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On The Alfred Daily Today:

Watchdog report praises HMP Guys Marsh staff, but contraband remains a problem

New Shaftesbury antique shop to host inaugural sale on Saturday

Shaftesbury gathers for annual ANZAC Day service on Park Walk

Dorset Council to host highway concerns drop-in event on 1 June

Coroner seeks next of kin for 91-year-old Simon Prattley from Shaftesbury

Shaston seasonal reflections - hawthorn and 'killer crows'

Town Meeting addresses pedestrianisation and empty shop concerns

New team vicar for Shaftesbury and surrounding villages begins her role

 Ancient water celebration ceremony returns to Shaftesbury for May Bank Holiday

 View from the Hill: Visitor from Kings Lynn shares experience

 Soundscape: Bullfinch at Donkey Field Orchard in Shaftesbury

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury Primary School faces parental protest over pupils cleaning faeces from toilet walls

Shaftesbury FC Ladies team win Dorset Women's League title

Your chance to view and support Shaftesbury Art Centre's £3m refurbishment

Shaston Seasonal Reflections - our daily nature diary

Shaftesbury area open studios joining Wylye Valley Arts Trail from Saturday

Forest of Dean visitors enjoyed Shaftesbury's Gold Hill Museum

Jan Walls' gardening advice from The Maltings

Spring fair and BBQ to showcase Semley businesses on Saturday

What's ons for the weekend and next week in Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury's four London Marathon runners reflect on Sunday's 'emotional' challenge

John Cluett's Ode to North Dorset - the A-Z of the Shaftesbury area

Soundscape - a song thrush at Breach Common

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury Sunday street market draws crowds as organiser plans food festival
Shaftesbury Abbey visitors react to emergency text test
Shaftesbury seasonal reflections - wildflowers and weeds with Joe Hashman
New pamphlet shares tragic wartime story of Enmore Green family
Discover the healing power of herbs with herbalist Julie Wood at Shaftesbury Abbey workshops
Latest bargains at Shaftesbury charity shops
View from the hill - Jane and Peter from Sturminster Marshall
Psychic mediums, aura reading, and holistic wellbeing showcased at Shaftesbury Town Hall

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury marathon runner questions train safety following chaos at Gillingham

Food for thought-Monday meal and movie session start in Shaftesbury

Donhead artists collaborate to showcase work in Wylye Valley Art Trail

Coronation theme for four villages fete next month

Shaftesbury What’s Ons

Kate and Karren chat ‘Over the Garden Fence’ about today's emergency alert

Sarah English reads ‘A Little Invention’

View from the Hill - Visitor from Beaulieu

Shaston Seasonal Reflections - Joe Hashman Soundscape

Blackcap on Breach Lane

On The Alfred Daily Today:

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Dorset Council officials are ‘dinosaurs’ for dated Dinah’s Hollow plans, says Melbury councillor

Shaftesbury man to open a town centre gym in former St John HQ

Environmental award for Semley's parish church

Wrong sort of fuel? Latest excuse for North Dorset rail disruption

Shaftesbury Tourism Hub update from Trevor Clements

How Shaftesbury's local government has changed – Mike Simms' memories of the Council HQ on Bimport

From bookshelf to doorstep – how Shaftesbury's library deliveries make a difference

Lindsey Death's wildlife walk - Chettle birdlife and 'no mow May'

New book will bridge gaps in your knowledge of Dorset's bridges

Soundscape - Birds, water and sheep alongside lake at Sherborne Causeway

On The Alfred Daily Today:

On The Alfred Daily Today:

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury breast cancer charity to benefit from 18th Farnfields golf day

Three agricultural buildings can be converted into five new Motcombe homes

What’s the town council debating tonight?

Katie Aylward to run coast path to honour dad, Chris, and support cancer charity that helped

Shaftesbury’s third wellness fair this Sunday offers diverse range of practices

Gardening expert Jan Walls reports from The Maltings

What’s on this weekend in Shaftesbury and the villages?

Shaftesbury Library closure next week

Shaftesbury Planning News: Salon conversion to house, pub chimney reduction, and Pix Mead extension objections

Swedish visitors love our countryside

Motcombe woman’s mission to empower the disabled in developing countries

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Solar farm and battery companies will give £220k to Motcombe village projects

Balaclava-clad men ram couple's car during attempted robbery in Gillingham

Tony Morgan on Shaftesbury Rotary Club's 60 years of success and progress

Residents share observations of seasonal changes in Shaftesbury countryside

View from the hill - Louise from Brighton hopes to find charity shop bargains

Shaftesbury shopkeeper to teach most in-demand craft skills in weekly workshops

What's new on Shaftesbury charity shop shelves

What's on: Road closures this week

UFO seen from Zig Zag Hill

Why the huge crane has been working high above Shaftesbury

Antonia Eastman meets Coppleridge Manager Mike Gallagher