On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Berwick St John Country Fayre raises £63k for Stars Appeal

Free festive fun – Visit North Dorset’s fairytale forest

Motcombe locals not to clear watercourse due to rare water voles

Shaftesbury Refugee Group tree planting date set

Shaftesbury charity shop bargains

View from the Hill – Bristol student shares opinion

Where to find a defibrillator in Shaftesbury

Candlelit Shaftesbury piano recital reflecting Christmas across Europe

What’s the Shaftesbury Christingle service all about?

Experience ‘slow art’ at Donhead Art Exhibition

Shaftesbury resident calls for B3081 safety measures

Soundscapes - Hedgerow birds at Donkey Field

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On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury garage features strongly in National Tyre Awards win

Shaftesbury Abbey opens this weekend for first alcohol sales

New Arts Centre boss plans festive family fun and craft sale

Shaftesbury shopworker retires after 50-year service at WHSmith

Meet my Pet – Barney the St James’ Dalmatian

Paul Merefield’s quiz

Walk of the Week – Julia’s circuit from Messum’s

View from the Hill

Twyford home in national architecture award finals

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Karen Cole reviews ‘Opera’ by Julie Anderson

Soundscapes – A robin on holly on Breach Lane

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On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury bus gate decision delayed – Councillor unsure why

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Farewell to Parfitt’s shoes

Jackie and Jeanette’s 60s and 70s memories - Game shows

Town Council backs campaign against Shaftesbury library cutbacks

Celebrate Shaftesbury’s hedgerows in guided walk on Sunday

Huge donations to NHS from Dorset Steam Fair and Berwick Fayre

Can you help steer Shaftesbury’s hedgehog group?

Jane’s Jobs – School and Town Council vacancies

Next National Theatre show at Arts Centre features Game of Thrones star

Visitors’ views of Shaftesbury

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MP ‘opens’ new housing estate and addresses ‘Shaftesbury is full’ claims

Two-day Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show in 2023 - but dog show dropped

Stylish local clothing and homeware shop will open in Abbotts’ former store

Gold medal Paralympian inspires Fontmell school pupils

Shaftesbury Carnival awards thousands to town’s good causes

Tennis and rock climbing offered to Shaftesbury’s visually impaired

View from the Hill

North Dorset dialect poetry from John Cluett

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Shaftesbury what's ons

Former Shaftesbury teacher Peter Rolfe's new books on fish and Donhead

Research your family tree with new Shaftesbury group

Donhead Christmas Fair returns for second year

Gillingham rail timetable restored with random traveller rewards

Cast needed for new Shaftesbury theatre show

Jan Wall's gardening tips

Matt Boatwright on the value of off-road parking in Shaftesbury

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Shaftesbury what’s ons

Shaftesbury road closures and traffic

Hundreds pay respects at Shaftesbury Remembrance parade

Shaftesbury charity shop bargains – Oxfam, Weldmar and Cancer Research

Concerns over speed and safety around Abbey School and B3091

Economic uncertainties end monthly Sunday Town Hall craft fairs

One woman show celebrates Jane Austen in Shaftesbury

View from the Hill - Visitors’ views

Motcombe councillors agree to raise Parish share of council tax

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On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury what’s ons | Shaftesbury road closures and traffic | Hundreds pay respects at Shaftesbury Remembrance parade | Shaftesbury charity shop bargains – Oxfam, Weldmar and Cancer Research | Concerns over speed and safety around Abbey School and B3091 | Economic uncertainties end monthly Sunday Town Hall craft fairs | One woman show celebrates Jane Austen in Shaftesbury | View from the Hill - Visitors’ views | Motcombe councillors agree to raise Parish share of council tax | 

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury firecrew attend Ludwell fire

Remembrance Day parade and service schedule in Shaftesbury and Motcombe

Shaftesbury what's ons

Audience fill St Peter's Church for choral piece debut at Tony Hawkins' concert 

International speaker to travel from the US for first Shaftesbury’s TEDx event

View from the Hill – Chinese media students film in Shaftesbury

Kate and Karren chat ‘over the garden fence’

Road closures next week

Donhead historian Janet Elson and how she renamed a Welsh mountain

Shaftesbury short story - Sarah English reads 'Desperate Measures'

Soundscape- a thrush in holly on Breach Common

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Shaftesbury weekend what’s ons

Tree planted in Queen's memory at Enmore Green

Shaftesbury School offers maths specialism 

Meet the new King Alfred's Kitchen operator

Meet my Pet - St James’ resident Babs and her Korat cat

Walk of the Week - Ansty Down with Julia Tilbury

Shaftesbury chicken keeper Kate Scott

Paul Merefield’s pub quiz

The value of off-street parking – Shaftesbury property with Matt Boatwright

Karen Cole’s book review