The Alfred Daily

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Town meeting learns of vital Shaftesbury Car Link and Vale Pantry work

Free money for Shaftesbury projects reducing anti-social behaviour

Compton and Shaftesbury authors will speak at Sturminster’s Lit Fest

Shaftesbury woman plans breath-taking aerial acrobatics show for Jubilee

Bell Street Jazz Band prepare for busy Jubilee weekend

View from the Hill

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Shaftesbury traffic news

Shaftesbury poet Simon Hosken

Andy Perkins’ Italian Diary - The Po Delta, and an Italian Gold Hill

Soundscapes – Blue tits nesting on Breach Lane

On The Alfred Daily today:

Dorset Police chief - ‘Challenges’ meeting demand with resources

New group of music professionals sing for Motcombe church floor appeal

Shaftesbury's open air pool reopens as Shaftesbury Lido

View from the Hill - visitors from Portsmouth

Tamsin Jacson shares plans for jubilee celebrations in Melbury

Gardening advice from Nick Andrew of The Potting Shed

Can you help Shaftesbury’s primary-age pupils to read?

Shaftesbury Fringe’s big prize joke contest opens to all residents

Shaftesbury what's ons

Shaftesbury traffic

Soundscapes - A squirrel stripping bark at Breach Common

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Dorset councillor pleased with amount of affordable homes built

Motcombe litter-picking volunteers thwarted by Dorset Council's road closure fee

Menopause support group starts in Shaftesbury

View from the Hill - A 102-year-old visitor sees Gold Hill for first time

Derek's Days Out - Ninesprings Park from Shaftesbury on public transport

Shaftesbury what's ons

The big list of local Jubilee events

Compton will unveil engraving during Jubilee celebration

Recreating 17th century Nadder Valley Life - The Wardour Garrison

Tanyard Lane shut and more Shaftesbury roadworks

Soundscapes - Bees on a Breach Lane cotoneaster

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury FC Festival of Fun will become an annual event

Another Jubilee event - Rolt Millennium Green Saturday picnic

Town crier announces pool reopening

Shaftesbury what's ons

Kate and Karren chat 'over the garden fence' about how to 'saunter'

View from the Hill - A family from Tampa visit Shaftesbury

Donhead Diary - Simon Cooper tells Lynda Appleby about working with The Queen

Short story - Ann Brooks reads 'Monica's Surprise'

Soundscapes - Pipistrelle bats in Enmore Green

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Night-time walk fundraiser for Shaftesbury cancer charity

Shaftesbury Community Choir plan Jubilee pop-up performances

New road linking Orchard Park and Madjeston is almost complete

View from the Hill - Mit from Wimbledon loves Shaftesbury

Kate Scott's chickens deal with a visiting dog

Walk of the Week - Tom and Jan visit Ansty in Wiltshire

Shaftesbury weekend what's ons

Meet my Pet - Sindy and Welsh Terrier Dai Hung

Karen Cole reviews 'Don't Play Dead with Vultures' by Jack Leavers

Soundscapes - A Fontmell yew tree

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Coombe House closed temporarily – Chief Officer Mark Blackman leaves

National awards success for Shaftesbury School teachers

Shaftesbury more resilient to power cuts as upgrade completed

Laura Langley elected to Shaftesbury Town Council

Co-op grant for Abbey School PTFA

Boules pitch moves to Cockrams to provide Coppice Street car parking spaces

Shaftesbury Primary kids plant tree for the jubilee

Shaftesbury what’s ons

View from the Hill – Swanage couple visits artists

Shaftesbury woman returns to town with abstract art show

Soundscapes - Mixed birdsong at sunset on Breach Common

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Motcombe, Fontmell and Semley schools take action on car idling

Semley plans quintessentially English fete

Shaftesbury’s former mayor wins silver in World Marmalade Contest

Springhead Trust hosts word-free willow weaving play

View from the Hill

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Jackie and Jeanette on things we never use

Soundscapes - Bird song after the rain on Castle Hill

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Piers Brown elected mayor of Shaftesbury for second time

Calls for Town councillors attending fewest meetings to quit

Carers’ Week ’22 - Social and support events in Shaftesbury area

Queues form on Bell Street for cream teas and tunes

£900k government cash to help Dorset’s families

Town Hall will be lit up during Jubilee weekend

St James man Andy Perkins’ Italian adventure - Bologna, Verona and football!

Soundscapes - House sparrows building a nest on Breach Lane

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Meet Thursday’s Shaftesbury East Ward election candidates

Dorset Council ends Shaftesbury hotel’s parking permits – Chamber steps in

Sore feet and extreme heat after Shaftesbury gran’s cross-desert fundraiser

Shaftesbury what’s on

Melbury - No longer ‘village of the jammed’

Nick Andrew of The Potting Shed on Chelsea Flower Show

Soundscapes – A tawny owl and ducks at dusk in Ludwell

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Grants offered to Shaftesbury area youngsters studying agriculture

Town councillor raises residents’ night-time safety concerns

Scarecrows appear in Motcombe ahead of village fete

Branching out - Expansion plans for Motcombe tree safety trainers

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Britain's youngest Punch and Judy man at Four Villages Fete

View from the Hill – Architecture author enchanted by Win Green

Bargains at Shaftesbury charity shops

Soundscapes – A magpie and a blackbird at Wincombe Wood