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Shaftesbury What's ons

Shaftesbury charity lunch was a soup-er success despite Friday's downpours

Delivering a grand piano to the jungle - book shares Motcombe explorer Col Blashford-Snell's  best expedition tales

Shaftesbury lunchtime classical concerts continue

View from the hill - visitors from Delft, NL

Buses replace trains on Tisbury and Gill trains before Christmas

You're welcome on a Fontmell and Melbury mapmaking walk on Monday

'Over the garden fence' - Kate and Karren discuss Shaftesbury's older vibe

Shaftesbury writer Richard Evans reads 'The Staircase'

Shaftesbury road closures, including St James' St

Soundscape - ravens at Ashmore

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Shaftesbury what’s ons
Reduced footfall and increased costs force closure of Abbotts
Over 400 entrants expected at fourth Motcombe Santa Run
Shaftesbury weather with Shaun Lovett
Social and support group for Shaftesbury musicians launches on Sunday
Help boost biodiversity near Compton Abbas Airfield
Award wins for Shaftesbury’s BV Dairy
Hartgrove's Johnnie Walker on Former Shaftesbury School student's podcast
Donhead Sports Club’s Graham Stevens, Paul Hutchins and Clive Carter
Paul Merefield’s pub quiz
Meet my Pet - Susan and Daisy - a Coton de Tulear dog
View from the Hill – Hampshire couple stay overnight
Donhead Diary – Lynda Appleby meets
Karen Cole book reviews 'Sleep When You're Dead' by Jude O'Reilly
Hartgrove's Johnnie Walker on Former Shaftesbury School student's podcast

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Developer hopes to build on old ATS site soon after appeal win

Can you lead the Legion now Robin is retiring?

View from the Hill – Visitor from Romsey

Town Band musicians plan craft market for £1m hall appeal

Patients told to ‘shop around’ to find Dorset dentist

Shaftesbury Councilor apologises for dropping the ball over tree felling

John Cluett's Dorset Dialect - The Letter L

Raise cash to help Hardy fans access the Dorset writer’s archive

Dorset Chamber urges politicians to restore order and tackle cost crisis

Dorset Police warns of WhatsApp scam

Wiltshire’s gritters out on test runs next week

Wellness Shark Laura Langley – Why green tea is good for you

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Motcombe flood action will take longer than expected

Coombe House has ‘some way to go’ before achieving excellence says acting head

Shaftesbury MP says PM has 12 hours to save job but he expect Tories will lose election 

National Recycling Week - What you can recycle at Pound Lane for charity

Town Hall sale should raise £1,000 to feed and heat Shaftesbury locals in need

1960s Compton and Fontmell with Jackie and Jeanette – Medical service memories

View from the Hill - Former Guys Marsh worker returns after 20 years

Shaftesbury jobs – Seasons Café

Soundscape -kids play at Abbey Primary

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Shaftesbury Town Council considers spending £50k so we can park for free

Shaftesbury police advise stores on tackling likely rise in shoplifting

Donheads gran wins lifetime ice-cream supply in national contest

Upgrades elsewhere but no change for Gillingham and Tisbury with new rail timetable

Motcombe quiz to fund free dance classes for kids in need

Three big awards recognise Fontmell Friendship Garden team efforts

Dorset Council warns about the pitfalls of home equity release schemes

View from the Hill – Visitors’ views

Shaftesbury house sitter shares her experiences

Soundscape - tawny owl at Higher Coombe

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Shaftesbury what’s ons

Dorset Council’s car park pay machine fix could take 18 months

Shaftesbury Refugee Group says Ukrainian hosting programme has been successful

Dorset residents asked to use dashcam footage for fly tipper prosecutions

Park Walk sundial vandalised again

Shaftesbury Masons support local mental health counselling

Shaftesbury gardening advice with Jan Walls

Shaftesbury artist Carolyne Moran’s Arts Centre exhibition

Bonsai tree bargains at Sunday’s Shaftesbury area auction

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Shaftesbury market traders claim Dorset Council policies are damaging their businesses

Overturned car closes Zig Zag Hill

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Former Shaftesbury CAB volunteer explains how he made a difference

What next for Mampitts community centre after £800k funding is withdrawn?

Author to compare the story of Malmesbury Abbey with Shaftesbury Abbey

William Barnes’ North Dorset poetry with John Cluett

Shaftesbury architecture with Phil Proctor – Marmaris kebab shop

View from the Hill – Bikers from The New Forest

Shaftesbury charity shop bargains

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Shaftesbury what’s ons

Dorset councillor to ask Parliament for help over developers’ threat to countryside

Foraging in Shaftesbury’s mushroom and truffle-rich woodland

Motcombe solar farm appeal ‘could go any way’ Council hears

Kate and Karren chat ‘over the garden fence’

Shaftesbury writer Deborah Jones reads ‘The Visit’

Paid charity shop job vacancy

Shaftesbury travel news

Shaftesbury button expert Anna McDowell on the industry’s 400th birthday

Soundscapes – A great tit at Breach Lane

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Shaftesbury what’s ons

Arts Centre comedy features the funny side of staging a nativity

Paul Merefield’s quiz

Shaftesbury military history talk about the man who transformed Turkey

Motcombe Council wants action after accidents in The Hollow

Meet My Pet - Allie from Motcombe and Zuri

Half-term soccer skills or a football qualification at Shaftesbury FC

View from the Hill – First-time tourist from Swanage

Kate Scott’s chicken diary

Karen Cole reviews Simon Stephenson’s book on a hospital serial killer

A30 closed at night next week

Soundscapes – The Nadder at Donhead St Mary

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Dorset Council blocking Fontmell’s 20mph plan with bureaucracy says councillor

Pressures on Shaftesbury GP practice and positive changes aired at public meeting

Why Shaftesbury Abbey wants permission to sell alcohol

John Cluett’s A to Z of Dorset dialect – The letter J

View from the Hill – Somerset Visitors’ views

Town Clerk pleased with Enmore Green War Memorial Restoration

Poetry and a pot of tea – Shaftesbury poet plans performance

Shaftesbury Wellness Shark Laura Langley on food for fitness - peaches

Soundscape -hornets in Fontmell