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: Blackmore Down Residents Ask Why Dorset Council Has Not Enforced Original Estate Plans Shaftesbury's New Mayor Andy Hollingshead Voted In At Annual Council Meeting Birdsong From Town Hall Balcony Will Remember Shaftesbury Artist Nick Crump Shaftesbury FC Launches New Under-8s Team After Growing Club Buzz Scottish Folk Singer Simon Kempston Brings Global Touring Stories To Ashmore Visitors Praise Shaftesbury After Gold Hill Weekend Stay Jan Walls Says Recent Rain Has Given East Stour Gardens A Lift Shaftesbury Area Roadworks Bring Closures, Diversions And Delays Events Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury For Wednesday The 20th Of May

On The Alfred Daily Today: Second Home Windfall Sparks Questions Over Dorset Housing Cash Distinguished Gentleman's Ride Fills Compton Abbas Airfield With Classic Bikes And Big Hearts Film About Sheep, Wool And Rural Life Comes To Hawker's Farm Knife Crime Falls Across Dorset As Police Renew Weapons Surrender Campaign Mayor Virginia Edwyn-Jones Reschedules Charity Wing Walk After Weather Cancellation Rain Fails To Stop Four Villages Spring Fete Crowd In Charlton Colour Run Returns To Donhead Sports Club With More Paint And Water Cannons Shaftesbury Ghost Walks Return With Tales Of Tragedy And Mystery Road Closures Continue Around Motcombe, Semley And Melbury Abbas Bath Visitors Discover Gold Hill Ahead Of Coppleridge Wedding Celebration Swedish Children's Classics And Musical Books Arrive At Oxfam Bookshop Shaftesbury FC Under-14s Reach Dorset League Cup Final

On The Alfred Daily Today: 17th May 2026 Shaftesbury What's Ons East Knoyle Pub To Reopen Part-Time As It Goes On The Market Motcombe Bench Tribute For 'Mayor Of Motcombe' Tom Crabb Semley Road Closure Sparks Fresh Business Fears Mystery Grass Letters Baffle Shaftesbury Residents Pub Roof Sign Debate Reignites Park Walk View Row New Team Members Wanted At Shaftesbury's Half Moon Stairlift Work Closes Shaftesbury Town Hall Offices Shaftesbury Families Invited To Giant Inflatable Fundraiser Simon Kempston To Perform Intimate Ashmore Concert Little Pickles Market Returns To Shaftesbury Visitors Fall In Love With Gold Hill Charm Dorset Arts Week Set To Launch Across SP7 Area Belle Street Singers Reflect On Sequels, Spin-Offs And Snow Machines Ted Winter Reads Short Story Kindness Blooms

On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Guide Motcombe Parish Council Appeals For Help As Vacancies Mount Shaftesbury Carnival Appeals For Golf Day Sponsors Graffiti At Barton Hill Skate Park Leaves Council Staff Scrubbing Equipment Donhead St Andrew Pub Campaign Makes Offer For The Forester Shaftesbury Lido Announces Free Swimming For Season Launch More Fly-Tipping Reported On Zigzag Hill Miles For Mammos Walk Raises Awareness And More Than £2,500 Kerala Visitor Says Shaftesbury Feels Peaceful And Friendly Eleven Silton Artists Exhibit At Shaftesbury Arts Centre Gallery Motcombe Methodist Church Provides Support Information For Mental Health Awareness Week Boatwright's Estate Agent Says Social Media Does Not Decide House Values

On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Guide Friends Outline Bigger Healthcare Ambitions For Shaftesbury Motcombe Music Festival Adds Second Stage For Its Biggest Year Yet Dead Lamb Photograph Reopens Debate Over Dogs On Fontmell Downs Shaftesbury Residents Report Late-Night Doughnut Driving In Angel Square K-Pop Inspires Shaftesbury Performing Arts Summer At TLW Dance New Shaftesbury Creative Club Opens For Adults Who Want To Try Art Again Four Villages Fete Book Sale Nears One Thousand Donations Manchester Visitor Says Shaftesbury's Gold Hill Was Worth The Trip Belle Street Singers Wonder Who In Shaftesbury Is Turning 100 Nicolette Gunn Reads The Wooden Bowl In Alfred's Creative Writing Slot

On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Guide Shaftesbury Tourism Support Gap Remains After Assembly Talks At Town Hall Listener Finds 'Disgusting' Fly-Tipping Beside Zig Zag Hill Shaftesbury Instructor Launches Seated Line Dancing For People With Balance Concerns Mere Walking Weekend Offers Six Routes Across The Bank Holiday Mango The Cavapoo Charms Shaftesbury In Meet My Pet Shaftesbury Chamber Music Series Bounces Back After Covid Audience Fears New York Visitors Praise Gold Hill, Dorset Apple Cake And Shaftesbury Views Salisbury Stargazer Brings Namibia's Dark Skies To Shaftesbury Talk Paul Merefield's Quiz Karen Cole Recommends Susan Barrett's Dark Wartime Novel All Cats Are Grey Matt Appleby Shares How Carnival, Craft And Family Shaped His Love Of Shaftesbury