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On The Alfred Daily Today:

Families assured safe circuit for North Dorset Cycle Ride

Shaftesbury FC hosts its weekend music festival

Enmore Green couple lead music celebrations at Ansty May Day

Hampshire roofer helps position Shaftesbury and Charlton swift boxes

Nick Andrew’s gardening guide – No Mow May

St James’ residents Andy Perkins’ Italian diary

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Shaftesbury jobs

Soundscapes - A distant fox at Duncliffe

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury fire crew tackles farm fire between Motcombe and Gillingham

Bird call replayed to attract nesting swifts to Semley

Dorset Council seeks answers on bus bid failure

Poor response to Shaftesbury bus survey

‘Just a Thought’ - John Parker on our more virtual world

Shaftesbury what’s ons

View from the Hill – A visitor from Bristol

Elaine Cadogan’s ode to the A350

Why do we celebrate May Day? Penny-Jane Swift tells Nick Crump

Soundscapes - Ginger-haired bumblebees at Rolt Millennium Green

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Ofsted report – Shaftesbury School boarding house ‘doesn't meet national minimum standards’

‘It’s just huge’ - Shaftesbury FC chairman on winning the Wessex Cup

East Stour villagers to sell thousands of sunflowers for Ukraine

Crossroads – Max Hedges’ acoustic music at Muston’s today

Extras needed for Shaftesbury singers’ Bank Holiday video shoot

Theatre company Play GC to perform at Donheads church

Kate and Karren chat ‘Over the Garden Fence’

Maggie Pierce reads ‘Escape’

Soundscapes – Nick Crump records a nuthatch and woodpecker at Duncliffe

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Proud Shaftesbury Primary headteacher Paul Lavis on the school's 'Good' Ofsted

Shaftesbury FC chairman excited to play 'first final ever' this afternoon

Phillip Houghton reflects on this weekend's closure of Hine and Parsons

Why you should visit Fonthill Estate this weekend

Paul Merefield's pub quiz

Walk of the Week - On the flat - Grosvenor Road towards Semley

Meet my Pet - Anya Noakes and Tuppence

Sad news from Kate Scott in her Shaftesbury chicken keeping diary

Karen Cole reviews 'First Born' by Will Dean

Soundscapes - a fledgling blackbird in a barn by Nick Crump

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Melbury Council supports request for new St James’ car park

Shaftesbury PC advises ‘dogs on leads’ after dead buzzard found

TV crew film Dorset food show in Shaftesbury, Melbury and Motcombe

New monthly Shaftesbury arts fair launches on Saturday

View from the Hill – Party from Seattle visit Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Meet Shaftesbury’s Knit and Natter group

Shaftesbury Wellness Shark Laura Langley on ‘taking a step back’

Soundscapes - Goldfinches in a tree in the Rolt Millennium Garden

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Four civic-minded residents chosen as freemen of Shaftesbury

Testicular cancer fundraisers to cycle through Shaftesbury

Litter free Dorset want disposable barbeque sales to end

Shaftesbury mental health campaigner addresses MPs in Parliament

Jackie and Jeanette talk about school sports

Paul Jordan reviews the film ‘Rocks’

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Retiring Reverend Pam Rink prepares to leave Motcombe

Soundscapes -cockerels on Gascoigne's Lane

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Police seek witnesses following overnight Port Regis theft

Shaftesbury Town Council aims to improve efficiency by halving meetings

North Dorset musicians arrange Ukraine fundraiser

Dorset Council confirms £128k reserved for Coppice Street youth projects

Shaftesbury photographers put best pics on show

Motcombe Youth Club’s recruitment drive ahead of AGM

Another blooming good Shaftesbury garden – Sheila Biggs

View from the Hill - visitors from Scotland

West Melbury singer marks Anzac Day on Wiltshire hillside

Shaftesbury poet Marigold Rumble

Soundscapes - Masonry bees on Tanyard Lane

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Town Council wants proposed housing estate wildlife survey checked

No arrests yet over East Stour charity box theft caught on CCTV

Youth Theatre director Bryan Farrell on this weekend’s ‘Captain Blackboot’ show

Shaftesbury Fringe show to share letters home from WW2 evacuee

Nick Andrew’s gardening advice - walk through town

St James' man Andy Perkins on life in Italy 

Shaftesbury what’s ons

Soundscapes – A bullfinch call at Donkey Orchard

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Unique Melbury accommodation on BBC2 TV today

Hundreds attend St George’s Day Parade in Shaftesbury

Councillor comments lead to new Shaftesbury area A&E hopes

Shaftesbury what’s ons

View from the Hill - A Fan of Edward the Martyr visits

Charity shop bargains this week - an odd cookbook

Government urged to help Shaftesbury’s vintage steam rallies

Derek’s Daytrips – Shaftesbury to Dart Valley on public transport

Soundscapes - A young magpie and parents by Nick Crump

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Semley shop celebrates ten years

Motcombe councillor hopes for 100 royal-themed scarecrows

Singer shares personal story of house fire during Muston’s session

Spring Countryside Show day one highlights

Kate and Karren chat 'Over the Garden Fence'

Tiggy Hayes reads 'The Old Penny'

Soundscapes - Dawn chorus in East Stour