The Alfred Daily

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Covid cases rise in all Shaftesbury area sectors except Donheads and Berwick.

Friends of Breach Common founder to give final guided walk.

Shaftesbury children’s author Angela McAllister publishes her 90th book.

Shaftesbury locals learn how to help hedgehogs at community farm event.

Kate and Karren chat ‘over the garden fence’.

Shaftesbury what’s ons.

‘Two For the Show' – A short story by Shaftesbury writer Richard Foreman.

Soundscapes - Starlings on St James’ Church.

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Town Council agrees to consultation over Shaftesbury Loop cycle or walking circuit.

Music, fun, cider and fruit - Celebrating apple day in Shaftesbury on Sunday.

Dorset Police educates public about dialling 999 in error.

Headteacher appointed for SEND School on St Mary’s site.

Paul Merefield’s pub quiz.

Walk of the Week - Tom Perrett strolls around Mere.

Meet my Pet - Shaftesbury artist Percy Lizzard and Titus.

Kate Scott’s Shaftesbury chicken keeping diary.

Karen Cole reviews ‘Welcome to Cooper’ by Tariq Ashkanani.

Soundscapes – A great tit on Castle Hill Green recorded by Nick Crump.

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Motcombe Council addresses misunderstanding over work at The Meadows.

Recognition for kind locals who helped Shaftesbury get through lockdowns.

Why players love Shaftesbury's Walking Football sessions

Dorset Council won’t support St Johns Hill safety sign.

Plan to fence off Coppice Street playpark scrapped.

Shaftesbury rail watchdog warns of fewer trains and crowded carriages.

Shaftesbury what’s ons.

Fitness guru Laura Langley.

Soundscapes - the Nadder in full flow past Donhead St Mary

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Oasis Pool support group shares goals with Shaftesbury Town Council.

New farmers’ market policy forces move for Shaftesbury Fairtrade.

New Shaftesbury campsite makes southwest top ten.

Children’s fringe theatre with a message for Motcombe at half term.

Christmas comes early to Fontmell on Saturday.

Shaftesbury Arts Centre exhibition contrasts Dorset’s coast and country.

Shaftesbury hairdressers from the 60s and 70s with Jackie and Jeanette.

Soundscapes - Dawn chorus, a robin and buzzard at Melbury Abbas.

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury business offers cash for identifying intruder on CCTV.

Motcombe’s walking group - leading six-mile strolls all over Wessex.

Two Brewers Inn owners feel persecuted after latest formal complaint.

‘Socially Connecting Shaftesbury’ launches mental health drop-in series.

Shaftesbury what’s ons.

Learn to make hedgehog houses in Shaftesbury on Saturday.

Wardour smallholding diary - Mary’s lambs go to market.

Soundscapes - Jackdaws swirling above Umbers Hill.

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Chamber of Commerce to collaborate with businesses to make Shaftesbury better.

Abbey Primary turn down car-park-for-housing deal - developer remains determined.

Shaftesbury landlord’s wall of pub history.

Shaftesbury drop-in event lets you ask questions of Dorset Council’s Highway team.

Bedchester explorer Pen Hadow offers insight into Arctic in Donheads talk.

Wildlife-friendly gardener Dirty Nails – gardening for butterflies.

Soundscapes - A swan preening on Melbury Abbas lake.

On today’s Alfred Daily: Town Council challenges Dorset Council car park fees | Conor Smith needs music video extras | More St James’ AirBnB concerns | Berwick artist joins Park Walk display | New Oasis Pool friends group forms | Fontmell goes yellow to support children’s mental health | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Bees on ivy at Breach Common

On today’s Alfred Daily: Theft of fuel from Shaftesbury waste depot | Shaftesbury area covid figures |Christopher Nicolson Shaftesbury B&B owner suggest better Castle Hill facilities | Shaftesbury what’s ons |Be kind, tell us about fireworks | Short story from Jenny Parker | Soundscapes - Church bells at St James’ | Badgers eating breakfast on Breach Lane

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury Christmas events | Hope charity showcases Shaftesbury mental health support | Paul Merefield’s Saturday pub quiz | Tom Perrett ‘s tree walk | Meet my Pet – Bobby of Bell Street | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Karen Cole reviews ‘The Impossible Truths of Love’ | A Blackbird on Breach Lane recorded by Nick Crump

On today’s Alfred Daily: Police arrest in Shaftesbury burglaries investigation | Three women-owned Shaftesbury shops collaborate | Shaftesbury aerial artists perform in Fontmell | West Melbury Vineyard opens art gallery | Praise for Shaftesbury youth theatre’s ‘Bugsy Malone’ | Dorset Council planning delays should ease | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Stained glass and abstract art in Shaftesbury exhibition | Laura Langley’s fitness Q&A | Misty daybreak on Breach Lane