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The Alfred Daily – 3rd January 2023

On today’s Alfred Daily: Councillors need to decide if they can afford the Shaftesbury Lido pool | The Long Cross couple making magic with metal | Brand new routes for Shaftesbury Rotary’s North Dorset Cycle Ride | Volunteers sought to run North Dorset Police cadets | Antique Natters from Semley – Fun collecting for £1 | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Jan Walls’ gardening tips from The Maltings | View from the Hill – Visitors’ views | Roadworks this month

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The Alfred Daily – 2nd January 2023

First guest speakers announced for Shaftesbury’s new writing festival | Shaftesbury events guide | Alison Harding reveals recycling cash sum raised for local charities | Melbury campsite 1 of 75 must-stay locations says Sunday Times | Shaftesbury resident seeks memories of snowy winter of ’63 |The story of Semley’s Langford car spares and scrap yard | Nick Crump delighted by his first Stonehenge winter solstice | Observing deer in the dark with Ashmore nature writer Colin Elford

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The Alfred Daily – 1st January 2023

Shaftesbury what’s ons | Potholes, paths and better playparks – parish and town council goals for 2023
with Compton Abbas, Semley, Donhead St Mary and Melbury Abbas & Cann parishes and Shaftesbury Town Council | Cllr Jane Somper reviews her work in the Beacon Ward in 2022 | Cllr Derek Beer on his heart attack and his faith in Shaftesbury Library consultation | Shaftesbury’s most read local news stories of 2022 | Sue Clifford tells the story of Shaftesbury’s Common Ground charity | Kate and Karren on the loss of local banks

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The Alfred Daily – 31st December 2022

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury what’s ons | Prominent Wiltshire and Dorset residents honoured | Shaftesbury councillor hopes £2 bus fares will encourage new riders | Railway company advise against travel next week | Free face-to-face tech help at Shaftesbury Library | Weldmar’s pop-up returns to Shaftesbury High Street | Shaftesbury Police giveaways prevent purse theft and bank card scam | Julia Tilbury’s Walk of the Week – Ashmore | Meet my Pet – Nettlecombe resident Caitlin’s French lop rabbit | Paul Merefield’s quiz | Matt Boatwright’s Property Matters – Choosing the right buyer | Marigold Rumbold’s poetry – The Coffee Morning | Karen Cole reviews The Botanist by MW Craven | Soundscapes – A dunnock at Castle Hill by Nick Crump

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The Alfred Daily – 30th December 2022

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury what’s ons | New Year gig is highlight in Shaftesbury band’s first year | George Michael’s album cellist plays for Shaftesbury Hospital patients | Expert advice on makeup for middle age in Shaftesbury Arts Centre session | Vintage motorcycle riders will share passion at Shaftesbury library pop-up | Spitfires likely in Shaftesbury skies following new Compton airfield deal | Adrian Ryder’s Bell Street Bookshelf – Life in Edwardian Shaftesbury | Christmas story – ‘A Fairy’s Tale’ by Jeanette Hardiman

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The Alfred Daily – 29th December 2022

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury FC sacks another manager – but Luke has no idea why | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Flood warning for hills and low-lying areas around Shaftesbury | Shaftesbury area ambulance service declares a critical incident | Award for Shaftesbury blood donor who has saved hundreds of lives | How ‘blurry’ Gold Hill Museum documents led to Mark Smith’s prostate cancer treatment | Jackie and Jeanette reminisce about 1960s and 1970s New Years in Fontmell | The Blackmore Vale mapmaker charting inspiring Shaftesbury area walks | View from the Hill – A Londoner loves our cobbles | Anne Brooks’ festive short story draws on her schoolteacher days

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The Alfred Daily – 28th December 2022

On today’s Alfred Daily: Police seek witnesses to three-vehicle crash at Sixpenny Handley | Dorset Police won’t tolerate misogyny says Police Commissioner | Memories of Enmore Green School and 40 years in Motocome- Una Moore | Why John Hunt is appealing for new bell ringers in Shaftesbury | Locals want advance notice of The Fontmell pub sale to prepare bid | Shaftesbury students will help shape Town Council priorities | Shaftesbury artist reflects on a career designing rock album covers  | Visitors views’- sisters from Scotland love Shaftesbury  | Season tale – Box-sets, Bicycles & Banjoes with Richard Foreman | Soundscape – tourists climb Gold Hill

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The Alfred Daily – 27th December 2022

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury mental health group’s fundraiser could get you fit, for free |
Shaftesbury company Grand Illusions- shaping the nation’s home décor | Antique Natters – why it’s the busiest week for antique buying in Semley | Seasonal gardening tips from Maltings-based expert Jan Walls | A Shaftesbury shopkeeper heads to Costa Rica to make a sustainability documentary | Short story – ‘Winter Garden’ by Tiggy Hayes | Visitors’

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The Alfred Daily – 26th December 2022

On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury what’s ons | Shaftesbury business award entries exceed expectation | Christmas Day with North Dorset’s free Christmas meal volunteers | Ukrainian refugee shares her observations on her first Shaftesbury Christmas | Kate and Karren chat about couriers taking pics of left parcels | Why Carolyn volunteered to work Christmas Day at Ivy Cross petrol station | Peter Rolfe on the winter of ’63 and teaching in Shaftesbury | Maggie Pearce reads ‘And One For Grandpa’ | Soundscapes – Song thrushes at dawn in Enmore Green

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The Alfred Daily – 25th December 2022

On today’s Alfred Daily: Alfred meets people who can’t dine with friends and family because they work to serve the community | Christmas greetings and messages from local Parish Council chairmen | How tough is it having a birthday on the 25th of December? A Shaftesbury 14-year-old shares her thoughts | Claire Ryley imagines Christmas dinner at Shaftesbury Abbey in 1392 | You’ll hear what Italians are tucking into as we join St James’ man Andy Perkins in Venice | Meet the most deserving winner in our’ Gift for a Lift’ competition from Elite Garages Shaftesbury – It’s an incredible story of friendship and kindness | A Christmas story from Shaftesbury writer Jenny Parker | Thoughts for Christmas Day from the Bishop of Sherborne, Karen Gorham | Visitors from California share their thoughts on Shaftesbury and UK Christmas

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