On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury Chamber and locals react to HSBC closure

Motcombe and Shaftesbury dignitaries attend £16m battery bank launch

Shaftesbury what's ons

Shaftesbury area road closures

Jackie and Jeanette's Compton and Fontmell memories - Royalty

The Bedchester couple helping Americans appreciate the real England

Squires' manager on this season's subtle changes to help the store remain busy

Three vehicle crash and fuel spill closes A30

Warning of fireworks in Shaftesbury on Sunday

Just a Thought - John Parker on the changing attitude to Sundays

Soundscape - Blackbirds on Castle Hill

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Dorset councillor tells Shaftesbury consultation she’ll quit if any library closes

The sky’s the limit as Shaftesbury’s new astronomy group announces events programme

Bigger advent celebration for Semley on 1st December

North Dorset Nature Notes with Clive Whitbourn – Spring flowers out already

Property Matters with Matt Boatwright – Selling a dark Shaftesbury home

Shaftesbury pay-and-display machine thinks it’s 1970

Shaftesbury and Donhead road closures

New offers for Dorset blue badge drivers

Tourism news from Trevor Clements of Shaftesbury TIC

Soundscapes - Birds on Park Walk

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury what’s on

Shaftesbury’s Christmas countdown begins at festive light switch on

Shaftesbury’s free car parking days announced

Former deputy mayor earns cash as political YouTube host

Sustainable fashion festival planned for Shaftesbury area

Businesswoman optimistic about year ahead for her two shops

Gardening with Jan Walls

View from the Hill – Visitors’ opinions

‘Autumn in Shaftesbury’ by Marigold Rumble

Paul Jordan previews Shaftesbury’s ‘enchanting’ Friday film ‘Petite Maman’

On The Alfred Daily Today:

New fiction book and writing festival to launch in Shaftesbury

Recognition for Shaftesbury service to single homeless people

Shaftesbury Town Band take silver in Wessex competition

Late night shopping events schedule

Shaftesbury charity shop bargains – Oxfam books, Weldmar, Cancer Research

View from the Hill - A big party visit from Somerset

New album for Shaftesbury music-maker

How Homemaker is addressing supply issues and the economy

West Melbury farm diary - Acorns prove fatal

Shaftesbury history – Robert Mullins on the Wincombe monitoring station

Shaftesbury poet Elaine Cadogan reads ‘Memories from Photographs’

Soundscapes – A robin in Brooklands Woods Fontmell

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury Tree Group walk reveals impact of hedgerow removal

Shaftesbury Deli owner - Working without pay to ensure shop’s survival

High Sheriff salutes Fontmell villagers’ Friendship Garden

Kate and Karren chat ‘over the garden fence’

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Shaftesbury hospital’s minor injuries service open to walk-in patients

Sunday Story – ‘Upright and Grand’ by Richard Foreman 

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury what’s on

From fashion to framing – Change ahead for Shaftesbury clothes shop

Paul Merefield’s pub quiz

Motcombe chef Laura Bartlett’s recipes - Keeping kidney patients well

Meet my Pet – Jo Churchill and rescue dog Thomas

Julia Tilbury’s Walk of the Week – Win Green to Tollard Royal

Kate Scott’s chicken keeping diary – Why her birds are grumpy

Friday wellbeing walks - Where you see and hear Shaftesbury differently

Karen Cole reviews ‘The Pain Tourist’ by Paul Cleave

Soundscapes – Crows at Twyford

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury what's ons

Police investigate road rage assault opposite Port Regis School

Commended - Firearms officers first on scene at North Dorset murder

Shaftesbury's ‘First class’ TEDx event impresses the audience

Donhead publican will reward Wardour tree planters

Free coats for Shaftesbury area schoolchildren

Shaftesbury music student to entertain on Christmas and New Year’s eves

South Western Railway recognised for stance on violence against women

Shaftesbury volunteers praised for Himalayan balsam removal

How Shaftesbury's Botanical Candle Co plan to ride out a 2023 recession

Selling festive firs for four generations - Enmore Green's Cooper family

Hospice will remove real trees after Christmas for donation

Shaftesbury Town Band - Contest tomorrow, concerts next month

Adrian Ryder's book review - Blackmore Vale in the 1960s

North Dorset dialect - John Cluett shares words beginning with ‘P’

Soundscapes - Magpies and jackdaws on Castle Hill

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Dorset Council explains new Gold Hill road markings

Shaftesbury to Gillingham Saturday bus service axed

Campaigners get their 20mph sign on Fontmell bend

Shaftesbury what's ons

TIC news with Trevor – Customer buys 210 charity Christmas cards!

Yetties' star to share stories with Shaftesbury U3A

View from the Hill - Norwich visitor unimpressed with our market

Caleb Fulford buys a London taxi and confuses potential passengers

Shaftesbury slimmer loses 6 stone in 7 months to reduce car crash pain

Help AONB monitor River Ebble wildlife near Berwick with an app

Just a Thought - John Parker on the cost-of-living crisis

Shaftesbury MP calls for better finance lessons in schools

Festive fun activities on Saturdays at Shaftesbury Library

Shaftesbury councillors tour playparks to prepare masterplan

Shaftesbury job vacancies

Jackie and Jeanette reminisce about shoe shopping

Soundscape – An owl at Fontmell

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury what’s on

£2m Shaftesbury Arts Centre redevelopment plans on display

Edwardian pictures of each Shaftesbury Street go on display

Gutch Common’s Groundhog Day - Phone lines down third year in a row

View from the Hill - Visitors’ views

Fontmell gets ready for Christmas Fair

Shaftesbury residents wait up to three hours for Lloyds Pharmacy

Shaftesbury tap dancers compete in Croatia for World Championships

Shaftesbury firefighters attend crash in Mere

Shaftesbury orchestra plays pre-Christmas classical concert

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Shaftesbury councillor sees red over Dorset Council’s big EV charger

Shaftesbury employers encouraged to ask whether workers are carers

Celebrating Shaftesbury apple orchards and Dorset cidermaking

Shaftesbury gardener Jan Walls - Plants as presents

Shaftesbury author Karen Dickson releases fourth novel

St James carol concert will fund adult reading sessions

Arts Centre Friday film gets five stars

Powerful personal poetry from Marigold Rumble

Soundscapes – St James’ Church bells