The Alfred Daily

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury Primary’s car park deal | Walking football at Shaftesbury FC new | Bugsy Malone - Shaftesbury’s youth drama show | Why Lizie chose Shaftesbury for her 28th home | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Paramedics use mobiles to save lives | Soundscapes - water at French Mill

On today’s Alfred Daily: Dorset covid cases fall | St Edwards Way walk opens | More fence fires in Shaftesbury | Shaftesbury mum launches baby classes | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Kate and Karren chat | Barkley Johnson reads ‘Quiz Night’ | Soundscapes - Gold Hill

On today’s Alfred Daily: Dorset Council won't move over Shaftesbury parking fees | Shaftesbury financial advisers nominated for awards | Walk of the week in East Stour | Meet My Pet – St James' border terrier Fred | Paul Merefield’s pub quiz | Weekend what's ons | Blackmore Vale Art Trail | Kate Scott’s chicken keeping diary | How rotting wood helps wildlife | Karen Cole reviews Doug Johnstone | Park Walk in the sun

On today’s Alfred Daily: Royal Chase roadworks | St James’ Church east window works | Melbury and Motcombe walks from Gillingham festival | Affordable flats approved for Shaftesbury town centre | TIC boss happy with Which readers’ ranking | Fitness expert Laura Langley on affirmation | A solitary chiffchaff at Breach Common

On today’s Alfred Daily: Motcombe residents warned about rocks on verges | Sunday Shakespeare at the Abbey | Shaftesbury's entrepreneurial 10-year-olds | Noisy night on The Maltings | Gold Hill - the top place to 'pop the question' | Jackie and Jeanette walk around Compton Abbas | Shaftesbury what's ons and jobs | A fallow buck near Tollard Royal

On today’s Alfred Daily: Dorset Council explains planning delays | Why Chinese lanterns filled Motcombe’s Turnpike Showground | Outdoor Shakespeare comes to Shaftesbury Abbey | Melbury artist opens pop-up gallery | Heading into autumn on the Wardour smallholding | Shaftesbury quilters share lockdown creations | Improving bridleways and boosting biodiversity in Motcombe | Bees on fuchsia in Cann

On today’s Alfred Daily: Guy’s Marsh Prison expansion will boost jobs | Shaftesbury composer supporting Afghan musicians | Dirty Nails on pears and strimmer etiquette |Donhead St Andrew village fete | A30 closed overnight | Shaftesbury song closes 2021 Fringe | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Richard Foreman’s poem - Gifted Trees | Soundscapes - frogs at dawn in Shaftesbury

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury rooftop sessions return this afternoon | Shaftesbury takeaway relocation plan | Dorset comedian commits to Shaftesbury Fringe 2022 | Shaftesbury ukulele band encourages extra instruments | St Edwards Way Wareham to Shaftesbury walk will go ahead | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Pets win prizes at Shaftesbury Save The Children Fund show | Soundscapes - tawny owkls in Cann

On today’s Alfred Daily: Covid cases remain above England average | Shaftesbury police investigate suspected arson | Shaftesbury shopkeeper raises funds for lung conditions | Fringe Saturday highlights and Sunday previews | More events will forge connection between Shaftesbury Abbey and community | Kate and Karren chat ‘over the garden fence’ | Barkley Johnson’s short story – 'Dotty Wyndham’ | Soundscapes – a pied wagtail in Fontmell

On today’s Alfred Daily: Dorset Council trial tech to help elderly | Accommodation needed for Afghans in need | Repair and recycling at Shaftesbury Fringe | Tom Perrett on walking with maps | Meet my pet – a pair of Continental giant rabbits | Kate Scott’s chicken report | Paul Merefield’s pub quiz | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Karen Cole reviews ‘The Gathering Storm’ | A nightingale and a willow warbler in Fontmell