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 Events Guide Saturday Buses From Shaftesbury To Gill Are Back, And Better Connections To Stur Fewer Riders Than Expected For Rotary's North Dorset Cycle Ride, But Riders Loved It £2,103 Raised By Fontmell's Plant Sale, Saturday Over £2,600 Raised, With Inflatables And Barbecue, At Fontmell's School Overnight Road Closures Of The A30 East Of Shaftesbury Later This Week Shaftesbury Bookseller Takes Gold Hill Trike Challenge What's On At Hilltop Cinema This Week? With Hannah Nobbs World's Youngest Punch And Judy Man, Gastro Fete Food, And Town Band At Four Villages Fête Quantock Motorcyclists Visit Shaftesbury Events Within One Hour's Drive Of Shaftesbury – 19th Of May Authority In Korean Cuisine Will Share Unique Tastes In Shaftesbury What's New At Oxfam With Nancy Dorey
On The Alfred Daily Today: Events Guide Parking Outside Fontmell's Former Surgery Will Continue – Rosie Signs The Deal! Shaftesbury Ukrainians Parade For National Day, But Times Are Tough For Their Teens Where In Shaftesbury Is Dave Toulson? 43 Cyclists Up Early For Shaftesbury Rotary's 50-Mile North Dorset Cycle Ride Movie Making Near Coombe House? Abbey Primary Need Ball Pit Balls! Shaftesbury Ghost Walks Return This July National Trust North Dorset Ranger Clive Whitbourn – Peak Cow Parsley, And Why Rabbits Are Now Rare Joni And Susan's Sunday Best – Reflecting On VE80 Commemorations Events Within One Hour Of Shaftesbury On The 19th Of May Shaftesbury Writer Anne Brooks Reads Black Cap Song
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Tories Walk Out Of Dorset Council Meeting Claiming Economic Emergency Plan Was Altered Beyond Recognition Town Council Will Set Aside £30,000 To Support Arts And Culture Boosting Bid Visitors From Rye Find Similarities With Home When Viewing Our Hill Rokit Choir Plan Shaftesbury Fringe And Carnival Concerts View The Glorious Gardens Of Sir Christopher Wren's East Knoyle Childhood Home Post First World War Memories Of Melbury On Adrian Ryder's Bell Street Bookshelf
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Shaftesbury Crime Perception May Be Higher Than Reality, Says North Dorset Councillor Who Serves On Crime Panel Gillingham To Shaftesbury Bus Service Improvements Planned For 25th Of May – Launch With £1 Fares Tuesday Meeting Will Determine Whether Wiltshire Council Follows Liberal Democrat Policies The Original Factory Shop Restructuring Allowed – No Specifics About Future Of Shaftesbury Store Police Arrest A Distressed Man With Blade On The Maltings Shaftesbury Aerial Roadworks Town Council's Own Sustainability Group Unhappy With £1,000 Wildflower Seed Work North Dorset Male Vocal Group Will Mark 25 Years Of Local Women's Refuge In Fontmell Friday View From The Hill – Edward, A Cyclist From New York State, Loves Shaftesbury Third Sustainable Fashion Festival Near Duncliffe Wood This Weekend Events Within One Hour's Drive Of Shaftesbury On The 16th Of May Sponge Seed And Plants Will Encourage Crowds To Sedgehill Sunday Flowers In France Feature In Autistic Artist's First-Ever Exhibition This Week In Shaftesbury Jackie And Jeanette Remember 1961 – Memories From Compton And Fontmell
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Shaftesbury Crime Perception May Be Higher Than Reality, Says North Dorset Councillor Who Serves On Crime Panel Gillingham To Shaftesbury Bus Service Improvements Planned For 25th Of May – Launch With £1 Fares Tuesday Meeting Will Determine Whether Wiltshire Council Follows Liberal Democrat Policies The Original Factory Shop Restructuring Allowed – No Specifics About Future Of Shaftesbury Store Police Arrest A Distressed Man With Blade On The Maltings Shaftesbury Area Roadworks Town Council's Own Sustainability Group Unhappy With £1,000 Wildflower Seed Work North Dorset Male Vocal Group Will Mark 25 Years Of Local Women's Refuge In Fontmell Friday View From The Hill – Edward, A Cyclist From New York State, Loves Shaftesbury Third Sustainable Fashion Festival Near Duncliffe Wood This Weekend Events Within One Hour's Drive Of Shaftesbury On The 16th Of May Sponge Seed And Plants Will Encourage Crowds To Sedgehill Sunday Flowers In France Feature In Autistic Artist's First-Ever Exhibition This Week In Shaftesbury Jackie And Jeanette Remember 1961 – Memories From Compton And Fontmell
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Town Council To Debate Park Walk Vehicle Access Fringe Music Stage At Trinity Churchyard – Artists Won't Pay To Play Step Into The Spotlight – Adults Wanted To Mentor Youth Theatre Residents Invited To View Imber Road Garden Transformed By TV's Charlie Dimmock View From The Hill – Reading History Lovers Enjoy Shaftesbury Visit Events Within One Hour Of Shaftesbury On 14th May Councillor Hopes School Signs On Wincombe Lane Will Improve School Safety Shaftesbury Travel News Car Link Need Volunteer Helper Who Could Take Over Shaftesbury Wildlife – Rachel Diment's Shooters Lane Slow Worm East Knoyle Poet Elaine Cadogan's Poem About Dementia Maltings' Garden Guru Jan Walls With Her Weekly Tips
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury Events For 12th Of May And The Rest Of The Week Open House Manager Feels Guilty After Break-In Following Auction – Even Though It's Not Her Fault North Dorset Transport Issues Mean More Teenagers Are Not In Employment Or Training Fontmell Friendship Garden Plans Huge Plant Sale This Saturday Shaftesbury Job Vacancy Over 300 Get Wet And Messy At Abbey Primary's Colour Run At New Venue Most Interests Catered For At Shaftesbury And Gillingham's U3A View From The Hill – Couple From Wellington, Somerset Love Shaftesbury's Vibrant High Street Events Within One Hour Of Shaftesbury On The 13th Of May Bargains At Shaftesbury's Oxfam Bookshop
(Episode 1876) On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury Whats Ons Events In Shaftesbury For The Rest Of The Weekend Shaftesbury Dorset Childrens Services Rated Amongst Best In Britain By Ofsted Outstanding In Four Out Of Five Areas Shaftesbury Couch To 5K Offers Social Support And Expert Tips You Wont Find Alone Paul Merefields Pub Quiz Walk Of The Week With Andrew Ebbens A Stour Side Stroll In Hinton St Mary View From The Hill Hertfordshire Visitor Visits Ashmore To Enquire About Commemorative Jigsaw Love Shaftesbury 37 Year Resident Artist Eric Bailey Meet My Pet Bernard Ede With Sid The Schnauzer Karen Cole Reviews The Theatre Of Glass And Shadows
(Episode 1873) On The Alfred Daily Today: Alfred Events Including VE Day Celebrations Saxon Grange Residents Collaborate With Councils To Encourage Persimmon To Finish Estate Next Of Kin Sought For East Melbury Man Who Has Passed Away After Fontmell Requested Near Miss Reports Dorset Council Follow Suit Donhead FC Plan Brian Gray Memorial Match Dorset Council Fund Family Therapy Encouraging Arguments Former Shaftesbury School Boarding House Will Be Homeless Accommodation Soon Senior Councillor Hopes New Jersey Resident Loves Shaftesburys Nature Shaftesbury Area Road Closures Volunteer Experts Offer Legal Consumer And Benefits Advice In Shaftesbury Each Wednesday Events Within One Hour Of Shaftesbury 8th Of May Shaftesbury Fruit And Veg Man In A Jam After Over Ordering Strawberries Before The Weather Turned Caribbean Cookery Expert Shares History And Hearty Meals In Shaftesbury On Thursday Matt Boatwrights Property Matters Your Questions Answered
(Episode 1871) On The Alfred Daily Today: Jim And Nick Save Shaftesbury's Gold Hill Cheese Race And Make It A Success Under 14s “Down In The Dumps” After Losing Promotion Match But Confident About Next Season Saxon Grange Residents Raise Path Issue Donhead And Ludwell's New Wiltshire Councillor Wants Speeding And Poor Road Surfaces Resolved Seasonal Reflections From Kathy Morgan Browse Brilliant Pictures And Vote For Your Favourites In Shaftesbury Camera Club Exhibition Events Within One Hour Of Shaftesbury On The 6th Of May View From The Hill – South Yorkshire Visitors Love Shaftesbury What's New At Shaftesbury's Oxfam Bookshop
On The Alfred Daily Today: Events For The Bank Holiday And Next Week Dorset Councillor Wants Better Police Presence After Shaftesbury Charity Van And Tool Theft Where In Shaftesbury With Dave Toulson Italian Culinary Legend Shaftesbury's Anna Del Conte Celebrates 100th Birthday Shaftesbury Wellness Begins Saturday Fitness Programme Motcombe Hollow Closed Thursday Reminder Joni And Susan's Sunday Best Small Wins In Life View From The Hill Vicar's Visit Shaftesbury Events Within One Hour's Drive Of Shaftesbury On Bank Holiday Monday What's On Next Weekend In Shaftesbury Sexual Violence Counselling Charity Starts Shaftesbury Drop Ins Tuesday New Resident Offers Free Cardboard Moving Boxes Dorset Doddlers Launch Couch To 5K On 2nd June In Shaftesbury Shaftesbury Author Della Galton Reads A Coat For All Seasons Poetic Thoughts For VE Day With Marigold Rumble
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury Whats Ons No Overall Control Deals Required To Determine Who Governs Wiltshire Barton Hill Woman Forced To Vacate Home Over Chemical Smells Town- Council Say Its Not The LIDO North Dorset Tories Want The Council To Declare An Economic Emergency Walking Football Comes To Motcombe Wanted Items To Sell At Our Areas' First Fete On The 18th Of May In Charlton View From The Hill French Alps Visitor Intrigued By Shaftesbury Cheese Racing Chamber Of Commerce Chair Addresses Concerns About Empty Shaftesbury High Street Shops Mounted Dorset Police Volunteers Encourage Safe Driving Around Horses In Shaftesbury Day Of Action Former Top Gear Star James May Plugs Shaftesbury And Pub In YouTube Video New Walking Group Launched With Shaftesbury's U3A Events Within One Hour's Drive Of Shaftesbury On Saturday 3rd May Art On Shaftesbury's Doorstep Meet The Wylye Valley Arts Trail Founder Ahead Of The 25th Event Drastic Haircut For Shaftesbury Woman To Help Girls Who Lost Their Hair Adrian Ryders Bell Street Bookshelf How Farming Has Changed In Melbury
(Episode 1867) On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury Whats Ons Wiltshire Residents Go To The Polls To Elect A New Council Dorset Council Could Buy 400 Homes To Provide Housing For Locals DASH Members Urged To Consider Effects On Private Property Market Support Shaftesbury Under 14 Girls At Season End Game That Could Bring Promotion View From The Hill Visitors From Penarth And Singapore Love Peaceful Gold Hill Person Of Interest Identified Following Wednesday Morning Antisocial Behaviour And Vandalism Town Council Want To Hire Contractor To Oversee Mampitts Hub Project A303 Closed Overnight Into The Holidays Train Disruption This Weekend And On Sunday The 11th Brilliant And Beautiful Sarah Westaways World Of Wildlife At Shaftesbury Arts Centre Secrets Of Blue Peter Producer Chats With Shaftesbury U3A Events Within One Hour Of Shaftesbury Friday 2nd May Shaftesbury Mayors Fundraising Brings In £2300 For Shaftesbury Mental Health Charity Bad Co Jackie And Jeanette Remember 1979 In Fontmell And Compton Shaftesbury Poet Julia Desch Reads Dorset Rain
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury Car Link Wins Town Council Financial Support Morning Vandalism Spree Damages Shaftesbury Shops and Flowers Organisers Prepare for Shaftesbury Cheese Run with Quiet Rehearsal Shaftesbury Swift Group Celebrates Early Migratory Bird Sightings Shaftesbury & Gillingham U3A Expands with Dancing and Walking Activities Mustons Yard and Trinity Gardens Join Shaftesbury Fringe Lineup Chef Philippa Davis Prepares Regional Feast for Shaftesbury Feastival Netherlands Visitor Shares Delight at Shaftesbury's Quiet Appeal Young Shaftesbury Swimmer Aims for Glory in Southwest Championships Shaftesbury Arts Centre Screens Thought-Provoking Film on Assisted Dying Where to Go Within 1 hour of Shaftesbury This Thursday Matt Boatwright Discusses Roof Materials, Rentals, and No Mow May Garden Rules
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On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's ons Spirits Stolen In Overnight Burglary At East Knoyle's Wren Shop Tesco Cones Off Car Park To Prevent Anti-Social Behaviour Shaftesbury's Belle Street Bring New Twist To The Rat Pack Era At Sorelle Soirée Property Matters With Matt Boatwright: Ivy, Tree Liabilities And Parking Disputes Dorset Council Say Lion's Mouth Is Being Restored Sensitively Gold Hill Residents Intervene To Protect Red Bench – Concern Over Memorials Policy New Venue, More Paint! Abbey Primary PTFA Plan Third Colour Run Visitors' Views: Bournemouth Mum And Bristol Son Love Shaftesbury Meet-Up
On The Alfred Daily Today: Rolling Harmony Bring Dynamic Choral Experience To Semley With Concert And Workshop Shaftesbury Town Council Agree Plan To Become World's First Nature-Friendly Town Shaftesbury Fringe Gets A Sea Shanty Surge With Dorset Mutineers And Navy Larks Performances Fontmell Magna Council Survey Mobile Black Spots Ahead Of Copper Phone Network Switch-Off Gold Hill Cheese Race Returns As Locals And Firefighters Train For Uphill Challenge Garden Guru Jan Walls Visitors' Views: Young Tourist From Clevedon Town Councillor Defends Shaftesbury Council After CPRE Criticism
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury Events Guide For The Rest Of The Easter Weekend Early Morning Outbuilding Fire Closes A30 Near Wilts County Boundary Shaftesbury's King's Arms One Of Four Dorset Finalists For National Pub Awards New Youth Centre Trustees Plan Fun Day To Fund Maintenance And Encourage Bookings Paul Meref'eld's Pub Quiz Motcombe Parish Council Oppose Plans To Close Shaftesbury Day Centre At Trinity Love Shaftesbury Why Barbara Ambrose Prefers Our Town To Paris View From The Hill Wimborne Visitors Love Our Abbey Locals Learn About Lambing At The Jefferys Farm In Donhead Walk Of The Week Clare Watson Takes Us Up Hod Hill Meet My Pet Oxfam/s Karen And Her Parson Terrier Astrid Events Within One Hour's Drive Of Shaftesbury On Easter Sunday Shaftesbury Book Blogger Karen Coles Reading Recommendation 'Son' A Mystery Set In Norway
(Episode 1854) On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Shaftesbury Arts Centre Youth Cast Prepare to Shine – Even If It All Goes Wrong Police Seize Audi At Tesco Shaftesbury After Alleged Class A Find Dundee Visitor Gives Shaftesbury an Eight Out of Ten – and Falls for the Views Late-Night Clicking Sound Baffles Shaftesbury Councillor And Neighbours Shaftesbury Chef Philippa Davis Shares Easter Lamb and Dessert Ideas Antique Natters From Semley: Why Demand For Scrap Gold Is Soaring Photo Contest Highlights New Views Of Shaftesbury And North Dorset Towns Adrian Ryder's Bell Street BookShelf - How Shaftesbury's Tenants Took Charge After WW1
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons (00:01) Rockies Face Relegation Over FA Ground Dispute (04:17) Shaftesbury Traffic – St John's Hill Closed Again During The Day Tuesday And Other Roadworks (13:50) Derek Beer Tours Empty School Boarding House – Suggests Emergency Housing Or Hotel For Site (16:30) Town Council Discuss Mampitts Hall Next Steps – Tuesday At 7pm (21:38) View From The Hill – Devon Visitors Enjoy Shaftesbury (23:22) New Shaftesbury Sewing Group Announce Dates For Exhibition (26:43) Fontmell Council Want Opinion On Using Section 106 Cash For Surgery Car Park Purchase (28:12) CCTV Warning To Deter Shaftesbury's Secret Poo Bag Flinger (28:53) Events Within One Hour's Drive Of Shaftesbury On The 15th Of April (34:54) Author Of Mediaeval Shaftesbury Novel Weaves Fiction Into Castle Hill's Lost History (35:52) Charity Shop News – Dorset Blind Foundation And Oxfam Books' Latest Bargains (48:00)
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury Events Guide For The Week Ahead Shaftesbury FC Relegated FA Say Facilities Not Upgraded Club Will Appeal Motcombe Council To Ask Dorset For Second Electronic Speed Sign After Reports Of Excessively Fast Driving Donhead Hollow Closed Monday And Tuesday Between A30 And B3081 Dorset Councillor Questions Increased Charges For Drivers Parking Using Apps New Dorset Council Chief Takes Up 200K Role In August Excellent Says Leader Farmer Asked To Investigate Profitability Of Farming Appointed Gillingham And Shaftesbury President Where In Shaftesbury With Dave Toulson Spring Bird Life With Cathy Morgan On French Mill Lane From Town Centre Shop To Trinity Centre Anita Horek On Craft Sessions And Motcombe Craft Fair Market Will Sell Crafting Supplies This Saturday At Shaftesburys British Legion Hall Abbey Primarys Colour Run Switches From Showground To Donhead Sports Club Joni And Susan's Sunday Best The Trouble With Being A Teacher View From The Hill Locals And Visitors Fall In Love With Shaftesbury Events Within One Hours Drive Of Shaftesbury On Monday 14th April Shaftesbury Area Writer Anthony Mitchell Reads Giving Something Back
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury Events Guide Redrow Apologise Following Backlash Over Unfinished Shaftesbury Development First Trees Distributed As Shaftesbury Orchard Town Vision Grows Fontmell Magna's Towering Challenge £90000 Appeal To Save Historic Church Roof View From The Hill Bristol Visitors Events Within 1hr Of Shaftesbury 8th April Turnout Doubles For Second Shaftesbury Rotary Easter Fun Run BadCo Launches 15K Crowdfunder For Shaftesbury Mental Health And Fitness Hub Whats New At Oxfam Books Shaftesbury's New Charity Shop Opens Sunday
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury Whats Ons Wiltshire Area Council Candidates Announced Parish Councillors Automatically Appointed Without Contest First Fundraiser For Dorset Cancer Charity Raises Hundreds Ahead Of Grannies' Skydive Shaftesbury Primary Pupils Pack Bags At Tesco For London Leavers' Trip Working Dogs Get Wet At Motcombe's Cancer Charity Fundraiser Where In Shaftesbury With Dave Toulson Sunday Best With Joni And Susan Car Trouble And Breakdowns Far From Home Whats On At The Shaftesbury Arts Centre Cinema With Hannah Nobbs St John's Hill Closed Monday And Other Road Closures Events Within One Hour Of Shaftesbury On Monday 7th April View From The Hill : Brazilian Visitors Impressed With Our Town Melbury's Village Hall Grows In Popularity And There Are Big Plans For The Future Unusual Homes With Ray Lee: A Motcombe Barn Conversion Shaftesbury Author Liz Foster Reads The Chinese Vase
On The Alfred Daily Today: Events For Friday And The Weekend No High Street Red Lines Without Consultation One Councillor Says Hes Never Seen Impassable Blockage The Shaftesbury Motcombe to Gillingham Cycle Lane Could Cost £1 Million Per Kilometre. Purple Wreath Available Now To Remember Animals This November Shaftesbury's Earliest Christmas Event Arts Centre Booking Santa Specials Already Shaftesbury Firefighters Working Non-Stop To Tackle County Heath Fires Shaftesbury Mum Launches Fundraiser For Private Treatment To End Agonising Pain View From The Hill: Indonesian Family Explores Gold Hill Events Within One Hour Of Shaftesbury On The 4th Of April Dorset Council Announces New Chief Executive Choice An Expert On Good Governance AI Robots Will Rid Dorset Council's North Dorset Farms Of Ragwort Another Park Walk Ghostly Monk Sighting Revealed Carnival Keen To Hear From Potential Royal Family Members And Clubs That Would Like To Share Cash Handouts Jackie And Jeanette Remember Growing Up In Compton And Fontmell In 1974
(Episode 1838) On The Alfred Daily Today: Events Diary - Alfred Freetime Councillors Back Lorry Ban On Shaftesbury Lane After Damage Costs Homeowner Thousands Saturday Buses Could Return By May -Better Stur Service Isnt Green Light For Shaftesbury Daycare Closure Says Councillor Beer Fontmell Pupils Encouraged To Persevere By Commonwealth Games Gold Winner Shaftesbury Man Raises Money For Abused Women After Learning A Relative Was Murdered Wanted Men And Women To Watch Over Guys Marsh Prison Activities View From The Hill: Visitors From Salisbury Love Our Town Events Tomorrow 3rd Of April Within One Hour Of Shaftesbury JOBS: Various Roles At Shaftesbury's Morrisons Daily Up To £20000 For Young Peoples Projects In And Around Shaftesbury - Dorset Council Grant Singer Songwriter Recognised In Moroccan Souk Will Sing At Black Cactus On Friday Can You Sack Your Estate Agent? Property Matters With Matt Boatwright
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