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 What's Ons Shaftesbury Rallies To Replace Stolen Poppy Appeal Tins Park Walk War Memorial Cleaned Ahead Of Remembrance In Shaftesbury Plan Ahead: A30, B3091 And Bleke Street Roadworks Burglary Charge After Shaftesbury Convenience Store Break-In Two Years At The Old Two Brewers: Daniel Owen-Nuttall On Lessons And Hopes 'Droves And Downs' Brings Cranborne Chase To The Arts Centre Gallery St Peter's Shaftesbury Goes For Eco Church Bronze Out-And-About: Friday Entertainment Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury Memories Of St James's Park: Swings, Slides And Snow Days Remembrance Services Across Shaftesbury And The Villages Donhead Talk: Spring In Japan With Rosemary Legrand
(Episode 2049) On The Alfred Daily Today: "No Taxation Without Representation": Former Police Officer Councillor Leads Call To Enhance Shaftesbury Police Cover A30 East Stour Works Finally Complete East Ward Vote Looms As Ten Shaftesbury Electors Trigger Election Shaftesbury FC Sign Kresnik Kresniki "We Love The Old Buildings": Half-Term Visitors Praise Shaftesbury Richard Osman Podcast Name-Checks Shaftesbury Roadwatch: Donhead, Fontmell And Wyke Delays Listed "Grief Is The Price Of Love": Bench For Peter On Castle Hill Happiness League Tables And Top Pub Grub Near Shaftesbury What's On Within An Hour: Gigs, Comedy And Film For Friday Three-Hour Fortnightly Clean Wanted In Shaftesbury POW's 1945 Toy Plane: Tom Crabb's Gift To The Museum Police Seek Anthony Higgins, 36: Do Not Approach, Call 999 Feng Shui Suggests Success For Shaftesbury's Award-Winning New Flotation Spa Please Don't Attend: Friday 7th November Closure At Abbey View
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Abbey View Surgery Repossesses Jhoots Building After Unpaid Rent Trinity Centre DayCare Future Update Expected Mid November Kathy Morgan's Take On Time Change And Torches Half Moon Pub Seeks Junior Chef To Join New Kitchen Team Inspectors Say Wiltshire Police Require Improvement On Vetting And Misconduct Walker Treated After Cow Incident Near Dorset Centre Of Excellence Shaftesbury FC 2–0 Tavistock; But Respected Player Departs Visitors Praise Shaftesbury's Charm, History And Weather US Style Halloween Treat With Car 'Trunk' In Semley Spooks And Sparklers With Sedgehill Halloween Fun Three Pro Singer Back Boobs' Halloween Karaoke At Shaston Club Springhead's First Christmas Vegan Fair To Help Sri Lankan Dogs Tomorrow's Event Picks From Bath To Yeovil Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury Donheads Gardening Club Hosts Spring Gardens In Japan Shaftesbury Traffic – Roadworks And Closures Renter's Rights Bill – Shaftesbury Estate Agent Matt Boatwright Q&A
(Episode 2047) On The Alfred Daily Today:
On The Alfred Daily Today: Weekend What's Ons Motcombe And Semley Livestock Owners Appeal To Dog Walkers After Attack Round Table Plan Skittles, Pizza And Fireworks Night In Shaftesbury Housekeeper Job At East Stour Pub Saturday Quiz With Paul Merefield Shaftesbury Could Get Named Senior Officer As Contact, Says Nick Ireland Wincombe Tip Booking: Cross-Charging Talks And Technical Delay Meet My Pet: Whippet Luso Loves The Grosvenor And Cosy Jumpers Love Shaftesbury With Una Walsh View From The Hill: Herefordshire Visitors Celebrate Iconic Gold Hill Advert In Sunshine Seven-Mile Stubhampton Bottom Walk Features Ancient Lanes And Deer Park Learn Dorset Buttons At Gold Hill Museum On The 28th Of October Karen Cole Reviews ‘No Safe Place To Hide' By Murray Bailey
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Bid To List Ye Olde Two Brewers As Asset Of Community Value Goes To Council Salisbury MP Urges Dorset And Wiltshire To Strike ‘Common-Sense' Deal On Shaftesbury Tip Town Council To Discuss High Street Traffic Plans And 20mph/Pedestrianisation Consultation Four Artists Showcase Cranborne Chase At Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Free Entry Shaftesbury Carnival Chair Rich Mullins Runs London Marathon For Team Torri Events Within 1 Hour Of Shaftesbury SAST Listed Third Highest Deficit: NEU's Amy Brinston On Impact For Shaftesbury Students' Farm Produce Raises Funds Via Honesty Box At Coombe House From Portmeirion Glasses To Vintage Jackets: What's New In Shaftesbury's Charity Shops
(Episode 2037) On The Alfred Daily Today:
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Unpaid Shaftesbury Jhoots Pharmacy Staff Describe Months Without Pay Dorset PCC Backs Tougher Action As Drug Driving Arrests Surge Why You Saw A Gritter On Sherborne Causeway In Mild Weather Shaftesbury Abbey Bronze At Dorset Tourism Awards Semley Resident Issues Appeal After Garage Break-In Zigzag Hill Climb Confirmed To Return Next Year With Bigger Field Motcombe Santa Run Set For Seventh Of December Hope's Gardening Team Back On The Road After Van Theft Setback Shropshire Visitors Praise Shaftesbury's Clean Streets And Charm Dorset Council Audit On Hold Pending Police Investigation How Historic Charities Shaped Shaftesbury's Schools And Streets Book A Stall For Abbey Primary Christmas Fair On Twenty-Eighth November Spooky Season Begins With Local Poem “Number 25” By Nicolette Gunn Apprentices Considered As Nursery Recruits For Local Team
(Episode 2034) On The Alfred Daily Today:
(Episode 2032) On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury WHAT'S ONS For The Week Ahead Shaftesbury Nurses Honoured For Outstanding End-Of-Life Care Dorset Council Extends Local Plan Email Responses After Website Issues Shaftesbury Youth Club Sale Raises £145 For SEND Nurture Network Castle Hill, Shaftesbury: Call For Reunion Of Those Born Or Working There Shaftesbury Traffic: A350 Lights, A30 Overnight Closures, Utility Works Motcombe Meeting Looms As Shaftesbury Raises Noise, Smell And Traffic Fears Half A Century On Shaftesbury Market: Glyn Chadderton's Story Bangkok To Gold Hill: Visitor Charms At Shaftesbury Viewpoint Locals Step Up To Keep Shaftesbury Snowdrop Spirit Alive Dickens' Great Expectations Brings A Modern Twist To Shaftesbury Stage Dorset's Age-Friendly Plan Aims To Help People Live Well Longer Free Half-Term Fun At Shaftesbury Library: Baking And Stitching Sessions From Cabinet-Making To Photography: Nancy's Shaftesbury Book Picks
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons For The Week Ahead Springhead Hosts Talks, Performances And Ideas On Music And Landscape Holmes And Mundy Seal Win For Shaftesbury FC Mike Abbott To Share Sixty Years In Business At Berwick St John Clear CCTV Prompts Appeal After Eggs Thrown At Cars Donhead St Mary Talk Shares Hedgehog Care Do's And Don'ts Shropshire Visitors Praise Gold Hill And Cake In Shaftesbury Kathy Morgan Picks Local Spots For Autumn Colour Kestrels Adapt; Barn Owls Struggle In Dry Spell At East Knoyle Events Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury, Monday 13th Oct Learn CPR In Semley: Free Sessions At The Benett Arms Liz Foster Serves Up Seasonal Short Story “Chutney”
(Episode 2029) On The Alfred Daily Today:
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury Weekend: Films, Live Music, Bonsai And More More Free Food, Less Waste: Open Fridge Adds Saturday In Shaftesbury Shaftesbury Tokens: Bloom Or Semley School — You Decide At Tesco Dorset Climate Panel Meets With One Member From Shaftesbury Put Your Questions To Dorset Council Leader In Shaftesbury Town Hall Sing Along At St James': Shantiers Mark First Anniversary Fly-Tipping Costs Mount For Shaftesbury Fruit And Veg Trader From Holland To Gold Hill: Visitors Share First Impressions Officers Search Address Near High Street — No Arrests Made Zig Zag Hill Named Among Britain's Seven Weirdest Roads B3081 Reopens Near Turnpike After Motorcycle Collision Sightings Sought After Cockapoo Runs Towards Sherborne Causeway Easy Friday Trips: Music, Comedy And Gigs Near Shaftesbury Ballet To Brushes: Jenny Luck Shows Work At Arts Centre Shaftesbury Tip Shut Today And Tomorrow — Reopens Saturday Shaftesbury Abbey Seeks Bench Sponsors As Season Ends
On The Alfred Daily Today: Up To 381 Homes Proposed South Of Wincombe Lane Salt Cellar Seeks Barista And Kitchen Assistant Warm Coats Wanted For Local Families Calls For Tougher Stance On East Shaftesbury Housing Italian Opera On Screen At Motcombe Hall Joe Hashman Takes On Shaftesbury Footpaths Role Car Link Raises Alarm Over Banking Changes And Cheques Lock It, Leave It Empty: Vehicle Crime Warning For North Dorset Semley Hosts Pagoda Project At St Leonard's Church Hilltop Litter Pickers Hit 6,000 Bags And Seek Volunteers Autumn Colours And Curated Gardens Around Shaftesbury Dorset Chamber Launches Support Programme For High Street Shops Part-Time Sales Assistant Wanted At Mine Boutique Visitor From Australia Praises Abbey And Autumn Colours Matt Boatwright On Forthcoming Changes To Renting Rules
(Episode 2026) On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons For Tonight And Tomorrow Councillor Jack Jeanes Seeks Town Council Backing For Shaftesbury Speed Measures Shaftesbury's Festive Tractor Rally Set For 21st December Belle Street Hosts Halloween Karaoke At Shaftesbury Social Club Shaftesbury Snowdrop Festival To End In Current Form After Losses Donhead Art Show Wins Conditional Signage Consent After Council Review Care Dorset Signals Shift Toward Nursing As Day Opportunities Review Continues Links To Business Offers First Breakfast Free For New Visitors Chamber's Pub Safari Serves A Three-Pub Tasting Tour On 18th October Weekend What's Ons: Film, Acoustic Café, Bonsai, Fairs And Choirs Brighton Visitors Praise Shaftesbury's Views And Hilltop Charm Eclipse Chasing: John Savage's Stories Of Adventure, Weather Bets And Friendship What's On Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury This Wednesday Rodney Atwood Explores “The Four Feathers” And Its Many Film Lives Willow's Shaftesbury Wildlife Notes From Niveus Walk
On The Alfred Daily Today: First Zigzag Hill Cycle Climb Draws 64 Riders And Aims To Return Shaftesbury FC Exit The Isuzu FA Trophy Madjeston's Ruby Else White Secures European Medal In European Boxing Championships Tesco Blue Tokens: Shaftesbury In Bloom And Sam Lee School Motcombe Raises £908 For Macmillan Dorset Council Leader To Address Town Council (21st October) Mrs Beaton Mysteries And More With Josie Lloyd In Shaftesbury Donhead Bonfire Night Backs Salisbury Hospital Appeal From Cattle Market To Cold War: Memories Of Shaftesbury Fontmell's Hello Yellow Planting With St Andrew's Pupils Shaftesbury School Celebrates Black History Month Cinema Round-Up Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury (Monday 6th October) Kent Visitor Meets His Father After 52 Years On Gold Hill Handmade Finds At Charlton's New Remembrance Hall Original Short Story: “Welsh Cakes” By Liz Foster
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Men From Shaftesbury And Mere Charged With Causing Death By Dangerous Driving Appeal For Footage After Car Hits 87-Year-Old's Home On Pound Lane NHS Dorset Declines To Explain Gaps In Out-Of-Hours GP Cover Paul Merefield's Saturday Quiz ‘We're £15,000 Short': Semley Festival Seeks Support Wincombe Household Recycling Centre Closed 9–10 October For Maintenance Shaftesbury Refugee Group Seeks Two-Bedroom Home To Rent Abbey Primary PTFA Seeks Plastic Bags For Pre-Loved Uniform New Ladies Circle For Shaftesbury And Gillingham Seeks Members Meet My Pet – Pie The Labradoodle Of St James Tom Perrett's Wildlife Watch List For Shaftesbury Walkers First-Time Visitors Praise Shaftesbury's Charm And Views Within An Hour: Cash Tribute, Tosca On Screen And Sam Lee Big Draw Day Connects Creativity And Wellbeing At St Andrew's Karen Cole Reviews “Sparks Like Stars” By Nadia Hashimi Children's Society Quiz Night, Motcombe Memorial Hall, 11 October East Knoyle's Elaine Cadogan Reads “Why Did I Come Back?”
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury WHAT'S ONS NHS Dorset Admit Repeated Failures After Shaftesbury Mum's 72-Mile Urgent Care Journey Inside The World Of Fonthill's Millionaire Shopper With Berwick And Shaftesbury Talks Thanks To Drivers After B3081 Overpass Incident Motcombe Fireworks Night Announced For 7th November Children's Coats Appeal At Shaftesbury Family Hub Mills Singers Premiere Astronaut Hymn For Motcombe Scientific Exploration Society Fundraiser What's On Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury For Friday 3rd October Shaftesbury Food And Drink Tasting Tour For Chamber's 70th On 18th October From 2pm Stories Behind Benches At Gold Hill Museum Garden Visible Mending Workshop Friday With Jenny Morisetti
On The Alfred Daily Today: Police Van Trial In Shaftesbury Meets Frustration And Fresh Demands For A Base Drivers' £100 Notices Scrapped Over 50p Sign At New Shaftesbury Car Park Steam Engines Line Up At East Stour's Crown On Saturday Praise For Barton Hill Park Clean-Up After Fun Fair Have Your Say On Dorset's Local Transport Plan And Fontmell Drop-In Morrisons Daily Seeks Part-Time Bakery Assistant In Shaftesbury Two Talks In One Day: Mark Diacono At Shaftesbury Library And Kitchen Table Fontmell's St Andrew's Joins The Big Draw ‘Drawn Together' Day Midlands And Milton Keynes Visitors Praise Shaftesbury's Shops And Charm Wincombe Tip To Close Two Days For Deep Clean; Charges Update ‘Autumn' Motcombe Launches Friends Of St Mary's To Support Grade I Church What's On Tomorrow Nearby: Bath, Bournemouth, Poole And More Free Anxiety And Mindfulness Courses In Shaftesbury From Dorset NHS Shaftesbury FC Under-15s Urgently Seek A New Goalkeeper D&D, Warhammer And Pokémon Club Grows At Barton Hill's Band Hall 50p Clothes And £1 Coats: Fundraiser For SEND Nurture Network Willow's Wildlife Corner: Fungi Finds And The Devil's Coach Horse
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Wiltshire Connect: ‘Book And Ride' Minibus Brings East Knoyle, Semley, Sedgehill, Ludwell And The Donheads Towards Shaftesbury Resident Gets £100 Fine When New Road Car Park Sign Promises No Fee Carnival Pop-Up: The Shantyers Sea Shanties In Angel Square Shaftesbury Carnival: Crowds, Judges' Brief, And Big Wins For Kipling Carnival Club Shaftesbury Carnival Heritage: Andrew Tallon On West Country Traditions And Circuits Shaftesbury FC Fall At Exmouth; Tuesday Night Home Fixture Follows Scholarship Proposal Aims To Tackle Summer Lifeguard Shortage At The Lido Within An Hour: Monday Ideas From Christchurch, Swanage, Wimborne And Bath View From The Hill: First-Time Visitors From Near Bath Praise Gold Hill And Museums Sunday Best: Joni And Susan On Clothes Shopping, Changing Rooms And Local Finds Sunday Short Story: “The Maid” By Ray Lee
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