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The Alfred Daily – 27th June 2022

On Today’s Alfred Daily: Parent’s concerns about Coombe House, Dorset Council’s ‘ambitious’ SEND school | Big turnout to Charlton exhibition of tiny bonsai trees | Shaftesbury architecture – Town centre highlights with Phil Proctor | Motcombe runner completes 268 mile challenge | Shaftesbury charity shop bargains | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Shaftesbury singers will celebrate Sondheim | View from the Hill – More visitors’ opinions of Shaftesbury

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The Alfred Daily – 26th June 2022

On Today’s Alfred Daily: More Abbey closures possible unless more volunteers come forward | Shaftesbury Council redefines open spaces manager role to reflect climate emergency | Singer-songwriter Polly Perry previews today’s Muston’s gig | ‘Mingle Magic’ – Paul Praeger returns to Shaftesbury Fringe | Shaftesbury what’s ons | View from the Hill – Diana visiting with a coach party | Lynda Appleby meets Semley farrier Brian Trowbridge | Kate Pickard and Karren Burkett chat | ‘The Letter’ by Shaftesbury writer Maggie Pearce | Soundscapes – Enmore Green jackdaws

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The Alfred Daily – 25th June 2022

On Today’s Alfred Daily: ‘I would prefer a fresh start’ – North Dorset MP wants PM to quit | Semley farm shop starts food refillables after mobile shop ceases | Volunteers are winning Breach Common battle against invasive weeds | Close-up magician to return to Shaftesbury Fringe | Meet my Pet – Gringo the cat | Walk of the Week | Shaftesbury what’s ons | View from the Hill – A Lancashire visitor loves our dog-friendly town | Karen Cole’s book review – ‘No Place to Run’ by Mark Edwards | Kate Scott’s chicken keeping diary | Soundscapes – A hornet in Enmore Green

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The Alfred Daily – 24th June 2022

On Today’s Alfred Daily: Dorset Council and Police receive ‘staggering number’ of Shaftesbury councillor complaints | Shaftesbury pool inflatable fans let down following insurance issues | Gold Hill – Third-best view in Britain and eighth-best in the world! | Ashmore’s Gritchie Brewing Co announced as Great Dorset Steam Fair sponsor | Sheena Dearness launches new novel in Shaftesbury and shares tips | View from the Hill – Visitors from Bideford | Shaftesbury photos and paintings of The Downs at Arts Centre exhibitions | Why Fringe co-chair Rob must stay still for artists | Shaftesbury Arts Centre ‘Three Musketeers’ preview | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Laura Langley’s fitness – jumping! | Soundscapes – Swifts at Enmore Green

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The Alfred Daily – 23rd June 2022

On Today’s Alfred Daily: Can you identify white van men who stole from an East Orchard outbuilding? | Dorset Police Commissioner says rural policing expansion will make a difference | Darien Gap expedition members meet in Motcombe – 50 years on | Dorset has fourth highest refugee host take-up – Shaftesbury group explain how they help | Author who lived on foraged food for a year will talk to Shaftesbury residents | Jackie and Jeanette reminisce about 60s and 70s jewellery | Jane’s jobs – Chef and a gardener needed | View from the Hill – Visitors take the Shaftesbury treasure trail | Soundscapes – A wren at Ferne Hollow

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The Alfred Daily – 22nd June 2022

On Today’s Alfred Daily: Controversial St James’ playpark changes go ahead after mayor uses casting vote twice | Donkey and Shetland Sanctuary owner deflated by public attitude | Young Melbury entrepreneur opens shop selling Japanese collectable cards | Tom Jones tribute act leads the fun at Gold Hill Festival | Award Win for Shaftesbury’s Coconut and Cotton store | Andy Perkins’ Italian Diary – An experience with the mafia | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Soundscapes – Day breaks on Shaftesbury High Street

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The Alfred Daily – 21st June 2022

On Today’s Alfred Daily: Town Council pays for second opinion on wildlife impact of proposed estate | Motcombe residents bemused by official name of their street | Asian flavours on Friday with friends’ Motcombe’s takeaway trial | Bev West’s postcard from Motcombe’s churchyard | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Ashmore prepared for return of ‘magical’ Filly Lou this Friday | Shaftesbury job vacancies | View from the Hill – Visitors bring Ukrainian refugee for town tour | Dog-themed comedy show planned for Shaftesbury Fringe | Nick Andrew’s gardening advice – spotting healthy plants | Soundscapes – A blackbird on Breach Lane

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The Alfred Daily – 20th June 2022

Shaftesbury and Lindlar celebrate forty years of friendship | Shaftesbury man hopes video will help promote understanding of autism | Dorset Council calls for residents to stand as independent councillors | New books at Shaftesbury’s Oxfam | Councillor opposes new Shaftesbury holiday flats | Colour Run – Abbey Primary fundraisers get messy in Motcombe | Shaftesbury architecture with Phil Proctor – Hays Travel building | Shaftesbury poet Marigold Rumble | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Shaftesbury traffic | Worth driving to – Chalke Valley History Festival now on | Soundscapes – A cockerel and geese at Gascoigne’s Lane

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The Alfred Daily – 19th June 2022

On Today’s Alfred Daily: King Alfred’s Kitchen owner says available unit provides unique opportunity | A350 closed today- and Shaftesbury traffic news | Berwick Fete report – We meet Lady Angela Bridges and artist Libby Dineley | Donhead Diary – Gillingham stag sculpture creator Pauline Dawkins-White | Shaftesbury what’s ons | Shaftesbury job vacancies | Kate Pickard and Karren Burkett chat ‘over the garden fence’ | Wiltshire burial mounds and a Scottish river inspire a Shaftesbury art show | Shaftesbury writer Ted Winter’s story– Daffodils on High Alert

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The Alfred Daily – 18th June 2022

On Today’s Alfred Daily: No arrests following alleged Shaftesbury group assault on Shaftesbury pupil | Wanted – your pitches for a TedX youth talk at Shaftesbury Arts Centre | Hat’s off to Shirley Allum and her fascinator fundraiser for brain tumour research | Paul Merefield’s pub quiz | Meet my Pet – Karen Brazier meets Archer the Fox Red Labrador | Walk of the Week – Tom and Jan Perrett’s advice on walking when it’s warm | Shaftesbury road closures – including the A350 Sunday | Shaftesbury what’s ons for the weekend and beyond | Kate Scott’s chicken keeping diary | Karen Cole reviews ‘The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley’ by Sean Lusk | Soundscapes – Two wrens chatting at Breach Lane

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