The Alfred Daily

On today’s Alfred Daily: Council hires barrister to challenge Enmore Court estate plan | Petition calls for quick Shooters Lane repair | Six-a-six football at Shaftesbury FC | Shaftesbury fundraisers finish marathon walk | Shaftesbury poet - Richard Foreman | Shaftesbury what’s ons | The Jean’s Newsagent story | Wind in the sycamores on Park Walk

On today’s Alfred Daily: Town Council votes on Two Brewers licence review | Help deliver hot food to Shaftesbury’s elderly | Heating oil stolen from Berwick home | Shaftesbury placement unlikely for Afghan refugees | Salsa pro offers lesson to chiropractor clients | Shaftesbury what’s ons | North Dorset road closure warnings | Mary Myers’ smallholding diary | Shaftesbury poet Simon Hosken | Tawny owls above Castle Hill

On today’s Alfred Daily: Dorset Council ready to resolve Shooters Lane wall repairs | How nature reclaims half of Shooters Lane | French onion seller John-Claude has died | Shaftesbury archaeologist Julian Richards’ career highlights | Shaftesbury concert for Helen Porter | Dorset WhatsApp scam | North Dorset local recalled to jail | Donheads runner discouraged from finishing marathon | Shaftesbury events | Dirty Nails - Why you should plant a tree | Soundscapes – Morning birdsong at Castle Hill

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury area marathon runners | Shaftesbury’s biggest one-day vaccination clinic for flu | Guys Marsh expert repairs Wincanton’s town clock | New team will drive Shaftesbury Food Festival | Shaftesbury what’s ons | 100 years of Shaftesbury’s war memorial | Birdsong in St James’ churchyard

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury fire crew attend Longmead fire | Shaftesbury covid rates down | Shaftesbury’s water refill station opens | Carnival crew meet Shaftesbury shoppers | Jeanette Hardiman reads ‘My Best Friend’ | Former Shaftesbury teacher who ran 14 marathons | Jazz duo visiting Semley next weekend | Kate and Karren chat ‘over the garden fence’ | Tourists rate Shaftesbury | Soundscapes - heavy rain on Bell Street

On today’s Alfred Daily: Thirteen local businesses burgled in September | Donhead Digest returns with a new editor | Hope charity opens its doors | The lighthouse keeper inside St Peter’s Church | Paul Merefield's Saturday pub quiz | Shaftesbury what's ons | Tom Perrett’s walk of the week – Motcombe Meadows | Meet my Pet - Bowie from Seasons Café | Karen Cole recommends David BP Mayne's latest | Soundscapes – munching heifers in Duncliffe

On today’s Alfred Daily: No confidence vote call over new estate | Could you help adults leaving Dorset Council’s care? | Shaftesbury GP’s project predicts patient fall risk | Shaftesbury what’s ons and jobs | Breach Common music and poetry | Jeanette and Jackie’s St James’ memories | Going green can improve fitness – Laura Langley | Bird song on Budden’s Lane

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury hospital car park opens | Shaftesbury councillor will go on course following bullying | Shaftesbury man can’t return from Colombia | Exquisite’ classical guitarist plays Motcombe | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Jeanette and Jackie’s tour of St James’ | Soundscapes - Sunset at Shaftesbury’s Rolt Millennium Green

On today’s Alfred Daily: Town Council opposes Maltings hall plan | Breach Common poetry | Artist Rachel Sargent’s ‘sanctuary’ exhibition | Shaftesbury shopkeeper completes fundraiser | Keeping Motcombe mums fit | Mary Myers’ smallholding diary | Soundscapes - Larmer Tree Gardens

On today’s Alfred Daily: Two Brewers’ next-door neighbour supports pub | Semley Honey wins award | Shaftesbury hedgehog campaign | Concern over Dorset firearms | Shaftesbury dementia group funded | RFU boss visits North Dorset | Wildlife-friendly gardener ‘Dirty Nails’ | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Waterfowl on Wincombe Lake