The Alfred Daily

On today’s Alfred Daily: Plans to restore a traditional Shaftesbury road sign | A Motcombe music video going viral locally | Dancing through the disruption with TLW Studios | Shaftesbury hairdresser says lockdown will change way women think about their hair | Shaftesbury’s Rainbows on their move online | Amber Harrison tests your Shaftesbury knowledge | A burst of springtime colour with Nick Andrew | Andrea Jenkins’ vegetable growing adventure | Lambs on Brinscombe Lane with Nick Crump

On today’s Alfred Daily: Bimport ‘street party’ will return on Saturday | Shaftesbury residents camp out to support NHS staff | Are you in your Shaftesbury holiday property? Go home, says MP | As the Queen addresses the nation, Bill Sherriff reads his poetry honouring her | Amber Harrison’s stroll through Bury Litton churchyard | Motcombe’s Memorial Hall lottery | Cath Toogood remembers St James’s shops of 1950s | Shaftesbury’s Open Spaces Group on their plan | Bees buzzing on blossom on Breac

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury Abbey’s new artist-designed entrance | Shaftesbury recognised for dementia project | Watching rabbits at sunset with Amber Harrison | Compton Abbas artist Phyllis Wolff’s tribute to Shaftesbury NHS staff | Paul Merefield’s Saturday pub quiz | Gold Hill Museum unlikely to open this year | Globetrotting Shaftesbury chef Philippa Davis reminisces about a much-missed Shaftesbury restaurant | Daybreak alongside the French Mill

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury salutes key workers | Is this the kindest man in Shaftesbury? | Local schoolkids tackle crisis with arrows and poetry | Self isolated invited to chat to Jo in Enmore Green | Motcombe better connected with new community resource | An East Orchard vegan chef is delivering | Andrea Jenkins’ homegrown journey | Poetry from Richard Foreman

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury well-placed for tourism opportunities when crisis ends | How Pamplemousse has adapted | Food relief for Semley and Donheads residents | Poetry inspired by ‘Clap For Our Carers’ by Janet Swiss | How current events saved Fontmell Magna’s shop | Stoates’ Flour Mill is so busy, they're hiring! | Bella West says forge new business friendships | Heather Whitehead hikes Breach Lane | Kate Pickard and Karren Burkett chat over the fence | Nick Crump’s daybreak bird s

On today’s Alfred Daily: Alleged dangerous driving in Shaftesbury | Bryanston School 3D prints PPE for Shaftesbury GPs | North Dorset police step up business patrols | Amber Harrison - Where in Shaftesbury? | Mary Myers’ Wardour smallholding diary | Shaftesbury NHS manager Keith Harrison says the town has enough volunteers to support self-isolating locals | Semley’s community support | Dorset poetry and dialect | A woodpecker at Duncliffe Woods

On today’s Alfred Daily: Alleged assault in Shaftesbury | Shaftesbury MP wants Boots Chemist to do better | Can you help an East Stour animal rescue champion relocate to Shaftesbury? | ‘Where in Shaftesbury?’ with Amber Harrison | Shaftesbury Arts Centre’s plans for self-isolation fun | Richard Foreman’s Shaftesbury poetry | Gardening with Dirty Nails | Sounds of the River Sturkle

On today’s Alfred Daily: Mel Costas calls for better mental health support during crisis | Clouds House fundraising motorbike ride postponed | Donheads celebrant Lizzie Tricks on rescheduling weddings | A guide to plants with the Potting Shed’ Nick Andrew | Bill Sherriff’s poem for healthcare workers | Cath Toogood’s Shaftsbury memories

On today’s Alfred Daily: Maltings resident brings the community together with a lockdown disco | Dorset health advice for vulnerable residents | Shaftesbury singer Samantha’s live comedy song concerts | Shaftesbury car parks now free | Shaftesbury Baguette Bar battles on | Crisis is making us kinder says Shaftesbury charity boss | Brigit Strawbridge watching bumblebees from her window | Open House remains open for food parcels

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury garage closes for first time since 1965 | Paul Merefield’s quiz | Cleaning Breach Common ponds to aid rare reptile’s return | Shaftesbury gadget help at hand with new phoneline | Tom Clements’ Saturday live gig | Kate Pickard and Karen Burkett – friends chat over their fence | The relaxing sounds of Melbury Abbas stream