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: What's On Across Shaftesbury Over Thursday And Friday Family Tribute After Fatal Collision Near Neill's Yard On Friday Mampitts Community Hub Parking And Building Changes Approved New Sign Will Share Shaftesbury Rotary's News Kathy Morgan's Wednesday Thoughts - Wild Garlic Sad News For Local Pet Owner After Cat Killed On New Road Shaftesbury Abbey And Gold Hill Museum Reopen For The Season No Coal But They Collaborated With Amy Winehouse - Hackney Colliery Band Visit Shaftesbury Shaftesbury Food Festival Looking For More Artisan Traders Latest Roadworks Around Shaftesbury And Nearby Villages View From The Hill - Bristol Visitors Submission Grappling's Success Prompts Move To Wincombe Business Park Poppy Appeal Update From Shaftesbury Royal British Legion Fuel Prices Rise Across The Shaftesbury Area Town Assembly Replaces Shaftesbury's Annual Town Meeting Motcombe Memorial Hall Asks For More Volunteers Matt Boatwright Answers Listeners' Property Questions

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

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