The Alfred Daily

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Closed schools and cars stuck on Spread Eagle Hill - Shaftesbury's big snow day

Town Council backs Maltings 20mph zone but next steps are uncertain

Friends who own Folde Bookshop featured in The Guardian on Women's Day

See new lambs and the medieval deer park as Gutchpool Farm opens its gates

Motcombe to serve up Italian Festival - Food and a movie on the menu!

Paul Jordan previews Arts Centre movie

View from the Hill - West London visitors

Shaftesbury what's ons

Big lorries cause chaos on Bell Street following High Street closure

Tourism website rates Shaftesbury as the third-best 'small village'

Time to apply for Carnival 2023 cash

Soundscape - Daybreak on Pine Walk

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Alfred’s Dorset weatherman Shaun Lovett predicts 2 inches of snow

Breath of fresh air- Shaftesbury’s new lung health choir

Coombe House changes addressed staffing issues - future plans revealed

Berwick fundraisers plan vintage vehicle convoy on private Salisbury Plan roads

Health centre pop-up reveals need for Shaftesbury carers event

Town council to debate 20mph on The Maltings tonight

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Detours for back lane drivers between Motcombe and Gillingham

Soundscape – woodpecker at The Butts in Shaftesbury

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Dorset Council asked to make The Maltings a 20mph zone

Shaftesbury Rotary announces the annual Rachel Caldwell Civic Award winners

The latest bargains this week at three of our town's charity shops

Cakes and poetry for St Peter's Church

Shaftesbury's hedgerows appear healthy - Learn more in a talk on Monday

Final parcel pickup day at the TIC tomorrow, Tuesday

Cuppa and a free chat at outdoor mental health support meetup today

Shaftesbury Arts Centre announces new focus on families

Shaftesbury area history - Where and when would you have seen windmills?

Soundscape - Grouse and pheasants at dusk in Ashmore

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury’s TIC shuts down as directors declare it no longer viable

Air ambulance called but not needed in Shaftesbury crash - Fire chief tells us about incident

95-year-old Ted Gibbs shares memories of wartime bombs and St James' Common

Shaftesbury writer Maggie Pierce's 'The Party's Over'

Kate and Karren chat 'Over the Garden Fence'

Circus returning for Coronation weekend

BV Dairy thanks staff with free pizzas

Tom Clements performs first Shaftesbury gig today since returning

What's on in Shaftesbury - Latest events and activities

On The Alfred Daily Today

TIC remains closed - top-up card customers told to find plan B for now

Owner wants to build a micro solar farm in Melbury

Motcombe farm and equestrian buildings could become homes

Sign of the times – Chalkboard artist offers a course in Donhead

Walk of the week – White Hart Link co-founder shares top 3 Spring suggestions

Kate Scott’s chicken keeping diary

Shaftesbury Cricket Club offers Friday fun for 5-8 year-olds again

Shaftesbury what’s ons - Huge sale at Virginia Hayward, car boot Sunday

Meet my Pet – Theresa and Maureen share stories of their spaniels

Paul Merefield’s Saturday quiz

Shaftesbury book blogger Karen Cole recommends ‘The Space Between Us’

Job vacancy at Ye Olde Two Brewers

Soundscape – Dawn chorus at Castle Hill

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury What's Ons

Fontmell Council Expects Big Turnout for Meeting on New Estate Plan

Agreed - First Step in Park Walk Potholes and Surface Improvements

Lindsey Death's Mindfulness Walk at Rolt Millennium Green

Adrian Ryder's Bell Street Book Shelf - All About the River Sturkle

Marathon Man Prepares for London Run with 14-Time Entrant Viv Budd

Drivers Delayed as Lorry Blocks St John's Hill

Shaftesbury Twinning's Work Recognised by British Legion in Presentation

View from the Hill - Ramblers Rate Shaftesbury's Scenery

On The Alfred Daily Today:

New Chief Constables For Dorset And Wiltshire Start Work

Dorset Police Say ‘Nothing Suspicious’ About Late Night Group Gathering On Salisbury Street

Shaftesbury High Street ‘Green Market’ For Week-Long Climate Change Event

Charlton Farmer Spills The Beans On His Lucrative Greener Crop

View From The Hill - Welsh Visitors Love Welcome On Our Gold Hillside

Crown Hunt For Kids Considered For Official Shaftesbury Coronation Events

Seeds Of Change - New Chairman’s Compelling Reasons To Join Shaftesbury's Gardening Club

Jackie And Jeanette On Political Correctness

Why Motcombe Parish Council Opposes Café Bar And Community Hub Plan

Motcombe Flower Grower Promotes British Flowers For Mother's Day

‘Cold Feet’ - A Poem By Shaftesbury Writer Richard Foreman

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Former Guy’s Marsh Prison Officer Jailed for Relationship with Inmate

Dorset Council to Double Second Homes Tax as Owners Call for Concessions

Boost Your Wellbeing with Social Prescribing Session in Shaftesbury

Parents Advised on Packed Lunches Following Prime Energy Drink Concerns

Shaftesbury Fire Crew Attend Car Fire on Salisbury Road

Motcombe Talk on Frosty Russian-Western Relations is Sell-Out

Shaftesbury Gallery’s Covid Show is About Statements Rather Than Sales

Snowdrop Art Winners Announced

Planet Shaftesbury Members Urged to Respond to Environment and Planning Consultation

Shaftesbury What’s Ons

Soundscape – Lambs at Hugglers Hole

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Tributes Paid to Donhead Heavy Horse Breeder Randy Hiscock
Villagers Will Remember the Man Who Told Melbury's Story – Bob Breach
Shaftesbury Christmas Lights - Not Just for Christmas
Aurora spotters in Win Green hedgerows everywhere ‘like zombies’
Shaftesbury What's Ons and Job Vacancies
No Words - Choir Set to Sing with No Lyrics in Exciting Shaftesbury Collaborations
Shaftesbury Historian Talk and Walk Will Reveal Unexpected London Sights in Swanage
Jan Wall's Gardening from The Maltings - March Means Daffodils
View from the Hill: Portesham Visitors Impressed by Shaftesbury
Soundscape: Rooks in Fontmell

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Stunning glass-walking demo and food featured at Shaftesbury’s Ukrainian cultural event

Police seek witnesses after teenage cyclist sent to hospital following collision with van in Shaftesbury

Donhead, Semley, and Berwick MP reselected

How Sedgehill will boost biodiversity in three open spaces

Town Council intends to build Maltings hall after Dorset Council withdrew Cllr Yeo's group's £900k offer

Shaftesbury celebrity chef plugs our town on telly

'Hugh' was hilarious - High praise for Belle Street's musical written in Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury events

Charity shop bargains

Rise and deliver - Debbie's morning bread drop-offs at Motcombe’s village shop

Soundscape - Goldfinch in an oak tree by Nick Crump