Griffin Shepherd at La Fleur De Lys
A Deserved Day Off For Arne Fernandes At The Fontmell
24 Share Christmas Day At Donhead Community Dinner
Christmas At North Dorset Women's Refuge – Sara Jacson
Entertaining Cedars Residents – Dan Ellis
View From The Hill – Jill And Graham From Essex Staying At The Grosvenor
Rev Donna Gibbs On Juggling Services And Family Celebrations
A Perfect Donhead Christmas Day – Christopher Nicholson

Shaftesbury Town Silver Band And Community Choir – ‘I Saw Three Ships’

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury What’s On
Shaftesbury Man Finds Family on Three Continents After DNA Test
Shaftesbury Rector Welcomes Pub Revellers as Midnight Mass Returns
Joe Hashman’s Shaston Seasonal Reflections
View From The Hill – Janice and Family from Great Yarmouth
Shaftesbury’s Joanna Tucholska on Christmas Traditions in Poland
“Over The Garden Fence” – Kate Pickard and Karren Burkett
North Dorset Author’s Short Story: Sarah English ‘A Miracle at Christmas’

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury Town Council Scrutinises Persimmon's Affordable Housing Proposal For New Estate

Persimmon Will Meet With Melbury Council To Discuss Estate

Warning For Tisbury And Gill Train Passengers

Paul Merefield’s Pub Quiz

Meet My Pet: Percy Lizzard’s mini daschund, Steve

Walk Of The Week - “Tess Of The Vale’ takes us to Duncliffe Hill

View From The Hill - Visitors From Romsey

Shaftesbury’s Shopkeepers’ Choices- Sarah Rudder Of Kitchen Table Bookshop

First Christmas - Glenn Harris Of Black Cactus Cafe On ’24 Wine Bar Plans

Shaftesbury Chicken Keeper- Kate Scott

Shaftesbury Resident Michael Wolff On Greek Xmas From His Childhood

Motcombe Cooking School Expert Laura Pope On Co-ordinating Christmas Dinner

Shaftesbury Chamber Names Best Window Winners

Karen Cole Reviews ‘Yule Island’ by Johana Gustawsson

 (Episode 1371)

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Dorset Police Want To Identify Kids Climbing Town Hall Scaffolding
Shaftesbury Carnival Issue Heartfelt Tribute To Allan Franks
Shaftesbury What's Ons
Scaffolding Impacting Town Hall Market Footfall - Councillors Won’t Reduce Rate
Tourism News - Trevor Clements Of Shaftesbury Tourism Hub
Shaftesbury In Bloom Seek Winter Planter Sponsors
Groundwater Flood Alert For Cranborne Chase - Grants For Flood Protection In Wilts
Cllr Piers Brown Says 3-Week B3081 Closure Will Be ‘A Pain In The Bottom’
View From The Hill - Visitors From Twickenham
Author Helps Inspire Would-Be Writers At Gutchpool Farm Workshop
Dorset Council Backs Farming But Won’t Oppose ‘Excessive Regulation’
Shaftesbury Indies At Christmas – Willow
Virginia’s Volunteers – Carole Jones At The Vale Pantry
Carols – Churches Together ‘O Little Town’