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Shaftesbury what’s ons

Meet the winners of Shaftesbury’s first-ever business awards

Dorset now the sixth safest county bucking national crime rate trends

University students study and survey Gold Hill’s medieval wall

Shaftesbury Rotarians challenge Shaftesbury School students in cooking contest

Adrian Ryder’s bookshelf - The failed Shaftesbury railway plan

Nature and wellbeing walk with Lindsey Death

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On The Alfred Daily Today:

24 new homes approved for Shaftesbury town centre - none ‘affordable’

Three comedians from top tv panel show will entertain Shaftesbury next month

Gentle Shaftesbury sessions to improve balance and reduce risk of falls

Town Council tidies Gold Hill following residents’ feedback

Shaftesbury’s Abbey Primary School rated good by Ofsted

Shaftesbury what’s ons

AONB plan stargazing fest and encourage you to spot a comet

Soundscapes – A swan eating pondweed at Collyers Brook

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On the picket line with striking Shaftesbury ambulance crew

Celebrating Village Hall Week in Motcombe, Melbury, Semley and Fontmell

North Dorset councillor to lead debate on council tax hike for second homes

Jan Wall’s gardening advice from The Maltings

View from the Hill – Portland visitors

Lynda Appleby attends Belle Street’s Donhead gig

Shaftesbury’s new community daytime drop-in

Shaftesbury what’s ons

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Locals want Dorset Council to stop Tesco competing with Shaftesbury shops

Why Shaftesbury’s Castle Mound is important and should become easier to visit

Shaftesbury jobs – Kitchen assistant, cleaner and shop staff

Charlie Hamilton’s Arts Centre update – Fundraising wine sales, the ‘real’ Kinks and puppetry

Shaftesbury charity shop bargains – Treat for photography fans

View from the Hill - Buckinghamshire visitors

Shaftesbury Carnival to dedicate ‘Best in Wessex Award’ to Ray

Cancer charity thanks Shaftesbury woman for 30 years fundraising

North Dorset Nature Notes with National Trust ranger Clive Whitbourne

Soundscapes - St James’ jackdaws

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Shaftesbury what’s ons

Shaftesbury motorbike fans want to bring back Moto Guzzi rally

Top marks for fire service covering Shaftesbury, The Vale and Chase

Donhead Diary - Chris Harwood is planting a new wood in Higher Coombe

Kate and Karren chat ‘over the garden fence’

Flooding on A350 south of Fontmell and London railway line update

The man who loves Fontmell so much he’s moved from Vancouver

A thought-provoking history story by Shaftesbury writer Tiggy Hayes

Soundscapes - Robins on Castle Hill

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Chamber chair wants empty shop ideas forum as Lloyds bank announce closure

Help plant trees to tackle climate change at Higher Coombe

Low-cost ‘social supermarket' starts van deliveries to Shaftesbury

Meet my Pet – Bumble from Sedgehill

Walk of the Week – Melbury Beacon and Compton

Paul Merefield's quiz

Shaftesbury what's ons

Kate Scott's chicken-keeping diary

Visitors' View – A tourist from Pontypool

Karen Cole reviews ‘The Things That We Lost’ by Jyoti Patel

On The Alfred Daily Today:

• Shaftesbury what’s ons
• Guys Marsh Prison Governor keen to recruit locally ahead of expansion
• Shaftesbury duo will play across the west following hotel group support
• AONB to recruit wildlife watchers during Shaftesbury café drop-in
• Adrian Ryder’s bookshelf - Edwardian book says Shaftesbury is ‘home to 300 beggars’
• Lindsey Death’s nature walk – bullfinch and catkins in The Cranborne Chase
• Soundscape- an elder tree in the wind in East Orchard

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Parking fees and second home charges could reduce Dorset Council tax - nearly UK’s highest

We ask Shaftesbury MP if NHS is in ‘crisis’

Plans for an Italian café and community facility in Motcombe

New Shaftesbury town centre housing recommended for approval

View from the Hill – Visitors from Bermuda

Jackie and Jeanette’s memories of 60s and 70s Fontmell and Compton

Snowdrop ticket update with Trevor Clements’ TIC report

A warm welcome and free food and Fontmell’s Wednesday Warm Hub

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Train trouble and flooding in Sixpenny Handley

Soundscapes - Robins and town hall clock

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Why a former mayor backed 8% rise in Shaftesbury Town Council share of council tax

Motcombe residents object to plan for commercial stone cutting

Events mark 300th anniversary of the death of East Knoyle’s famous son

Ice affects A350 driving

Shaftesbury what’s on

North Dorset Police witness appeal after boy suffers hit and run

Preview of Shaftesbury Arts Centre’s winter show – Nativity! The Musical

A tile with an interesting tale uncovered on a Melbury farm

Property Matters with Matt Boatwright - Does being near a railway matter anymore?

Soundscapes - A dunnock on Hawkesdene Lane