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On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury Area Events

Planners Approve Melbury Vale Winery Conversion Into Homes

Green Light For Substation On New Persimmon Development

Planners Allow La Fleur De Lys To Split Into Two Homes

Pick From 90 Volunteering Opportunities At Shaftesbury Arts Centre Next Saturday

Paul Merefield’s Pub Quiz

75,000 Dorset Residents Have Had Covid Jabs – Shaftesbury Clinic Date Announced

Pay Boost For Senior Dorset Council Officer Who’ll Head Up Neighbouring BCP Council

Promotion For Shaftesbury Ladies FC In A League That Won’t Mean Driving Too Far To Play

Shaftesbury Businessman Plans World Domination With Meat-Free Pie Brand

Wildlife Walkers Can Watch For In June With Tom Perrett

View From The Hill – Bournemouth Visitors Walked From Gillingham

Love Shaftesbury – Artist Pauline Dawkins-White

Meet My Pet – Motcombe Schoolteacher Emily And Chihuahua Harrison

Shaftesbury Book Blogger Karen Cole Reviews ‘Deity’

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Alfred Events

Pensioner’s Savings Taken During Hospital Stay – Family Say Police Let Them Down

Police Defend North Dorset Coverage And Reveal Plan To Improve Ease Of CCTV Submission

Semley Music Festival Grows To Three Days – Sunday Focus: Pampering And The Planet

Neurodiverse Donhead Teenager To Cycle John O’Groats To Land’s End

View From The Hill – Wolverhampton Couple Visit Gold Hill

Could You Be Shaftesbury’s Next Town Crier? Recruitment Starts Soon

Events Within One Hour Of Shaftesbury – 31st May

Adrian Ryder Reviews Geoffrey Tapper’s Book On Shaftesbury’s Postal History

On The Alfred Daily Today:

A Shaftesbury Woman Has Been Found Guilty Of Fraud After Emptying An 85-Year-Old Man’s Bank Account While He Was In Hospital.

Dorset NHS Advises Residents To Go Elsewhere Due To Issues With Jhoots Pharmacy.

Bratwurst, Beer And Bavaria Return As Oktoberfest Comes To Barton Hill.

Dorset Council Has Voted To Put Children First In Decision-Making By Adopting A UN Convention.

A Group Of Young Farmers Are Organising A Father’s Day Motcombe Tractor Rally.

In Today’s View From The Hill, We Meet A Visitor From Georgeham, North Devon.

Doggy’s Delight Is Back – East Knoyle’s Quirky Canine Contests Return With This Sunday’s Fair.

Find Out What’s On Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury On Friday.

A 16-Year-Old Is Helping To Keep Shaftesbury Looking Beautiful With In Bloom Efforts.

Roadworks And Closures Are Updated For The Week Ahead.

Kathy Morgan Shares Her Seasonal Reflections – Buzzards Versus Crows.

Jackie And Jeanette Take A Trip Down Memory Lane To The 1970s In Compton And Fontmell.

And Poet Julia Desch Reads “Night Light.”

On The Alfred Daily Today:

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury What’s On

Police Investigate Break-Ins At Melbury Business Park

Shaftesbury Hospital Friends’ Mental Health Vision – Transforming Lives At Pepperell House

Dorset Police Bosses Will Answer Questions During Online Chat – Thursday

Motcombe Villagers Want Neighbourhood Plan Refreshed Before Planning Protection Lapses

View From The Hill – Couple From Weymouth Rate Shaftesbury

Pints And Painting As Mitre Inn Launches Art Workshops

Events Within One Hour Of Shaftesbury – 27th May

Shaftesbury Councillor Accepts Dorset Economic Plan Is South-Focused But Says Benefits Should Reach North

How Bert And The Actor Reimagined Shaftesbury Abbey Before Archaeology Took Over

Soil, Slugs And Companion Planting – Jan’s End-Of-May Garden Advice

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Shaftesbury Events For The Week Ahead

Fontmell Campaigners Hope For Quick Approval Of Re-Submitted 20mph Bid

Shocking AI Art Presenting Shaftesbury Like You’ve Never Seen It

Visitors’ Views: Tourists From Northwich In Cheshire

Classic Songstress Samantha Goes Full Metal With Fiery Rock Concert

Not Just Prayer And Piety – Author’s Insight Into The Real Shaftesbury Abbey

Events Within One Hour’s Drive Of Shaftesbury – 27th May

Birds You May Spot This Week With North Dorset National Trust Ranger Clive Whitbourn

A30 Road Closure And Traffic News For The Next Seven Days

Charity Shop News – Oxfam Book Bargains For Military History Buffs

On The Alfred Daily Today:

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Alfred What’s Ons

Saturday Buses Return With Shaftesbury’s Best-Ever Service And Plan To Rebrand

Gillingham And Tisbury Train Line Nationalised From Sunday

Paul Merefield’s Pub Quiz

Tears In The Town Hall As Brie Logan Says Goodbye

Appeal For Man Last Seen At West Stour Spar Shop

View From The Hill: Visitors From Russia

Events Within 1 Hour Of Shaftesbury On Sunday 25th May

Love Shaftesbury – Julian Prichard

Meet My Pet – Steve Brockway And Misty

Karen Cole Recommends The Bologna Vendetta By Tom Benjamin

Walk Of The Week – Martin Hibbert – Shaftesbury To Motcombe

On The Alfred Daily Today:

On The Alfred Daily Today:

What’s Ons For The Weekend

A30 Closed Overnight Tonight And Friday Into Saturday Around Ludwell

Coaching Shaftesbury Residents To The Classics – Get On The Bus To See The BSO With The U3A

Get To Grips With Gadgets And Master Your Mobile Thanks To Shaftesbury Volunteers

Shaftesbury Seasonal Reflections With Kathy Morgan – Thunder In The Air

Police Plan Pop-Up For Farming Sector

Melbury Hill And The Mississippi River – Distinctive Landscapes In Shaftesbury Exhibition

Canadian Shares Opinion On Shaftesbury And Our Abbey In View From The Hill

How A Wizard Could Save The World – Preview Of A Fun Shaftesbury Fringe Show

Events Within One Hour Of Shaftesbury On The 23rd Of May

Jackie And Jeanette Remember 1971 In Compton And Fontmell