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Shaftesbury councillor touched by kind messages following heart attack

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Dorset Council urges us to consider neighbours during cold snap

Former Shaftesbury mayor remembers Golden Key Youth Club

Shaftesbury FC switches Saturday fixture

Carol of the Day - Shaftesbury Community Choir sings ‘While Shepherds Watched’

Santa is coming this weekend thanks to Shaftesbury's Lions Club

Bird flu found in Dorset - Shaftesbury vet reacts, butcher says no turkey supply issue

Fontmell and Semley schoolkids cook mealworm meatballs for lunch

Jackie and Jeanette - Compton and Fontmell Christmases from the 60s and 70s

Vehicles recorded driving at 100mph through North Dorset village

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On The Alfred Daily Today:

Coombe House almost ready for community footy, tennis and pool use

Shaftesbury fire crew called to Pork Farms factory again

Dorset Council will publish 'summary' of library consultation responses - not full feedback

 Shaftesbury area students to taste the future of sustainable food

Palida Choir plan pop-up and christmas choral events

Top comedian Robyn Perkins performs Christmas show in Shaftesbury

View from the Hill - Sherborne visitors

Dorset countryside charity calls for cash for hedgerows

Gardening – Jan Walls’ thoughts on fog and bad weather gardening

Abbey Primary sing 'Once in Royal David's City'

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Shaftesbury what’s ons

Surprise at major change to Shaftesbury buses from today

Volunteers plant new coppice on Wincombe Recreation Ground

Nature discoveries could delay Dinah’s Hollow work until 2024 or later

A sea of Santa hats fills The Street for Motcombe’s fifth festive 3K

Kipling Carnival Club collecting Christmas trees to fund 2023 cart

Latest Shaftesbury charity shop bargains

‘Great to be back’ Shaftesbury Town Band’s first Christmas concert since covid

Community Choir sings carols at Abbey

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Distinctive maps, wood creations and quirky jams at Donhead Christmas Fair

Artists celebrate twentieth year of handmade fair with Springhead sale

ReadEasy chairman says Shaftesbury carol concert could help change lives

Shaftesbury what's ons

Santa plans to visit Shaftesbury's Morrisons Daily

Kate and Karren Chat 'Over the Garden Fence'

View from the Hill - Visitors from Newent rate Shaftesbury and Salt Cellar highly

Shaftesbury FC beaten by Brixham in FA Vase third-round home game

Sunday Story - Secret by Christine Simms

Donhead St Andrew organist on the history of carolling

Christmas carols - St James congregation sing 'The Holy and The Ivy'

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Shaftesbury what’s ons

Free parking in Shaftesbury today

Shaftesbury school teacher named one of Britain’s best in national award

North Dorset police appeal for help finding woman missing overnight

Shaftesbury Christmas lights delight locals but town clerk clears up event confusion

Shaftesbury’s Morrison’s Daily launches bespoke gift service

Gift for my Lift – Win your friends or relatives four free tyres

Paul Merefield’s quiz

Hummingbird discuss their musical evolution ahead of first Semley gig

Meet my Pet – Sausage dogs on St Rumbolds Road

Walk of the Week – Julia Tilbury takes us to Rushmore Park

Karen Cole reviews a royal murder mystery

Claymores Prep kids sing ‘We Three Kings’ for Shaftesbury shoppers

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Shaftesbury what's ons

Shaftesbury FC manager - Saturday's FA Vase game will make history

New Shaftesbury Abbey website feature tells history in 25 objects

Motcombe's third advent calendar prompts a village-wide hunt for treats

Community Choir to sing a Dorset Carol at the Abbey on Sunday

Chaldicott Advent Fair - Caribbean beachwear and raising cash to keep locals warm

John Cluett's North Dorset dialect – The letter ‘S’

Shaftesbury shoppers surprised by Tesco cashpoint pay out

Shaftesbury's shops ‘outdoing Dorchester 100%' says Cranbornes owner

Clayesmore kids sing carols in Shaftesbury to fund Hope charity

View from the Hill – Visitors from Honiton

Adrian Ryder's Shaftesbury bookshelf

Soundscapes - Rooks in Fontmell by Nick Crump

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Shaftesbury Chamber and locals react to HSBC closure

Motcombe and Shaftesbury dignitaries attend £16m battery bank launch

Shaftesbury what's ons

Shaftesbury area road closures

Jackie and Jeanette's Compton and Fontmell memories - Royalty

The Bedchester couple helping Americans appreciate the real England

Squires' manager on this season's subtle changes to help the store remain busy

Three vehicle crash and fuel spill closes A30

Warning of fireworks in Shaftesbury on Sunday

Just a Thought - John Parker on the changing attitude to Sundays

Soundscape - Blackbirds on Castle Hill

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Dorset councillor tells Shaftesbury consultation she’ll quit if any library closes

The sky’s the limit as Shaftesbury’s new astronomy group announces events programme

Bigger advent celebration for Semley on 1st December

North Dorset Nature Notes with Clive Whitbourn – Spring flowers out already

Property Matters with Matt Boatwright – Selling a dark Shaftesbury home

Shaftesbury pay-and-display machine thinks it’s 1970

Shaftesbury and Donhead road closures

New offers for Dorset blue badge drivers

Tourism news from Trevor Clements of Shaftesbury TIC

Soundscapes - Birds on Park Walk

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Shaftesbury what’s on

Shaftesbury’s Christmas countdown begins at festive light switch on

Shaftesbury’s free car parking days announced

Former deputy mayor earns cash as political YouTube host

Sustainable fashion festival planned for Shaftesbury area

Businesswoman optimistic about year ahead for her two shops

Gardening with Jan Walls

View from the Hill – Visitors’ opinions

‘Autumn in Shaftesbury’ by Marigold Rumble

Paul Jordan previews Shaftesbury’s ‘enchanting’ Friday film ‘Petite Maman’