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On The Alfred Daily Today:

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

On The Alfred Daily Today:

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

On The Alfred Daily Today:

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What next for Mampitts community centre after £800k funding is withdrawn?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

On The Alfred Daily Today:

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

On The Alfred Daily Today:

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

On The Alfred Daily Today:

A huge Shaftesbury what’s on list

Cann couple’s Bentley sells for £63k at auction

Action on St James’ poplars to protect nearby homes

Apply for up to £5,000 for your youth project from Dorset’s police commissioner

Exclusive Gold Hill Christmas card now on sale in Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury area cricketers head to Portugal for international fixtures

Shaftesbury artist says picture sales haven’t returned to pre-covid level

View from the Hill – Hardy Way walkers visit Shaftesbury

Jeanette Hardiman’s 1960s childhood haunts in Fontmell

Twyford artist Des Alner brings colour to interiors of £12m new school

Shaftesbury GPs and health centre public meeting tonight

Richard of Clarke’s Antiques in Semley on collecting letterboxes

Soundscapes – Fontmell Brook

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Highest result for Shaftesbury in Bloom – Gold in national final

Fontmell councillor tells Dorset Council why villagers need 20mph zone

Treats, no tricks – Halloween-free fun at Father’s House

Hope charity starts daytime drop-in for locals seeking a warm space

Two-day Tweed pop-up in Semley

View from the Hill

Forging ahead in Wardour - Steff Swayne-Shaw

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Shaftesbury Rotarians launch junior Rotakids group at Abbey Primary

Help create a new wood in Wardour this weekend

Fontmell villagers plan meeting to discuss cost of living support

Shaftesbury Hospital Friends reschedule recruitment day

Shooters Hill wall repairs coming soon

Safety must come first with St James’ playpark works

View from the Hill - Ohio visitors staying in Bedchester

John Cluett on Fontmell soldiers’ wartime bridge building

Maltings’ gardening expert Jan Walls on edible flowers

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury what's ons, jobs and road closure
The up and downs of Shaftesbury Gold Hill 10k run
Shaftesbury 'let down' by Dorset Council over lack of pedestrianisation action
John Parker reflects on the progress in restoring Breach Common
Energy saving lessons at the Enmore Green home that lost its roof in a storm
View from the Hill – Visitors from twin town Lindlar
Shaftesbury charity shop bargains
Shaftesbury florist Genna Copeland taking pride in funeral flowers
soundscape - St James' church bell chimes inside the tower