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 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
(Episode 2142) On The Alfred Daily Today:
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury WHAT'S ONS Shaftesbury Town Councillors Reject Advisory Panel Plan For Youth Club And Wincombe Play Park - Mayor Says It's In Hand Donhead St Mary Parish Council Puts Ludwell Flood Response Top Of March Agenda Shaftesbury Window Dresser Viv Taylor Creates Children's TV Tribute At Harrold's Opticians Gold Hill Openreach Works And Donhead Lane Boards Among Fresh Local Road Updates Shaftesbury Symphony Orchestra First Ever Tour Date - Tisbury For Starfest Cranborne Chase Astronomy Club Shares Smart Telescope Revolution At Shaftesbury Library Gold Hill Museum Hosts Battle Of Britain Talk As Motcombe Gardening Club Returns Ringwood Visitors Tell Alfred Why They Love Shaftesbury, Gold Hill, And The Salt Cellar A Quiet Monday Suits Visitors As They Wander Shaftesbury And Head Home Smiling Thursday Night Events Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury Span Comedy, Music, Theatre, And Film Boatwrights Estate Agents Answer Your Questions On Damp Homes, Right To Light, And Parking
(Episode 2138) On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Dorset Council Warns Groundwater Is Rising And The River Stour Could Keep Climbing Local Praises The Grove Arms As Neighbours Rally In Flooded Ludwell Cars Stuck On A350 Flood Ash Jury Warns Another Band Of Rain Could Arrive Thursday Into Friday BADCO Sunday Pop-Up At Coffee Number One Invites You To Support Mental Health Counselling Kindness Of Locals Offering Flood Victims Accommodation And Lifts Dorchester Visitors Enjoy January Shaftesbury Trip, Salt Cellar And Gold Hill In Real Life Dorset Council Scraps Plans To Close Shaftesbury Plus At Trinity Centre Free Pre-Loved Coats Offered At Shaftesbury Family Hub On Wincombe Lane Fontmell Magna School Seeks Childcare Assistant Merging Dorset Police Could Bring New Opportunities For Shaftesbury- Former Top Cop Shaftesbury Fringe Wins Best Award At Dorset Original Music Awards
(Episode 2134) On The Alfred Daily Today:
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's On Dinah's Hollow Signage Confusion Forces Change As Dorset Council Admits One-Way Order Error Shaftesbury ADHD Business Collective Offers A Relaxed Drop-In For Local Workers In Business Paul Merefield Sets Five Questions Love Shaftesbury: Elaine Barratt On Community Support, Work, And Favourite Views Meet My Pet: Dolly The Service Dog Who Helps Sophie Manage Autism In Shaftesbury Walk Of The Week: Dee Abbott Circles Shaftesbury Via St James And Castle Hill Love Shaftesbury Meets Marco From Costa Rica As Tourists React To Gold Hill Sunday Events Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury Karen Cole's Book Choice For Shaftesbury Is Behind Her Smile By Caroline England
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Shaftesbury Man Remanded As Murder Case Moves To Crown Court Owners Told To Fix Unsafe Structures After Dorset Road Closures Motcombe Team Calls For Sites As Neighbourhood Plan Update Gets Under Way Compton Abbas Airfield Set For Changes After Locals Share Feedback Online Shaftesbury Walking Group Seeks New Volunteer Leaders Lorah Wild Tests Demand For Gentle Over-65s Sessions At Trinity Centre Shaftesbury Lido Recruiting Lifeguards For Saturday Cold-Water Sessions Jack Berry Asks For Help After Peacock Disappears A History Of Melbury Abbas Recalls Shops, School, Chapel And Mill Shaftesbury Cricket Club Invites New Players To Winter Nets At Port Regis
On The Alfred Daily Today: Enmore Green Wassail Brings Community Green Together With Toast, Song And Mulled Cider Dorset PCC David Sidwick Wants Tougher Action On Drug Driving And New Drivers Woman Arrested After Alleged Threats Made In Bleke Street Wiltshire Gets Green, Dorset Amber In Pothole Ratings- Shaftesbury Cabbie Disagrees Great British Spring Clean Returns As Wiltshire Offers Loan Kits For Litter Picks Donheads And Neighbouring Villages Asked To Join Great British Spring Clean From March The 13th Band Awards Night In Shaftesbury Brings Applause For Players And Volunteers Berwick St John Country Fayre Planning Begins As Louise Hall Invites Fresh Volunteers And Ideas Shaftesbury Rotary Brings Back Young Chef And Youth Speaks For North Dorset School Students Extra Morning Bus Added After Motcombe Mum Raises Safety Concerns Over Overcrowding Day Trip Ideas For Tuesday, The 13th Of January View From The Hill: Bristol Visitor Calls Gold Hill "Impressive" While House Hunting Further South Charity Shop Update: Dorset Blind Association Lists Fresh Stock And Needs Menswear
On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Dinah's Hollow Closure Starts With One-Way Lanes And A Pledge Of Regular Progress Reports Roman Pottery Near Shaftesbury Could Go To Local Schools Shaftesbury School Rag Day Raises £1,846 For Boobs And The Alzheimer's Society Sea Eagle Spotted At Breach Common Jeremy Spoor Funeral To Be Held At St Peter's Church, Antenatal Support In Shaftesbury: Emma Dowley And Carla Walsh Explain The Role Of A Doula Council Tax Share Could Rise Again In Shaftesbury As Town Council Sets Out The Case Mary Drury Says Dorset Blind Association Shop Needs Menswear, Shoes, And Bags In Shaftesbury
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