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 Resident Links Rise In Antisocial Behaviour And Drug Dealing To Bus Gate Closure Shaftesbury Carnival Introduces Its First Ever Carnival Grandad Dorset Independent Photographers Bring Considered, Story-Driven Images To The Arts Centre Springhead Marks A Century Since Artist Rescued It From Dereliction Police Appeal After 40 Lambs Stolen From Fields Near Berwick St John Councillor Clash Over Missed Bin Collections At Full Town Council Meeting View From The Hill: Poole Visitor Olivia Charmed By Gold Hill And Charity Shop Bargains Alfred Bookshelf: The Four-Hundred-Year Afterlife Of Shaftesbury Abbey Ideas For A Day Out Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury

On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury Events Guide Fire Crew Can Use Bus Gate In Their Own Vehicles Shaftesbury Arts Centre Nominated For Three Regional Rose Bowl Awards High Sheriffs Walk Through Shaftesbury On 216-Mile County Boundary Challenge East Stour's Moviola Cinema Marks Ten Years As Equipment Change Looms View From The Hill: Milan Visitor Gaia Falls For Shaftesbury's Preserved Architecture Motcombe's Frank Armstrong Completes 22nd Great North Run With Son Alfie Sustainable Fashion Week Brings Upcycling Workshops To Hawker's Farm Property Q&A: Budget Speculation, AI Room Dressing And What "Offers In Excess Of" Really Means Ideas For A Day Out Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury

On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury Events Guide Shaftesbury Return To Winning Ways With 3-0 Victory Over Worcester Raiders New Quarterly Craft And Car Boot Fair Launches In Aid Of Open House Local Authors Bring Science To Life For Children In New Picture Book Series New Shaftesbury And District Music Society Launches At The Grosvenor Sunday Best: Joni And Susan On Fancy Dress Disasters And Party Themes View From The Hill: Bournemouth Visitor Finally Sees Gold Hill In Person Short Story: Just The Ticket Ideas For A Day Out Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury

On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury Events Guide "Leave It As It Is": Mixed Response At Second Wincombe Rec Consultation Compton Abbas Airfield Spotted In Guy Ritchie's Latest Netflix Series Donhead United Reserves Bounce Back With Convincing Cup Win Abbeyview Medical Centre Takes Care Beyond The Surgery Doors View From The Hill: Michigan Couple Return To Shaftesbury Decades Later Concorde Cabin Crew Recalls Serving The Queen Mother At Twice The Speed Of Sound Sunday Best: Joni And Susan On Rude Audiences And A Very High Toilet Short Story: The Pen Pal Ideas For A Day Out Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury

On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury Events Guide Dorset Council Forecasts £8.1 Million Overspend, But Points To Last Year's Recovery £8,000 Ride & Stride Grant Shows What Church Fundraising Can Achieve One-Woman Show At Shaftesbury Arts Centre Explores Dark History Of Hypnotised Female Patients Jobs This Week: Cafes, Crew Clothing, Dorset Healthcare And The Town Council Motcombe Flood Warden Urges Action Now Before Autumn Rains Arrive View From The Hill: Staines Couple Drawn By Gold Hill's Famous Advert SEND Drop-In Event Comes To Shaftesbury Family Hub Next Thursday Alfred Bookshelf: When Rural Unrest Reached Shaftesbury's Doorstep Ideas For A Day Out Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury

On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury Events Guide Councillor Challenges Dorset Council Over Underused Coombe House Capacity Carves Lane Barn Conversion Splits Planning Committee Over Traffic And Precedent Portland Artists Bring "A Breath Of Sea Air" To Shaftesbury Arts Centre Dorset's New Tourism Strategy Names Shaftesbury A "Hidden Gem" View From The Hill: Motorbike Ride Through Shaftesbury Brings Kent Couple Back For More Shaftesbury Author's New Book Tackles The Art Of Saying No Talk On Medieval Wherwell Abbey's Queens, Murder And Dissolution Shaftesbury Builder Launches National Choir After Uncle's Suicide Ideas For A Day Out Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury

On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury Events Guide Dorset Council To Review Shaftesbury Car Parking, But Rules Out Overnight Charges Former Shaftesbury Primary Head Paul Lavis Named Acting Trust Chief Executive New Friends Group Launches Fundraiser To Keep Open House Running Wessex Heavy Horse Show Returns To Motcombe's Turnpike Showground Shaftesbury Abbey Hosts First Heritage Craft Weekend Loud Music Keeps Villages Awake Across The Chase Overnight Motcombe's Copperidge Petanque Enjoy Strong Debut Season View From The Hill: Poole Family Surprised By Shaftesbury On First Visit How Shaftesbury Nearly Became A 1960s Ring Road And London Overspill Town Town Crier Phil Ellsworth Returns From Championships Without Silverware Oxfam Bookshop: Gardening, Concorde-Era Guitar Books And A John Martyn Biography

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On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury Events Guide Shaftesbury Beaten 2-0 By Portland United On Bank Holiday Monday Numbers Of Wiltshire Residents Paying To Use Shaftesbury Tip Revealed Two Planning Applications For Town Council To Consider Tuesday Town Council Set To Take Over Maple Road Play Park Shaftesbury Board Game Night Returns This Friday Motcombe's Teddy Bear Zip Wire Returns To St Mary's Church Tower Shaftesbury Author Celebrates 10 Books In 10 Years With Final Woodford Mystery Ray Humphries Vehicle Show Brings Out Shaftesbury's Car And Bike Enthusiasts Visitors From London And Bournemouth Charmed By Gold Hill On First Visit Events Next Weekend In Shaftesbury And Motcombe Jobs This Week: BV Dairy, Morrisons Daily And A Village Hall Clerk Shaftesbury Lido Closes For The Season With Hot Air Balloon Prize Draw Ideas For A Day Out Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury Oxfam Bookshop: Stanley Spencer, Foraging And A Lift-The-Flap Periodic Table Dorset Blind Association: Autumn Stock Arriving As Summer Clears Out

On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury Events Guide Lido Swimmers Fear Losing Goodwill Over Early Autumn Closure Councillors Approve £9,150 Insurance Policy Over Mampitts Hub Contamination Risk Love Shaftesbury: Musician Mark Thistlewood On Guy's Marsh, Folk Nights And Wassailing Meet My Pet: Flo The French Bulldog Cross Toy Poodle Kelly's Heroes Return To The Half Moon This Sunday Walk Of The Week: History And Defence Around Mere Paul Merrifield's Saturday Pub Quiz Ideas For A Day Out Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury Visitors From Stratford-Upon-Avon Follow The Hovis Advert To Shaftesbury Book Recommendation: The Wrong Man By Chris McDonald

On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury Events Guide Councillor Derek Beer Criticises "Pretty Darn Poor" Rail Service Roma Holocaust Memorial Leaves Shaftesbury's Mayor Drawing Parallels With Today Hot Air Balloon Raffle And Confusing Diversion Signs Priest Blesses The Whole Town From St Edward's Bell Tower New CCTV Camera Installed Near Site Of Licensing Row Gold Hill Art Exhibition Returns After Five-Year Gap Eight Artists Stage First Ever Donhead Art Group Exhibition Family Fun Day Cancelled, Drop-In Session Planned Instead Ideas For A Day Out Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury Visitors Discover Shaftesbury Shares History With Their New Cottage Alfred Bookshelf: A Postal History Of Shaftesbury And District

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