The Alfred Daily

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury cartoonist Sue Burleigh | North Dorset avian flu case | Gore Clump junction safety | Kate and Karren chat ‘over the garden fence’ | Barkley Johnson’s short story | XR Shaftesbury highlight Stour water quality | Birdsong on Castle Hill

On today’s Alfred Daily: Beckham isn’t buying St Mary’s School | Teachers deliver presents to Shaftesbury pupils | Shaftesbury roads will close for repair | Pound Lane lollipop man Nick | Paul Merefield’s pub quiz | Kate Scott’s chickens | The Rising Sun closes for tier 2 | Where to carol sing | What’s new at Shaftesbury market | Tom Perrett’s walk | Karen Cole’s book review | A kite above Twyford

On today’s Alfred Daily: Semley’s new travel bookstore | Will you pay more to support Dorset Police? | North Dorset Cycle Ride 2021 | Shaftesbury Abbey plans enhanced teaching facilities | Changes to North Dorset train services | Electric vehicle charger for Bell Street | The magic of mistletoe | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Bird song on Budden’s Lane

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury area accident hotspot | Shaftesbury broadband issues | Shaftesbury Car Link takes a break | Fundraiser for terminally ill woman | Shaftesbury pubs go undercover | Christmas tree removal for £5 | Mobiles and mangers at a Shaftesbury church | Shaftesbury area events | Wet sheep at Wardour | Arts Centre's January production precautions | Birdsong on Castle Hill’s slopes

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury police raid | Broadband lost after Angel Lane crash | Christmas Lights Appeal exceeds target | ‘Knockers’ target Shaftesbury | Fontmell council supports new estate | David Kerswell tractor memories | Springhead’s orchard plans | The Shaftesbury Wines story | Shaftesbury what’s ons | A fieldfare in a holly tree

On today’s Alfred Daily: Plaque to remember David Langton Gilks | New path could make Motcombe kids safer | Barney’s continues his grandad’s Christmas tree sales | Pop-up crafts sale near Duncliffe | Wildlife-friendly gardener Dirty Nails | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Owls on Castle Hill

On today’s Alfred Daily: Dorset COVID case rise | Dorset’s first medicine vending machine | Shaftesbury Town Hall Christmas market | Shaftesbury School Rag Week | Weldmar charity shop bargains | Shaftesbury archaeologist Julian Richards | A robin at Enmore Green

On today’s Alfred Daily: Milk rounds to restart | Collecting chocolate for families in need | More new homes for Cann Common | Help trace Win Green fly-tipper | Appeal to North Dorset farmers | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Kate and Karren ‘over the garden fence’ | History - a road accident in Fontmell | Barkley Johnson’s short story | Soundscapes - Shaftesbury antique fair

On today’s Alfred Daily: Carolling safely on your doorstep | Enmore Green Christmas preparations | Civic Society wants town lights on longer | Motcombe tree planting project | Foyle Hill barn set to become a home | Hike in Dorset housebuilding targets | Kate Scott’s chicken keeping diary | Christmas gifts for walkers | Paul Merefield’s pub quiz | Shaftesbury weekend events | Karen Cole on 'The Last Resort' | Early morning magpie chatter

On today’s Alfred Daily: No food sales on North Dorset trains | Neil Colclough’s art exhibition | Catalytic convertor anti-theft advice | Struggling parents offered free kids coats | Two Brewers pub planning for either COVID tier | Dorset Council condemns Extinction Rebellion | Janet Swiss’ Shaftesbury quiz | Herbalist Julie Wood on ash trees | Birds on a Breach Lane holly bush