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Witness appeal following a three-car crash that closed the A350

A cyclist pedals from Lyon to Shaftesbury to see a penpal and raise diabetes cash

Anything goes with Motcombe's annual scarecrow contest

Bell Street car park closed by fire crew after an electric charger fire

Tourism information hub update - Trevor Clements

Semley, Donhead, Berwick, and Ludwell refuse collection will now accept items with batteries

Strike set to suspend train service through Gillingham and Tisbury

Shaftesbury's Great Big Green Week organiser promises a politics-free celebration

Helpers needed for Shaftesbury charity street collection

Adrian Ryder's Bell Street Book Shelf - F. S. Hinchy's impression of Shaftesbury in 1957

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GP shares challenges revealing One-fifth of Abbey View blood test patients are ‘no shows’
Shaftesbury mental health charity founders put themselves up for auction
Semley’s potholed roads could increase accident risk warns parish chair and Station Rd flooding is investigated
Jeanette and Jackie on scrap books and Shaftesbury’s old fair ground
No North Dorset communities considered for 20mph yet- but Shaftesbury’s bid is in
Dorset CPRE suggest solar panels over car parks and on new homes to save fields
Joe Hashman’s Shaston seasonal reflections
Shaftesbury weekend what’s ons
View from the hill- Milton visitors saddened by our empty shops

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Amber wildfire warning has been issued for Dorset, including Shaftesbury, until weekend.

Government gives Dorset £200,000 to tackle drugs and save lives.

Joe Hashman's nature notes - swooping St James' blackbirds.

Shaftesbury area events for the Bank Holiday weekend.

AONB replace walking week with a season of guided strolls.

National Theatre's 'Life of Pi' roars into Shaftesbury Arts Centre.

View from the Hill - visitors from Weston-super-Mare.

Morris Men from Norfolk take Whitsun tour to Shaftesbury Abbey.

Coffee Companions: cultivating friendship at Shaftesbury's Royal Chase.

Countdown to De Fashion Dorset: a festival of sustainable style.

Soundscape - whitethroat on Coles Lane.

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Glyphosate spraying on Gold Hill breaches Town Council ban

Shaftesbury what's ons

Town Band debut new and complex piece at Sunday’s concert

Three grant funds invite applications from Shaftesbury projects

New folk night launches in Shaftesbury

Meet my Pet - Jane and Cody her Japanese breed

Butterfly expert leads Sunday spotting walk

Walk of the Week - Dave Ford scales Hambledon Hill

Shaftesbury in Bloom needs help on Sunday

Joe Hashman on weedkiller chemicals in Shaftesbury

Kate Scott's chicken keeping diary

Karen Cole reviews The Predators

Soundscape – A wren at Charlton

On The Alfred Daily Today:

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Tenants call time on Shaftesbury pub
Shaftesbury to Glasgow and back on a bike in 24 hours for cancer fundraiser
Donhead woman to appear in a nude calendar for charity
Abbey Primary plans a 150th birthday and a Park Walk car boot sale
Town hall recruiting macebearers for civic occasions Shaftesbury
What's Ons
Shaftesbury jobs
India-inspired artwork adds colour to Shaftesbury gallery
Jackie and Jeanette reminisce about '60s life in Fontmell - scrapbooks
Soundscape - A crow chases a buzzard at Rushmore Estate

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