On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Dorset Council acts over ‘high risk’ Coombe House School

The Semley business converting classic cars to electric

How Donhead St Mary’s volunteer flood warden aims to keep villagers dry

Shaftesbury Wellbeing Fair will return in January – We try laughter therapy

Shaftesbury condolence book signing hours extended

View from the Hill - Bristol coach trip party visits Shaftesbury

Talented performers wanted for Shaftesbury director’s debut show

Talented Shaftesbury musician celebrated through Marigold Rumble’s verse

Shaftesbury Town centre drum and bass night called off

St James’ man Andy Perkins visits the Venice Film Festival

Success for Motcombe runners

Soundscapes – Long-tailed tits eat insects from leaves on Breach Common

On The Alfred Daily Today:

New direction for Shaftesbury dementia project – five years on

Police action after car flips over in Motcombe’s Hollow on Sunday

Photo project to document Shaftesbury shop changes nears completion

Meet Shaftesbury Business Awards team at The Grosvenor Arms

Who is open or closed on Monday, The Queen’s funeral day?

Shaftesbury condolence book signing period extended

Daytime delays on A350 North of Shaftesbury

The history of Fontmell’s brewery and beers

Latest job vacancies

Kiss the Ground - A ‘positive’ film on farming and climate change

View from the Hill – Dark sky tourists staying in Melbury

Jan Walls on The Maltings’ best gardens and creative use of mint

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Soundscapes – Sparrows on Haimes Lane

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury what's on

Road closures

The new King is proclaimed from Shaftesbury Town Hall balcony

Dorset Council want views on carers and adult social care policy during Shaftesbury drop-in

Archaeologist claims Shaftesbury Abbey's long-lost well is found

Bi-monthly comedy nights confirmed for Shaftesbury

Top cartoonists are a draw for Shaftesbury visitors

Learn to sing like a nun - for fun - at St Peter's Church

Shaftesbury's most impressive post-war building - architecture with Phil Proctor

Thieves steal cooking oil during Donheads break-in

TB hits the farm - West Melbury farming report

Soundscapes - Water fowl at Wincombe Lake

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Tarot, reiki and past lives at Shaftesbury Wellbeing Fair 

Shaftesbury jobs

Motcombe Parish Council postpones meeting

Meeting to discuss starting electric car share scheme in Shaftesbury

Piper plays bagpipes on Gold Hill

Pay your respects at Battle of Britain service today

Woman relocates from California to her dream home in Motcombe

Kate and Karren reflect on The Queen’s passing

Zilla Gillespie on wartime Donhead and farming changes

Short story by Shaftesbury writer Tiggy Hayes

Soundscapes – Birdsong at Larmer Tree

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury events and cancellations

Shaftesbury’s mayor on books of condolence and proclamation

Motcombe Major Andy Johnson remembers Her Majesty

Donhead's Major General Sir Simon Christie Cooper's memories of The Queen

Hatch House open garden today - Lynda Appleby meets Lady Rumbold

Plans for Shaftesbury Astronomy Group

Shaftesbury talk - Saving lives at sea with Dorset-designed lifeboats

Wimborne 'human jukebox' plays Shaftesbury's Muston’s Bar on Sunday

Meet my Pet - Juliet Alexander with her dachshund Reynolds

Kate Scott's chicken keeping diary

Paul Merefield's quiz

Karen Cole reviews 'Dogs of the Deadlands' by Anthony McGowan

View from the Hill – A Worcester visitor

Soundscapes - The River Sturkle

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury book of condolence and floral tribute arrangements

Postponed Shaftesbury events and what’s ons

Dorset Lord Lieutenant and Dorset Council chair lead tributes to Queen

Dorset Healthcare NHS Trust and Dorset County Hospital to share CEO

Next week’s South Western Railway strike cancelled

Wanted - Volunteers to repair bikes sold for Shaftesbury mental health charity

Shaftesbury Hospital Friends would consider buying property to house nurses

Shaftesbury artist Stuart Craven – Former PM Ted Heath’s right-hand man

Planet Shaftesbury plans events to help locals cut energy costs

Town councillors want Dorset Council meeting over A30 oak felling

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Staff at Shaftesbury business given five months of winter heating payments

Dorset Council explains how they’re helping elderly and vulnerable with living costs

Shaftesbury residents invited to view an energy-efficient cottage

Full range of National Theatre productions will show in Shaftesbury

Fundraising challenge to visit Dorset churches

View from the Hill - Brentwood visitor

Full steam ahead for Berwick St John Country Fayre

The story behind a yellow brick in the wall at Swan’s Yard

Jackie and Jeanette on letter writing

Soundscapes - Buzzards above Shaftesbury

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Major Shaftesbury employer says pandemic has changed staff relationship

Shaftesbury IT expert intervenes to prevent locals paying computer scammers

Shaftesbury Carnival agrees car parking deal with supermarket

New town centre defibrillator thanks to Swan’s Trust

East Stour locals celebrate Ukraine sunflower fundraiser success

Woodland Trust offers free trees to community planters

Litter Free Dorset to recognise sustainable businesses with awards

Shaftesbury U3A membership drive follows move to Charlton Hall

Remembering the Battle of Britain on Sunday

North Dorset Nature Notes With National Trust Ranger Clive Whitbourn

Shaftesbury from a different perspective – Artist Sue Fawthrop’s exhibition

View from the Hill – A French visitor

Andy Perkins’ Italian Diary – Venice Regatta

Soundscapes – A blackbird grabbing elderberries at Umbers Hill

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Shaftesbury Arts Centre recruiting first-ever paid manager

Retired and ready to ramble - Semley walk leader Andrew Ebens

Overflowing Shaftesbury litter bins are encouraging rats claims resident

Shaftesbury travel news

Shaftesbury Bridge School hoping to attract younger crowd at Breezy Ridge

Meet the Masons at Shaftesbury’s Masonic Lodge

Jan Wall’s gardening advice

Soundscapes – Birds and the brook at Whitings Water

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Top cartoonists host annual convention in Shaftesbury

Donheads’ history on display at church open day

Shaftesbury what's on

If you're a gardener or good company Shaftesbury Hospital needs you

Shaftesbury charity shop bargains

View from the Hill – Ting from London

Paul Jordan previews Arts Centre film 'I'm Your Man'

Shaftesbury jobs

Shaftesbury travel news

Quest for Dungeons and Dragons fantasy game fans

Architect Phil Proctor – The High Street shop that once housed our cinema

National paper features grumble about Gold Hill cottage scaffolding

Shaftesbury Carnival costs rise but sponsorship lottery proves a hit

Soundscapes – Relaxing sounds at Whitings Water