The Alfred Daily

On today’s Alfred Daily: Dorset’s new COVID-19 case rate is ‘serious’ | How Shaftesbury inspired top horror writer | Shaftesbury paranormal investigators | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Funeral of Ray Humphries, MBE | Paul Merefield’s pub quiz | Spooky Shaftesbury stories | Shaftesbury chicken keeper Kate Scott | Tom Perrett walks around Chettle | Karen Cole reviews ‘The Murder Club’ | A tawny owl in Cann

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shoppers’ parking permit consultation | Shaftesbury High Street shop’s tribute to Ray Humphries | Building igloos on a Shaftesbury farm | A new book on Shaftesbury Abbey | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Julie Wood on the special power of trees | West Melbury artist Anthony Atwood | The wind in the Trinity lime trees

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury Christmas shopping starts early | Mexican themed pop-up kitchen in Shaftesbury | Shaftesbury mental health charity boss thanks Ray | Coping with cattle on a footpath | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Dorset crime is down | Fifty Shaftesbury kids now receiving free lunches | Fallow deer rut near Fontmell

On today’s Alfred Daily: New car park and 3G pitch for Shaftesbury FC | Parents offered free  affordable cooking lessons | Shaftesbury’s medical centre can’t order flu jab for over 50s | Shaftesbury Youth Club will remain shut until 2021 | Fishing at Todber | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Dramatic sounds - feral cats fight in Cann

On today’s Alfred Daily: Tributes paid to Ray Humphries, MBE | Eric Olsen on his forthcoming Shaftesbury pubs book | Shaftesbury schoolgirl inspires gran to write book | Shaftesbury Arts Centre box office reopens | Shaftesbury area football with Dan Horsman | Weldmar charity store specials | Wildlife-friendly gardener Dirty Nails | Dusk at the side of Kingsman’s Lane

On today’s Alfred Daily: Free lunches for Shaftesbury area schoolchildren | Black writing celebrated at Shaftesbury School and library | Shaston Club battles to stay afloat in its 100th year | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Shaftesbury shop where masks outsell all other items | Poetry from Richard Foreman | Soundscapes - daybreak next to BV Dairy

On today’s Alfred Daily: Pink bunny cycles from Poole to Shaftesbury | Wells residents consult Shaftesbury Neighbourhood Plan | Help for Motcombe and Enmore Green locals in hardship | Kate and Karren chat 'over the garden fence' | Sunday short story with Barkley Johnson | Shaftesbury composer Karen Wimhurst’s improvisation challenge | Soundscapes - teatime in Park Walk gardens

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury’s MP explains abstention in school meals vote | Shaftesbury library turns ‘trash to treasure’ | Wardour charity changing Kenyan orphans’ lives | Paul Merefield’s pub quiz | ‘Hide and seek’ for Kate Scott’s chickens | Tom Perrett’s walk around iconic oak | Karen Cole’s review - ‘A Prayer for the Broken’ by Mark Tilbury | A pair of ravens in Ashmore

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury catalytic convertor theft | Shaftesbury FC’s ‘most exciting development’ | Dorset Council address Shaftesbury car park complaints | Dorset Police trial faster fingerprinting | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Blue plaque for Shaftesbury anti-slavery campaigner | Tourism to continue despite COVID-19 fears | East Stour medicinal herbalist Julie Wood | Soundscapes - a busy market day in Shaftesbury

On today’s Alfred Daily: Poem inspires forum for people with learning needs | Shaftesbury’s play areas pass inspection | Stormy waters at Shaftesbury Arts Centre gallery | Berwick St John’s former chapel conversion | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Neil Adlam visits a noteworthy North Dorset oak | Shaftesbury bird watching diary | Bell Street in Wednesday’s downpour