Essential daily news, conversation and information for Shaftesbury and the villages of the Cranborne Chase and Blackmore Vale areas of North Dorset and South Wiltshire.
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury And Villages WHAT'S ONS Round-Up Wiltshire Councillor Uses Alfred Report In Shaftesbury Tip Charges Row St Peter's Shaftesbury Plans Earth Hour Candlelit Concert Shaftesbury Carnival Thanks Spar Shop On Wincombe Lane After £495 Collection Lester Dibben Calls For Formal Investigation Into Shaftesbury Town Council Jake Binns Heads To London Summit Ahead Of Down's Syndrome Awareness Day Antiques Roadshow's Mark Smith To Speak In Shaftesbury Road Closures And Delays Around Ludwell, East Stour And Gillingham Police Appeal Over Todber Vehicle Damage Incident Shaftesbury Bookseller Helps Reconnect Pair Through 30-Year-Old Letter Portsmouth Visitors Praise Shaftesbury Views, Food And Welcome Shaftesbury Book Festival Weekend Preview White Rat Sightings Reported In St James Abbey View Clarifies Position On Meningitis B Vaccine Free Lifesaving Skills Session At Lindlar Hall Kathy Morgan Reflects On Shaftesbury's Community Spirit Out-And-About Guide Shares Thursday Events Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury Boatwrights Answers Questions On Rent Arrears, School Traffic And Selling Choices
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury And Villages WHAT'S ONS Round-Up Shaftesbury Town Council Row Over Phones, Notes And Confidentiality Shaftesbury Band D Council Tax Near Top Of National League Table Berwick St John Hillfort Goes On The Market At £1.1 Million Shaftesbury Carnival Thanks Spar Shop On Wincombe Lane After £495 Collection Bell Street Good Samaritan Praised After Boy Impaled On Railings Cuckoo Day Returns To Shaftesbury With Conor Mark Jameson Talk East Orchard's Tina Wright Uses Alfred Recordings To Recreate Her Voice Semley And Sedgehill CPR And Defibrillator Sessions Open For Booking Rochester Visitor Enjoys Shaftesbury's Abbey, Gold Hill And Atmosphere Donhead FC One Point From Title And Urging Fans To Turn Out Road Closures And Traffic Lights Around Ludwell, East Stour, Todber And Milton Shaftesbury Homegrown Appeals For Spare Tools And Wheelbarrows Weekend WHAT'S ONS Includes Donhead, Shaftesbury FC, Art, Jazz And Line Dancing Out-And-About Guide Shares Wednesday Events Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury Jay Griffiths Opens Shaftesbury Book Festival With "How Animals Heal Us"
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Shaftesbury Town Silver Band Celebrate Major Contest Success Rockies Move Into Play-Off Places After Bashley Win Footpath Action Promised East Of Shaftesbury Motcombe Quiz, Digester Meeting Travel Plans, Pound Lane Rebuild And Found Shoes Why Tuesday's Town Council Meeting Could Be Lively View From The Hill - Visitors From Christchurch Enjoy Shaftesbury Rail Disruption And Local Litter Picks Petrol Prices Round-Up Roots Workshop For Bonsai Enthusiasts In Charlton Sunday Best With Joni And Susan - Skills Coombe House Farm Needs Wood Chip Sarah English Reads The Path To The Lighthouse
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Guide Mps And Councillors Unite Against Shaftesbury Area Fire Station Closures Air Ambulance Called As Crash Shuts A30 For Hours Gritters Out Again As Temperatures Fall Below Freezing Around 100 School Drawings Brighten Shaftesbury Shop Windows Community Litter Pick Planned At Ten Acres Vineyard Venue Eyes Weddings Music And Over-30s Nights Donhead Sports Club Hosts New Drop-In Craft Evenings Petrol Prices Shift Across Shaftesbury Area Forecourts Lorah Wild's Exit Leaves Shaftesbury Town Council Facing Vacancy Sherborne Causeway Digester Decision Due On 24th Of March Shaftesbury Surgery Invites Patients To Social Prescribing Open Morning Martin Maudsley Brings Telling The Seasons To Shaftesbury Neville Orchard's Shaftesbury Pamphlets Bring Lost Town Life Back
On The Alfred Daily Today: Lent Lunch, Folk Music, Football And Mothering Sunday In Shaftesbury What's Ons Guide Shaftesbury Gets Second Dispensing Pharmacy Back As Allied Opens Shaftesbury Area Parkrun Could Start Within Weeks At Compton Abbas Airfield East Stour Roadworks, Village Speed Limits And Royal Chase Pothole Warning In Alfred Traffic Update SSEN Power Upgrade Route Change Means Less Disruption For A30 Drivers Dorset Council Says Most Missed Motcombe Recycling Has Now Been Collected Shaftesbury Town Clerk Recruitment Pack Sparks Debate Over Council Tensions First Exhibition For Charles Cardozo Showcases Dorset Hills And Still Life Studies New Retirement Flats Near Tesco In Shaftesbury Need A Name A Red Kite, Spring Growth And Quiet Lanes In Cathy Morgan's Latest Reflection Bingo, Health Talks, Donhead Football And Live Music In The Next Shaftesbury What's Ons Christchurch And Maidenhead Visitors Say Shaftesbury Feels Like Stepping Back In Time
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Guide Consultants Begin Work On Coombe House Options For Land, Buildings And Community Use Temporary Signals And Closures Continue On Roads Around Shaftesbury And The Villages Rockies Return Empty-Handed After Narrow Defeat In Cornwall Simon Hoare Says Home Office Has Reopened Door For Sheep Shearers Latest Shaftesbury Area Fuel Prices Show Big Difference Between Cheapest And Dearest Pumps Telegraph Spotlight Brings Fresh Focus To Bid To Save Donhead Pub Tourists Say Shaftesbury Views Shine But Town Centre Disappoints National Trust Sees Wildlife Benefits And Sign Theft During Road Closure Barrier Plan Returns As Debate Grows Over Vehicles On Park Walk Shaftesbury-Rooted Wavestones Promise Intimate Friday Night At Black Cactus Drivers Asked To Take Care After Horse Reports And Worsening A30 Surface Shaftesbury Property Q And A Covers Collapsed Sales, Landlord Access And Pig Smells
(Episode 2175) On The Alfred Daily Today:
On The Alfred Daily Today: No Gold At Silver Street As Shaftesbury Lose 2-0 At Willand Rovers Wiltshire Council Sets £567 Million Budget With Council Tax Band D Bills Near £2,000 Motcombe Parish Council Warns Vacancies Could Limit What It Can Deliver Dorset Council Says Rough Sleeper Numbers Are At Their Lowest Since 2022 - No Shaftesbury Cases Shaftesbury Traffic News Dave Godden Brings A Murder, Mudlarking And Archaeology To St John's Church Hall Ollie Lisney Praised For Kindness And Community At King Alfred's Kitchen Shaftesbury ADHD Business Meetup Returns To The Grosvenor Arms Snug Sarah Westerway Says Landscapes Are "A Joy" - Shaftesbury Arts Centre Exhibition Is On E-Scooter Confusion Persists As Dorset Seizures Hit A High Shaftesbury Businesswoman Anita Horik Reveals A New Chapter As She Shares Her Art Publicly Judy Watts Says Shaftesbury De-Stash Sale Is A Treasure Trove For Makers Town Hall Bell Stops Chiming As Listeners Notice The Silence In Shaftesbury Tollard Royal Potholes Prompt Warning After Short Stretch Of B3081 Resurfacing Toad Alert In Ashmore As Volunteers Rescue Amphibians Crossing The Road Visitors From South Molton Praise Shaftesbury Views And Talk Bloom Success Part-Time Roles In Semley Offer Monday To Thursday Hours At Justin Coffee Group
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Public Likely Excluded From Part Of Mampitts Hub Meeting As Dorset Council Wants Plans Confidential Dorset Plan To Extend Street Electric Vehicle Chargers To Drivers With No Driveways Shaftesbury School Student Isaac Stone Flies The Flag At Rotary Young Chef Regional Final BV Dairy And First Milk Need Static Bikes For Bike The Hedgerows Fundraiser Bedchester Singer Chris Cooper Brings Jim Reeves Tribute To Shaftesbury Country Night Locals' Kindness At West Stour Garage And A Litter Pick Near Wincombe Woods Grosvenor Arms In Shaftesbury Praised In National Mag With Chef Jake Beale Highlighted Events Within 1 Hour Of Shaftesbury View From The Hill Chat Welcomes Wendy Visiting Shaftesbury From Singapore Mayor's Quiz Night At Shaftesbury Town Hall Supports Shaftesbury Youth Club Really Useful Rice Tips From MasterChef's Ping Coombes At Shaftesbury Talk Ladies Circle Dine And Decide Night At The Half Moon Targets New Members In Shaftesbury Area Two Easter Bingo Nights Announced For Shaston Social Club And Royal Chase Hotel TrafficNews Dinah's Hollow Closure And A350 Temporary Lights Lead This Week's Update Shaftesbury Ghost Walk Dates Go Live Oxfam Books In Shaftesbury Highlights Maps Wood Engravings And Eric Ravilious Titles
On The Alfred Daily Today: WHAT'S ONS What's On In Shaftesbury: Coffee, Soup, Films, Quizzes, DeStache, And Live Music Murder Trial Date Set For Shaftesbury Man Driver Remanded After A303 HGV Overturns Between Mere And Chicklade Shaftesbury Snowdrop Festival Ends On A High With Lanterns, Visitors, And A New Play Scores On The Doors Brings A Run Of Top Marks For Shops, Cafes, And Pubs In SP7 Pets With Potholes: Border Collie Poses Beside Huge West Lane Crater In Melbury Two Part-Time Roles Open At Botanical Candle Company In Shaftesbury Old Two Brewers Plans Electronica Push For Shaftesbury Fringe After Signage Row Japanese Car Meet Lands At Compton Abbas Airfield For First Time Motcombe Residents Told To Cut Back Hedges Before End-Of-February Deadline Kathy Morgan Spots Spring Signs Across The Lanes And Gardens Around Shaftesbury Visitors Give Shaftesbury The Thumbs Up During House-Hunting Trip Events Within An Hour: Film And Live Rock Picks For Monday Sound Healing, Craft Pitches, Jobs, And Bonsai: Community Notices In One Place Sunday Best: Joni De Winter And Susan Grant Talk Dragons And Dorset Myths Joe Moore's Short Story - William Carruthers
On The Alfred Daily Today: Your Local News From Shaftesbury For Thursday 19th Feb Shaftesbury What's On: Soup Lunches, Snowdrops, Walks And Bingo Motcombe Retired Firefighter Kev Kaye Warns Fire Station Closures Could Cost Lives Serious A350 Crash Near Motcombe Turn In Semley Shaftesbury Bookshops Reach South West Final Of British Book Awards - Kitchen Table's Sarah Rudder Overjoyed Fringe And Shaftesbury In Bloom Told To Leave Barton Hill Base - Urgent Hunt For New Storage Lent Lunches Return To Shaftesbury Town Hall Friday - Jill Hunt Explains Hope Charity Expands After Financial Struggles Nearly Forced Closure Last Year Star-Studded Othello And Royal Ballet Giselle Bring Covent Garden To Motcombe Tesco Shoppers Help Shaftesbury In Bloom Secure £1,500 Dinah's Hollow Row Deepens As Drivers Ignore Diversions First-Time Visitors Call Shaftesbury 'Absolutely Beautiful'
On The Alfred Daily Today: Half-Term Fun In Shaftesbury: Football, Crafts, Bingo, And The Snowdrop Lantern Procession Mayor Criticises Dorset Council Communication Over Christy's Lane Development Change Alex Armstrong Memorial Fund Donates Hospital Welcome Box For Families Botanical Candle Company Seeks Two Part-Time Team Members In Shaftesbury Shaftesbury Cricket Club Invites Children To "Give Cricket A Go" This Spring Family Business Behind Morrisons Daily And Elite Garages Grows With Major Purchase Chelsea Appeals For Help After DPD Delivery Goes Missing In Shaftesbury Tiny West Stour Moves Towards Its Own Neighbourhood Plan Shaftesbury Carnival Shares Record £7,500 And Plans Ahead For 150th Year BV Dairy Launches "Bike The Hedgerows" Challenge For Prostate Cancer UK Dorset Council Approves Changes At Gold Hill, Long Cross, Kingsman's Lane, And Wincombe Business Park One-Hour Drive Ideas For Thursday Night Entertainment Around The Region Virginia Hayward Hamper Sale Offers "Fill A Box" Bargains On Saturday Morning Half-Term Visitors Praise Gold Hill Museum After Finding The "Mummified Moggy" Matt's Property Questions: Insurance After Exchange, Pantries, Fixtures, And Smart Home Accounts
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's On Including Shaftesbury Snowdrop Festival Homefield Resident Says Rural View Has Become A 'Tip' Behind His Bungalow Wiltshire To Close The A350 Overnight For More Tarmac Patching Near Semley Hollow Compton Abbas Old School Hall: Villagers Launch Bid To Buy The Building Ludwell Pothole Rescue: Community Rally Around Stranded Driver Holidaymakers From Indonesia Call In At Gold Hill What The Cranborne Chase National Landscape Partnership Does And How You Can Help John Parker's Take On The Cranborne Chase: The Work Behind The Signs As You Drive Out Of Shaftesbury Shaftesbury Fringe Considers Park And Ride And Martin's Law Security Measures Motcombe Volunteer Jill Jenkinson Heads To Uganda With Mobility Aids Tree Down On The B3081 At Tollard Royal: Road Reopens After Fast Clearance Countryside Alliance Awards: Motcombe Village Shop Learns Its Finalist Rivals Police Confirm Report Of A Deliberate Car Fire On King Alfred's Way John Blashford-Snell Costa Rica Talk: Tickets On Sale For Motcombe Fundraiser TrafficNews: Spread Eagle Hill Works, B3081 Night Works, A303 Closure And More Oxfam Bookshop Round-Up: Sheet Music, Anatomy Cards And A Vintage Typewriter
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Round-Up: Live Music, Seed Fair, Tower Views, Afghan Artists, Football, Film And Family Fun Dorset And Wiltshire Go Gully Mad As Councils Promise More Drainage Work Donhead St Andrew Sets Up Flood Action Group And Flood Wardens After River And Road Run-Off Events New Shaftesbury Chamber Chair Sets Out Plans For Visitor Map, Food Festival And Empty Shops Motcombe Parish Council Hears Call For Another Defibrillator - And A Resident Offers A Site Yellow Ice Warning Covers Shaftesbury And The Villages Tonight Into Saturday Morning Shaftesbury Primary School Seeks Part-Time Term-Time Admin Assistant Dorset Music Hub Survey Opens As Octagon Theatre Seeks Views On School Music Provision Zigzag Hill Lorry Incident Sparks Fresh Debate Over C13 Dinah's Hollow Closure Signage Carducci String Quartet Returns For Shaftesbury Chamber Music Series Concert Shaftesbury Guides Recruit After Muddy Rugby Try-Out Inspires Girls To Try New Things Birthday Visitors From Kent Tell Alfred Why Shaftesbury Took Them By Surprise Events Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury: Theatre, Comedy, Choirs, Circus And Concerts Gardener's World Guest Lara Onner To Speak At Fontmell Village Hall Adrian Ryder Shares A Dorset Year Book Article On The Clubmen Rebellion
(Episode 2154) On The Alfred Daily Today:
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury WHAT'S ONS Round-Up: Films, Music, Seeds, Walks, Football And Family Fun MP Simon Hoare Feels SAST Annual Review 'Airbrushed' June 2025 Strikes Fire Closure Consultation Runs Until 15 May With Decision Due 30 June – How It Could Affect Shaftesbury Dorset Council Approves Core Service Protecting Budget With 5% Council Tax Rise – Tories Say Starmer's Premiership Has More Chance Of Success Abbey View Medical Centre Patients To Receive Breast Screening Invites, Unit Says Missing Wincombe Pony Bertie Returned After Appeal And Equestrian Community Posts Bell Street Toilets: Town Council Pauses Loo Roll After Spate Of Theft Josh Catford Runs London Marathon For Anthony Nolan After Childhood Leukaemia Kathy Morgan Shares Shaftesbury Seasonal Reflections As Signs Of Spring Appear Traffic: Stop-Go Boards On West End Donhead St Mary For Ditch And Silt Clearance Property With Matt Boatwright: Memories And Local Interest In Converted Pubs And Other Landmark Buildings
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Melbury Abbas Meeting Hears Dinah's Hollow Progress And Delay Concerns Groundwater Warnings And River Readings After 20.3mm Of Rain In 24 Hours At Compton Abbas Airfield Crafts De-Stash Brings Makers Together At Shaftesbury Town Hall Dorset Police Say Reporting Patterns Shape Rural Anti-Social Behaviour Response Shaftesbury Author Della Galton Speaks Publicly About Addiction And Recovery Brighton Visitor Calls Shaftesbury A Perfect Sunday-Afternoon Town North Dorset Cycle Ride Adds New Family And Challenge Routes Motcombe Meadows Path Blocked After Tree Falls In Heavy Rain Fire Service Lifts Council Tax Share Across Dorset And Wiltshire Royal Oak In Motcombe Listed For Sale As Memories Resurface Shaftesbury Walking Group Heads To Springhead Gardens With Car Share Option Charity Tractor Ride-Out Supports Salisbury Hospice Through North Dorset Charity Tractor Run Drives Through North Dorset For Salisbury Hospice Tractor Ride-Out Fundraiser Sets Off From Silton For Salisbury Hospice Jane Pyrgos Brings Half-Term Art Workshop And After-School Art Club To Shaftesbury Traffic Delays Continue With Dinah's Hollow Closure And Local Roadworks What To Do Further Afield On Wednesday The 11th Of February Astronomy Club Talk Explains Smart Telescopes Under £550
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Rail Disruption Through Tisbury And Gillingham With Replacement Buses On Sunday Felicity Down Shares Winter Garden Colour Ideas At Donheads Gardening Club On Monday Oxfordshire Visitor Marks First Shaftesbury Trip After Weekend Break At The Grosvenor Arms Shaftesbury Ten-Year-Old Evie Cridge Wins British Rabbit Council Young Fancier Of The Year Belle Street Singers Joni De Winter And Susan Grant Talk Multitasking On Sunday Best Women's Suffrage In Dorset Talk With Professor Karen Hunt At Gold Hill Museum Day Trips And Screenings Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury On Monday Shaftesbury Writer Tiggy Hayes Reads Short Story "Bright Spark"
(Episode 2149) On The Alfred Daily Today: Train Disruption Through Tisbury And Gillingham With Buses And Revisions BADCO Marks 300 Counselling Referrals And Plans Monthly Pop-Up In Shaftesbury Shaftesbury Marks Joe Slade's Retirement With Messages And Memories Drivers Face Delays After Car Transporter Gets Stuck On Zigzag Hill St Peter's Bells Rang Late As Visiting Ringers Joined Local Tower Team Paul Merefield's Pub Quiz Abbey Performance Slots Already Gone As Shaftesbury Fringe Opens Booking Shaftesbury Abbey Hosts Snowdrop Craft Morning After Call For Helpers View From The Hill Visitors Praise Shaftesbury After February Walking Holiday Tom Perrett's February Nature Diary Highlights Flowers, Butterflies, And Frogs Love Shaftesbury – Chris Jones Sunday Events Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury Meet My Pet: Pippi The Weimaraner On Park Walk In Shaftesbury Karen Cole Reviews Caller Unknown By Oliver Johnson
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