Episodes
On The Alfred Daily Today:
Shaftesbury What’s Ons
Verging On Dangerous – Calls To Fix Motcombe’s Frog Lane
Shaftesbury Yarnbomber Wants Knitters To Help Tackle Dorset Fraud
Paul Merefield’s Quiz
Karen Cole Reviews ‘The Collapsing Wave’
Walk Of The Week – Kingsettle Bluebells With Andrew Ebens
Meet My Pet – James And Bronny Of East Knoyle
Today Could Be Shaftesbury FC’s Biggest Day In 136 Years
My Shaftesbury – Neil Bruce
Published 04/26/24
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PCC Candidate Marianne Storey Commits To Reopening Shaftesbury Police Station
Shaftesbury Man Films BBC Documentary About HIV Prevention Drug
Royal British Legion Wear Rosemary To Remember Anzac Day
Shaftesbury’s Women’s Group Tangent Celebrates 50th Year With New Chair
Request For Help From Shaftesbury’s John Foyle Charity Up 33%
Shaftesbury What’s Ons
View From The Hill- Visitors From Norfolk
Towering Creative Ceramics As Four Artists Share Shaftesbury...
Published 04/25/24
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Shaftesbury FC Promotion Quest – Rockies Through To Final
Listed Lion’s Mouth Damaged In Collision – But Will Dorset Council Fund Repair
New Shop And Microdairy as East Knoyle’s Cools Farm Expands
Shaston Seasonal Reflections – Swifts Return To Gold Hill
Motcombe Man To Ride Land’s End To John O’Groats For Cancer Charity
View From The Hill- Poole Visitors
Shaftesbury Disability Campaigner Breaks Both Ankles In House Of Lords Fall
Food, Favourite...
Published 04/24/24
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Shaftesbury’s Jhoots Pharmacy Beyond A Joke Says Cancer Survivor
Fire Crew Close Coppice Street
Stand Up Comic To Compere 5th May Gold Hill Cheese Race
Shaftesbury's GP Practice Want Veterans To Come Forward
Chilly Dipping After Dark – Shaftesbury Lido Full Moon Swim
Shaftesbury Talk From Charity Seeking Help From Tots To Teens
Matt Boatwright’s Property Matters – Renting As A Smoker Or Pet Owner
Fontmell Pub Hosts First Pub Quiz For Church Appeal
Compton...
Published 04/23/24
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Councillor Calls For Free Shaftesbury Lido Baby Swims
Low Cost Clothes On The Catwalk – Shaftesbury’s Fashion For Fiver Returns
Dorset Council Offer Business And Community Grants From Monday
Shaftesbury What’s Ons
Celebrating St George’s Day In Shaftesbury
Defibrillator For Shaftesbury Pub, 15 Months After Tragic Death
Feeling Blue – Bluebells and Forget Me Nots With Gardener Jan Walls
Nurture And Nature – Plant And Garden Celebration In Semley
View From...
Published 04/22/24
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From Tractor Run To London Marathon In 3hrs 24 – Shaftesbury’s Will Mogridge
Shaftesbury Mum And Daughter Enjoy First Morris Dance In Hometown
View From The Hill – Nuneaton Visitors
Shaftesbury Parent Classes To Prepare Kids For Schooling
Life On A Margaret Marsh Farm - Mud, Bats And A Milk Price Hike
Shaftesbury Charity Shop Bargains
Shaftesbury Scouts Parade Ahead Of St George’s Day
Shaftesbury What’s Ons
Published 04/21/24
(Episode 1492)
Witness Appeal Following North Dorset Motorbike Fatality
Car Fire Closes Spread Eagle Hill
Cloud House Charity Chair David Bernstein on Addiction Support
First Fair Trade Tea in Four Years Fills Shaftesbury Venue
Seeing Red: Shaftesbury Activists Dress Up for Bath Climate Action Protest
Community and Commerce Celebrate Spring Together at Fontmell’s Spring Fair
Kate and Karen Chat Over the Garden Fence
Sunday Story: 'The Gun' by Elaine Cadogan
Shaftesbury What’s On
Published 04/20/24
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Pop Up Clothing Repairs To Promote New Sunday Sewing Sessions
Town Council Files Complaint Over Dorset’s Planning Delays, And Section 106 Transparency
Friends Reunited For Compton Cello Concert
Shaftesbury What's Ons
Meet My Pet- Heather's 18-Year-Old East Knoyle Cat, Treacle
Walk Of The Week - White Hart Link And The Potato Cave
Kate Scott's Chicken Keeping Diary
Paul Merefield's Quiz
View From The Hill- Stalbridge Newcomers Rate Gold Hill
Karen Cole...
Published 04/19/24
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Dorset Council Candidate - ‘Bus Gate Should Have Been In Years Ago’
Jenny Merefield Marks 40 Years Of Scouting With St George’s Day Parade
Shaftesbury What’s Ons
Shaftesbury Cricket Train In Wiltshire While Waterlogging Lasts
Kids Colouring Contest For Earth Day
Adrian Ryder -And How Shaftesbury Abbey’s Abolition Changed Local Lives
Published 04/18/24
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Town Council Amends Shaftesbury FC Lease To Address 40K shortfall
Morris Dancers Mark Spring In Shaftesbury On Sunday
Shaftesbury What’s Ons
Say What You See- Sandy Roberts Wants Feedback On Her Art
Hilltop Harmony: Shaftesbury Wellness Offers Yoga, Exercise With Stunning Views
Five Star Chef - Shaftesbury’s Philippa Hosts National TV Show Friday
Jackie And Jeanette - Compton And Fontmell 60s and 70’s Memories
View From The Hill- Claire From Poole
Published 04/17/24
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Slippery Slope Of Development - Council Oppose New Enmore Court Estate Plan
Matt Boatwright’s Property - Selling A House When A Resident Has Dementia
Can You Change Shaftesbury Kids’ Lives By Helping Them Read Better?
Award Win For Wessex Internet And West Stour Store Commended
Gold Hill Named In Top Five Steepest UK Streets
Quiz, Fish And Chips With Hospital Friends’ Fundraisers
View From The Hill – Arizona Resident
Shaftesbury What’s Ons
Poetry – Elaine...
Published 04/16/24
(Episode 1487)
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Dorset Police Were Hired Online Without Face-To-Face Interviews, Force Reveals
Dorset Council Budget Is £1M Adrift - 'A Reasonable Result' Says Finance Head
Flowers, Food And Home Furnishings At Fontmell's First Spring Fair
Celebrate Dorset In Words And Music At Shaftesbury Abbey
Shaftesbury What's Ons
Jan Walls' Garden Guide From The Maltings
Most Dorset And Wilts Youngsters Get Their First Choice For Primary School
East Ward Election...
Published 04/15/24
(Episode 1486)
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Fontmell Council Will Launch Separate Bid For Slower Side Streets
Mental Preparedness Matters For Shaftesbury’s London Marathon Runners
Bargain Hunters Will Drive To Melbury To Grab Designer Dresses For £1
Sequins, Songs And Sitcoms With East Stour Drag Night Star
Shaftesbury What’s Ons
90-Year-Old Embroiderer Helen Lanchberry Hosts First Public Talk
Ancient Maps And Signed Novels At Shaftesbury’s Oxfam Books
East Ward Town Council...
Published 04/14/24
(Episode 1485)
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Published 04/13/24
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Published 04/12/24
On The Alfred Daily Today:
New Book Sharing Shaftesbury, Fontmell And Compton Memories
‘Dream Come True’ As Jem Opens Her Shaftesbury Salon
Dorset Council Warn Of Deer Danger To Drivers- Local Hotspots Revealed
Shaftesbury What’s Ons
Siblings Art Show Offers True Dorset Countryside View
Adrian Ryder’s Bell Street Bookshelf- Fontmell’s Shop In The 60s
Published 04/11/24
(Episode 1482)
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Published 04/10/24
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Shaftesbury's Hairdresser Nominated for Prestigious National Award
Applause For Motcombe Councillor, Retiring After 14 Years of Service
The Revival of the Byzant Celebration
Win a Tiger Moth Experience with Shaftesbury Pilot Clive Davidson
Shaftesbury Town Council's East Ward Election - Alex Chase
Transforming Stourhead: The Legacy of Banker Richard Colt Hoare
Rolls Royce Rally To Roll into Shaftesbury
Outgoing Shaftesbury Town Councillors On The...
Published 04/09/24
On The Alfred Daily Today:
Dorset Council Asset Sale Plan – New Tenant For TIC Soon?
Shaftesbury Street Market Returns Sunday With Make-While-U-Wait Sandals!
Racing Ahead Tess – East Stour’s Expanding Social Group
Life After Arthur - Shaftesbury Fair Trade Consider Future
Shaftesbury What’s Ons
Shaston Seasonal Reflections – Kathy Morgan
National Theatre Live – ‘The Motive And The Clue’ In Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury’s Significant Trees And Cinemas – Robert Mullins
...
Published 04/08/24
On The Alfred Daily Today:
All The Candidates For Shaftesbury Area Council Seats - Listed
Shaftesbury What's Ons
View From The Hill - Poole Archaeologist Visits Abbey
Shaftesbury Charity Shop Bargains
First-Ever Shaftesbury Rotary Fun Run Is A Sucess
Astronomy Expert To Share Magic Of Meteors And Comets In Shaftesbury Talk
Shaftesbury PC Responds To Residents' Concerns About Parking And Theft From Vans
Shaftesbury Area Independents Shine in Muddy Stiletto Award Finals
Published 04/07/24
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Published 04/06/24
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Bedchester Arctic Explorer To Share His Story In Motcombe
New £30K Play Kit For Donhead, Inspired By St James’ Park
Shaftesbury What’s Ons
Fallen Tree Closes Trunk Road To Shaftesbury
Donhead Diary – The Woman Who Determined Britain’s Dinners
Kate And Karren Chat ‘Over The Garden Fence’
View From The Hill- Lincoln Visitor
Sunday Short Story – ‘The Sacrifice’ By Liz Foster
Published 04/05/24
(Episode 1476)
On The Alfred Daily Today:
Compton Airfield Spitfire Season Delayed Due To Rain-Soaked Grass Runway
Bag Your Place In The Race Up The Cobbles Carrying A 23Kg Cheese
The King’s Man In Dorset Will Meet Fontmell Friends
New Novels Reveal Norman Invaders' Impact On Shaftesbury And Its Abbey
Brisk Business For New Shaftesbury Book Shop Trial
Shaftesbury What's Ons
Adrian Ryder's Bell Street Book Shelf Funerals In Sixpenny 110 Years Ago
ID Needed This Time -Dorset Council...
Published 04/04/24
On The Alfred Daily Today:
Developer Wins Appeal For Cann Housing – Town Council Hope To Negotiate
Shaftesbury Fire Crew Tackle Takeaway Blaze
Half Spaces Taken Alread For Sundays Shaftesbury Fun Run
Friday Live Music - Jazz In Motcombe Or Acoustic In Shaftesbury
Woodlands On The Walls At Shaftesbury's Art Centre Gallery
Jackie And Jeanette Remember Days Out In The 60s And 70s
Published 04/03/24
On The Alfred Daily Today:
Town Council Oppose Wessex Water Plan To Convert Gasgoignes Lane Farm To Homes
New Date For Spring Countryside Show In June
East Stour Locals Positive About Standalone Parish Council
30-Strong Choir To Sing Folk Tunes In Motcombe
Agriculturist Explains Weather Impact On Blackmore Vale Farmers
Matt Boatwright’s Property Matters- Upfront About Flood Risks
Paul Jordan Previews ‘One Fine Morning’ Film At Arts Centre
Shaftesbury What’s Ons
Shaston Seasonal...
Published 04/02/24