The Alfred Daily

On today’s Alfred Daily: Grosvenor Road speed reduction | Motcombe’s Stars Appeal fundraiser beats target | A marathon each weekend for Shaftesbury fundraiser | New logo for Shaftesbury School | ‘Dirty Nails’ on apple and oak trees | A pied wagtail on Coles Lane Farm

On today’s Alfred Daily: Objections to Redrow estate plans | Mustons Lane live music event | Charging e-vehicles in Shaftesbury | Jackie and Jeanette remember ‘The Crown’ at Fontmell | Mampitts Road Book Exchange | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Soundscapes - Sunday morning St Peter’s church bells and birdsong

On today’s Alfred Daily: Springhead gardens open on Monday | Fontmell tree expert’s book on ash | Market day pedestrianisation upset | Shaftesbury’s free yoga is back | Kate and Karren chat | Barkley Johnson reads ‘Common Land’ | A stonechat at Fontmell

On today’s Alfred Daily: Traffic-free Shaftesbury market plan | Help conserve a chalk stream | Five new homes for Guys Marsh | Wiltshire PCSO’s get fishing powers | Tom Perret’s walk - Whitesheet Hill | Paul Merefield’s pub quiz | Road closures at Motcombe and Melbury | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Kate Scott’s chicken keeper’s diary | Karen Cole recommends ‘Guardians at the Wall’ | Nightingales sing at Lydlinch Common

On today’s Alfred Daily: Councillors don’t like new Shaftesbury estate | Shaftesbury Guides need helpers | Harp on the High Street | Shaftesbury’s new tiny tearoom | Shaftesbury Town Band is back | Julie Wood on Shaftesbury Abbey’s ‘Mary’ bed | A yellowhammer at Win Green

On today’s Alfred Daily: St James Street safety concerns | New guidelines for Dorset street names | Shaftesbury campsite expansion | The Milky Way from Gold Hill | North Dorset dog theft | A linnet at Fontmell Down

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury councillor answers resignation call | Trike riders ride to Shaftesbury | Wildlife-friendly gardener Dirty Nails | Shaftesbury events | Dorset twelfth in staycation list | Pamplemousse’s new shop | Skylarks at Compton Down

On today’s Alfred Daily: Busy Shaftesbury bank holiday | Shaftesbury cartoonist’s children’s book | New classic car event for Motcombe | Help in the garden at Springhead Trust | Marilyn Morris’ plants help pollinators | Shaftesbury poet Richard Foreman | Walking horses at Wincombe

On today’s Alfred Daily: Serious accident on B308 | Council continues to support town crier | Gold Hill Museum reopens | Campers love Shaftesbury shops | New Mampitts Road books | Laura Langley on stretching | Lady Thatcher Julie Hendrie| Soundscapes – birdsong on Kingsman’s Lane

On today’s Alfred Daily: Police respond to Shaftesbury catalytic converter thefts | Una Walsh – performing again | Looking up Shaftesbury’s wartime heroes | Barkley Johnson’s ‘The Dawson Pets’ | Kate and Karren chat about downpours | Dawn chorus on Castle Hill