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A Dorset New Town Could Reduce Shaftesbury Housebuilding Pressure
Whenever Dorset Council planners approve new homes in the Shaftesbury area, residents voice concerns about the additional strain extra residents will place on our local health, education and roads infrastructure.
Shaftesbury Mental Health Survey Reveals Inequality In Rural Provision
Socially Connecting Shaftesbury held the first of its monthly drop-in events at the Town Hall yesterday. Sit down yoga proved a hit!
Complaints About Dorset Council Up By 77% Since 2020
Dorset Council has recorded a whopping 77% increase in complaints, year-on-year.
Motcombe’s Coppleridge Inn Celebrates Four-Star Rating
Graham and Tina Tickner took on the Coppleridge Inn in Motcombe at a difficult time. Buying a pub during a global pandemic is not ideal.
Jackie And Jeanette On Lost Landmarks – Fontmell Strawberry Farm
Jackie Spiteri and Jeanette Hardiman reminisce about growing up in Compton Abbas and Fontmell Magna in the 1960s and 1970s.
Shaftesbury Poetry – Richard Foreman Reads ‘The Growler’
Shaftesbury poet Richard Foreman reads ‘The Growler’, dedicated to Karen, David and the members of the Shaftesbury Community Choir.
Dorset Council Wants To Build A New Town to Absorb Their House Building Quota
The leader of Dorset Council wants to build a new town to soak up the authority’s housing quota for the life of the draft Local Plan, which runs to 2038.
New Sign To Help White Hart Link Walkers Find Their Way
A new wooden fingerpost sign will help walkers navigate the 50-mile circular White Hart Link as it passes from Motcombe to Shaftesbury.
Prestigious Win For Shaftesbury’s Grosvenor Arms Hotel
Chloe Hallam is the new manager of Shaftesbury’s Grosvenor Arms Hotel. And there’s been a lot to celebrate in her first week in the role.
Shaftesbury Town Council Votes To Thank ‘Sadly Missed’ Outgoing Clerk
Most town councillors supported the mayor’s vote of thanks to outgoing town clerk Claire Commons during the first Full Council meeting of 2022 last night.
Resident Raises Appropriateness Of Town Hall Sign During Council Meeting
Signage promoting Partnership Security, a Shaftesbury fire and security company, was discussed in last night’s Full Council meeting.
Mary Myers’ Wardour Smallholding Diary – Mule Sheep
We join Mary Myers again on her Wardour smallholding.
North Dorset Nature
North Dorset Nature – Episode 42
Our weekly programme devoted to wildlife in Shaftesbury and the villages, presented from Motcombe this week by Ben Hussey and Natalie Bourchier.
North Dorset Nature – Episode 41
Our weekly programme devoted to wildlife in Shaftesbury and the villages, presented from Motcombe this week by Ben Hussey and Natalie Bourchier.
North Dorset Nature – Episode 40
Our weekly programme devoted to wildlife in Shaftesbury and the villages, presented from Motcombe this week by Natalie Bourchier.
Hilltop History
Hilltop History – Episode 18
Listen to Alfred’s Hilltop History programme, presented by Elaine Barratt.
Hilltop History – Episode 17
Listen to Alfred’s Hilltop History programme, presented by Elaine Barratt.
Hilltop History – Episode 16
Listen to Alfred’s Hilltop History programme, presented by Elaine Barratt.
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The Alfred Daily – 27th January 2022
On today’s show: Dorset new town could reduce Shaftesbury housebuilding pressure | Shaftesbury mental health survey reveals rural inequality | Complaints about Dorset Council up 77% | Four-star success for The Coppleridge | Jackie and Jeanette remember Fontmell’s strawberry farm | Richard Foreman’s poetry | Goldcrest, raven and aeroplane at Duncliffe